Passage Data

Common file problems

One page for each problem, and what to do about it. To check your own file, use Check a file.

Publish to GBIF (Darwin Core)

• Get a shapefile into GBIF
• Duplicate occurrenceID
• eventDate format GBIF rejects
• Convert Excel to a Darwin Core Archive
• basisOfRecord is not valid
• Open a Darwin Core Archive (.zip)
• Convert GeoJSON to Darwin Core
• GeoPackage to Darwin Core
• Publish a species checklist

Coordinates

• Is coordinateUncertaintyInMeters required?
• Latitude and longitude swapped

Open a shapefile

• Open a shapefile without ArcGIS
• Shapefile to KML
• Shapefile column names cut to 10