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=== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Locality Tab</span> === | |||
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Enter all available geographic information from the specimen label into the appropriate field. Continent, Country, and Province/State/Territory lookup lists are up-to-date and have been locked, meaning that the values in these fields cannot be added to or edited. If a value from a label is not displaying in the drop-down list of one of the aforementioned fields, this indicates that the information on the label is outdated, incorrect, or that you are trying to place information into the incorrect field. The information that does not fit into one of these categories still needs to be captured, but should be alternatively placed in the Precise Location field. If there is no specific locality description to be placed in the Precise Location field, please leave the field blank and do NOT record “[no precise location]" or a variation of that phrase in brackets; standard practice is to keep the field blank. If elevation is provided on the label, enter that information in the Elevation (Above Sea Level) field(s) (if provided in a range, the lower elevation value should be placed in the “From:” field, and the higher elevation value in the “To:” field). Sometimes location information is provided in Township, Range, and Section (TRS) format; place that information in the Locality Details section (below Elevation), ensuring that letters "T", "R", and "S" are included as the prefix before appropriate value/direction (i.e. T10S, R23E, S12).</span> | <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Enter all available geographic information from the specimen label into the appropriate field. Continent, Country, and Province/State/Territory lookup lists are up-to-date and have been locked, meaning that the values in these fields cannot be added to or edited. If a value from a label is not displaying in the drop-down list of one of the aforementioned fields, this indicates that the information on the label is outdated, incorrect, or that you are trying to place information into the incorrect field. The information that does not fit into one of these categories still needs to be captured, but should be alternatively placed in the Precise Location field. If there is no specific locality description to be placed in the Precise Location field, please leave the field blank and do NOT record “[no precise location]" or a variation of that phrase in brackets; standard practice is to keep the field blank. If elevation is provided on the label, enter that information in the Elevation (Above Sea Level) field(s) (if provided in a range, the lower elevation value should be placed in the “From:” field, and the higher elevation value in the “To:” field). Sometimes location information is provided in Township, Range, and Section (TRS) format; place that information in the Locality Details section (below Elevation), ensuring that letters "T", "R", and "S" are included as the prefix before appropriate value/direction (i.e. T10S, R23E, S12).</span> | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 21 April 2021
Locality Tab
Enter all available geographic information from the specimen label into the appropriate field. Continent, Country, and Province/State/Territory lookup lists are up-to-date and have been locked, meaning that the values in these fields cannot be added to or edited. If a value from a label is not displaying in the drop-down list of one of the aforementioned fields, this indicates that the information on the label is outdated, incorrect, or that you are trying to place information into the incorrect field. The information that does not fit into one of these categories still needs to be captured, but should be alternatively placed in the Precise Location field. If there is no specific locality description to be placed in the Precise Location field, please leave the field blank and do NOT record “[no precise location]" or a variation of that phrase in brackets; standard practice is to keep the field blank. If elevation is provided on the label, enter that information in the Elevation (Above Sea Level) field(s) (if provided in a range, the lower elevation value should be placed in the “From:” field, and the higher elevation value in the “To:” field). Sometimes location information is provided in Township, Range, and Section (TRS) format; place that information in the Locality Details section (below Elevation), ensuring that letters "T", "R", and "S" are included as the prefix before appropriate value/direction (i.e. T10S, R23E, S12).
