Export KOS Resources
A collection of exportable Knowledge Organization System resources grouped by type.
Data Standards
Darwin Core
Citation: Darwin Core Maintenance Group. 2021. List of Darwin Core terms. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG). http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/
Mineralogical Collections Extension to Darwin Core
Citation: Pending
Chronometric Age Extension to Darwin Core
Citation: Brenskelle L, Davis E, Wieczorek J, Lefebvre M, Wallis N, Emery K, Guralnick R (in prep) It’s Time For Better Reporting of Absolute Age In Species Occurrence Databases.
Vocabularies (Value Domains)
Constituent Part Roles
Modes of Occurrence
Proportion Terms
Statisitical Uncertainty Type
Geological Sampling Feature Types
Constituent Part Types
Hazard Types
Mineralogical Analysis Protocols
Chronometric Age Dating Techniques
Sample/Specimen Curation Status
Sample/Specimen Condition
Geological Event Environments
Type Status
Habits
Licenses
Geological Material Name Types
Specimen Nomenclature Publication Status
Metadata Scheme
Vocabulary Registries*
- CGI Vocabularies Register https://geosciml.org/resource/def/voc/
- Geological Survey of Queensland Vocabularies https://vocabs.gsq.digital/v/vocab
- Geoscience Australia Vocabularies https://vocabs.ga.gov.au/vocab/
- Geoscience Vocabularies for Linked Data https://geosciml.org/resource/
- GSWA Vocabularies https://vocabulary.gswa.kurrawong.ai/
- INSPIRE Registry https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist
- Research Vocabularies Australia https://vocabs.ardc.edu.au/
Note: The publication practices of the registries listed above conform to the set of requirements specified in the VocPub Profile - Specification. For example, all terms in a vocabulary must include a unambiguous definition. The list is by no means the only registries in the geosciences domain that conform to this set of requirements, but all do.