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Data Standards

Georeferencing Resources

• Atlas of Historical County Boundaries of South Carolina from The Newberry Library - Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture. Since its establishment as a British colony, South Carolina's county boundaries have changed many times. This resource offers an interactive map that illustrates these changes. Additionally, shapefiles can be downloaded for use in GIS applications. We have found this resource to be particularly helpful for georeferencing older specimens and assigning correct, modern county equivalents to 19^th-century geopolitical subunits (e.g. Parish, District, etc.).

People (Collectors, Determiners, Observers)

• Google Spreadsheet of Collector Names and Aliases initiated by Csilla Czako. South Carolina has a long history of natural history exploration that has been documented by many individuals over time. We hope to continue to build this list through collaboration with community partners.

• Bionomia is a tool developed by David P. Shorthouse that facilitates attribution of collection objects (specimens) to people who collected or identified them. While the primary objective of Bionomia is to give credit where credit is due, the interface also provides opportunities for biographical research. Since Bionomia integrates seemlessly with other resources like ORCiD, WIKIDATA, and GBIF, there are numerous opportunities to resolve aliases associated with collections personnel.

Meetings and Discussions

• August 02, 2023 - Indexed slides of meeting among personnel from herbaria in South Carolina and neighboring states. Includes suggested standard data formats for Darwin Core data fields.

• August 02, 2023 - Video recording of meeting among personnel from herbaria in South Carolina and neighboring states. Includes discussion of suggested standard data formats for Darwin Core data fields.