Description
Label supplied occurrence uncertainty and a proposed public precision.
Biodiversity records distinguish surveyed sites, nondetection, counts, sampling units, voucher references and source-qualified taxonomic states. A coordinate-precision label changes metadata rather than protecting a location. Relative abundance and mean count per represented unit depend on their supplied denominators and survey scope.
Label supplied occurrence uncertainty and a proposed public precision.
When to use this tool
Use Occurrence Coordinate Precision Label when you already have occurrenceId, uncertaintyMeters, publicDecimalPlaces and need to label supplied occurrence uncertainty and a proposed public precision.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter occurrenceId, uncertaintyMeters, publicDecimalPlaces. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read label. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty occurrenceId, uncertaintyMeters>=0 and publicDecimalPlaces a whole 0..15; append both values in a label.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| occurrenceId | Occurrence Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| uncertaintyMeters | Uncertainty Meters | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| publicDecimalPlaces | Whole label annotation 0..15; no coordinate is rounded or redacted. | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0; maximum 15. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"occurrenceId": "O17",
"uncertaintyMeters": 100,
"publicDecimalPlaces": 3
},
"output": {
"label": "O17; uncertainty=100 m; public decimal places=3"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The tool does not round or remove coordinates, estimate uncertainty, enforce disclosure policy or guarantee location privacy.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review specimens, original observations, sampling design and controlled taxonomic sources. Use complete detection, population and spatial methods when a local count fraction, source label or precision bin cannot answer the ecological or disclosure question.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Survey Spatial Precision Bin
Classify supplied spatial uncertainty into ordered upper-bound bins.
- Occurrence Coordinate Sensitivity Label
Record an explicit occurrence coordinate-disclosure label and source.