Description
Label a specimen's recorded determination date and determiner wording.
Botanical observations distinguish specimen provenance, sampling states, germination records, image area and category vocabularies. Excluded observations differ from failed germination, and a pixel-area calibration must use an area ratio rather than a length ratio. Source-qualified labels preserve reported identifications without confirming them.
Label a specimen's recorded determination date and determiner wording.
When to use this tool
Use Herbarium Determination Date Label when you already have specimenId, determinationDate, determinerWording and need to label a specimen's recorded determination date and determiner wording.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter specimenId, determinationDate, determinerWording. 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 specimenId/determinerWording nonempty and a real UTC date; append the date and wording.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| specimenId | Specimen Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| determinationDate | Determination Date | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. Real proleptic Gregorian YYYY-MM-DD; four-digit years 0000-9999 accepted. |
| determinerWording | Determiner Wording | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"specimenId": "H17",
"determinationDate": "2026-03-15",
"determinerWording": "Determiner A"
},
"output": {
"label": "H17; determined=2026-03-15 [Determiner A]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No specimen, taxonomic determination, person identity, provenance or name usage is authenticated.
- 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.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Inspect the original specimens, observation logs, calibrated images and taxonomic sources. Use the complete survey or experimental method for biological interpretation; local fractions and record checks do not infer unobserved states or mechanisms.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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