Description
Choose a supplied exact location or replacement for public display.
Reptile and amphibian records distinguish specimen identity, anatomical measurement, observation effort, date uncertainty and location protection. Unobserved status differs from recorded absence, while a call-overlap label uses supplied intervals. These local records and geometric terms do not identify a species, infer health or establish adequate field practice.
Choose a supplied exact location or replacement for public display.
When to use this tool
Use Herpetology Public Precision Mask when you already have recordId, locationText, publishExactLocation, replacement and need to choose a supplied exact location or replacement for public display.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter recordId, locationText, publishExactLocation, replacement. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read displayLocation. Use the output convention below.
Require recordId nonempty and replacement nonempty only when publishExactLocation=false; return locationText or replacement.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| recordId | Record Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| locationText | Location Text | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| publishExactLocation | Publish Exact Location | Required. Boolean. |
| replacement | Replacement | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| displayLocation | Selected text only; coordinate data are not deleted or access-controlled. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"recordId": "R17",
"locationText": "Location A",
"publishExactLocation": false,
"replacement": "[withheld]"
},
"output": {
"displayLocation": "[withheld]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This changes display text only, without deleting coordinates, establishing disclosure authority or protecting linked records and sensitive habitat data.
- 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
Review original observations, specimens, calibrated images and survey logs for substantive interpretation. Use the appropriate complete biological or survey method, and protect underlying location data; local labels and display replacements do not perform those tasks.
References
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