ROSA and RWSC Darwin Core 101

This guide contains materials associated with an introductory workshop co-hosted by ROSA and RWSC on aligning data to the Darwin Core data standard. Darwin Core is used to publish biological data to public repositories, like OBIS and GBIF, making it easier to find and reuse. This type of data publication is often a requirement from funders and managing agencies, and can add value and increase the impact of your data. We hope these materials provide you a better understanding of how data standards work and how Darwin Core can help get your data published.

Topics covered include

  1. What data standards are and what they do

  2. Darwin Core Basics

  3. Using Darwin Core with your existing data

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If you’re part of the ROSA and RWSC communities, we’re helping map and publish data this fall. Contact us at to join the pilot program!