Export File Formats
Trips and Sightings
This format of file is generated by requesting an export from within the trips area. This is an ASCII comma separated export file containing details of trips and sighting records. The export file contains the following data fields:
Field |
Description |
Family Number |
Numeric, zero if a trip record |
Species Number |
Numeric, zero if a trip record |
SubSpecies Number |
Numeric, zero if a trip record |
Species Common Name |
String max 50 characters. Blank if a trip record |
Species Scientific Name |
String Max 60 characters. Blank if a trip record |
Site Name |
String max 75 characters |
First Date Seen |
Date |
Last Date Seen |
Date |
First Time |
Time in format hh:mm. Blank if no time |
Last Time |
Time in format hh:mm. Blank if no time |
Number Seen |
Numeric |
Circa |
Character, blank if Number Seen is an accurate count; C if Number Seen is approximate. |
New Count |
Count of number of new individuals included in Number Seen. Blank if no New Count entered. |
Status |
Zero or more Status codes separated by commas. |
Ages |
Zero or more Age entries separated by a ; character. Age entries are of the format AgeCode,Sex,Count:
e.g. 1 adult male, 2 adult females and 4 immatures of unknown sex would be represented as:
Ad,M,1;Ad,F,2;Imm,?,4 |
Notes |
String. Unlimited |
Repeat Record Indicator |
Repeat Record Indicator. Set to R if the sighting is a repeat. i.e. New Count is not blank. |
Observer Initials |
One or more Observer Initials separated by commas. e.g. "JL,PS" |
Map Reference |
Display version of the trip Map Reference |
Latitude |
Trip Latitude in Degrees |
Longitude |
Trip Longitude in Degrees |
Altitude |
Trip Altitude |
Example Trip Record
0,0,0,"","","Farne Islands","05/07/2006","14/07/2006","10:00","15:30",,,,,"","Sunny periods and showers, wind light W\Boat trip to Inner Farne",,"PK,HRL,JL","NU218359",55.616204,-1.653848,5
Example Sighting Records
180,1,0,"Northern Gannet","Sula bassana","Farne Islands","05/07/2006","14/07/2006","10:00","15:30",20,"C",,"X,","Ad,?,18;Imm,?,2;","","","NU218359",55.616204,-1.653848,5
140,3,2,"Northern Fulmar [auduboni]","Fulmarus glacialis auduboni","Farne Islands","05/07/2006","14/07/2006","10:00","15:30",2,"",1,"X,","","Flew close passed boat",R,"","NU218359",55.616204,-1.653848,5
Lists
This format of file is generated by requesting an export from within the lists area. This is an ASCII comma separated export file containing details of the species within a list. The export file contains the following data fields:
Field |
Description |
Family Number |
Numeric |
Species Number |
Numeric |
SubSpecies Number |
Numeric |
Species Common Name |
String max 50 characters. Blank if a trip record |
Species Scientific Name |
String Max 60 characters. Blank if a trip record |
Sightings Count |
Numeric, number of sighting records referring to this species for this list. |
Individuals Count |
Numeric, total number of individuals seen. |
First Date Recorded |
Date. First date this species seen |
Last Date Recorded |
Date. Last date this species seen |
Earliest Date in Year |
String, Day and month followed by year e.g. "01/01 in 1995" |
Latest Date in Year |
String, Day and month followed by year e.g. "21/12 in 2001" |
Status of record |
e.g. Heard, Pending etc. |
First Recorded Site Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of site where first recorded |
First Recorded State Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of state where first recorded |
First Recorded Country Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of country where first recorded |
First Recorded Faunal Zone Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of faunal zone where first recorded |
First Recorded Continent Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of continent where first recorded |
Last Recorded Site Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of site where last recorded |
Last Recorded State Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of state where last recorded |
Last Recorded Country Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of country where last recorded |
Last Recorded Faunal Zone Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of faunal zone where last recorded |
Last Recorded Continent Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of continent where last recorded |
Earliest Recorded Site Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of site where recorded earliest in year |
Earliest Recorded State Name
|
String (max 75 chars). Name of state where recorded earliest in year |
Earliest Recorded Country Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of country where recorded earliest in year |
Earliest Recorded Faunal Zone Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of faunal zone where recorded earliest in year |
Earliest Recorded Continent Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of continent where recorded earliest in year |
Latest Recorded Site Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of site where recorded latest in year
|
Latest Recorded State Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of state where recorded latest in year |
Latest Recorded Country Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of country where recorded latest in year |
Latest Recorded Faunal Zone Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of faunal zone where recorded latest in year |
Latest Recorded Continent Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of continent where recorded latest in year |
Months Seen |
String (max 48 chars). Months recorded separated by commas e.g. "Jan,Aug,Sep" |
Years Seen |
String (unlimited). Years recorded separated by commas e.g. "1991,2002,2003" |
Example Records
8,1,0,"Red-throated Diver","Gavia stellata",94,251,"15/02/1981","19/06/2006","01/01 in 1995","29/12 in 1984","","Minsmere","England","United Kingdom","Western Palearctic","Europe","Balranald, North Uist","Scotland","United Kingdom","Western Palearctic","Europe","Dunwich","England","United Kingdom","Western Palearctic","Europe","Woolverstone Marina","England","United Kingdom","Western Palearctic","Europe","Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec","1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006"
27,146,0,"Barrow's Goldeneye","Bucephala islandica",2,1,"17/05/2005 17:40","18/05/2005 09:59","17/05 in 2005","18/05 in 2005","Pending","Sands of Forvie, Newburgh","Scotland","United Kingdom","Western Palearctic","Europe","Meikle Loch","Scotland","United Kingdom","Western Palearctic","Europe","Sands of Forvie, Newburgh","Scotland","United Kingdom","Western Palearctic","Europe","Meikle Loch","Scotland","United Kingdom","Western Palearctic","Europe","May","2005"
Geographic Data
This format of file is generated by requesting an export from within the lists area. This is an ASCII comma separated export file containing details of the species within a list. The export file contains the following data fields:
Habitats,Notes,Faunal Zone,Continent,County Name,Parent
Field |
Description |
Name |
String max 75 characters. Name of the location |
State Name |
String max 75 characters. Name of the state for the location |
Country Name |
String max 75 characters. Name of the country for the location |
NW Map Reference |
String. The map reference for the NW corner of the area, or the single point location. |
SE Map Reference |
String. The map reference for the SE corner of the area. Blank if a single point reference was given. |
Lowest Altitude |
Numeric. The lowest altitude within the area |
Highest Altitude |
Numeric. The highest altitude within the area |
Habitats |
String. List of the habitat codes separated by commas |
Notes |
String. Location notes |
Faunal Zone Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of faunal zone for the location |
Continent Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of continent for the location |
County Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of county for the location |
Parent Location Name |
String (max 75 chars). Name of the immediate parent location |
Example Records
"Aldeburgh Marshes","England","United Kingdom","52:09.7771N+001:36.3285E","",10,0,"","","Western Palearctic","Europe","Suffolk","Suffolk"
"Cornard Water Meadows","England","United Kingdom","52:00.4331N+001:05.7477E","",10,20,"FM,DW","Water meadows with orchid colony","Western Palearctic","Europe","Suffolk","Suffolk"
Queries
The format of the export files requested from a query will exactly reflect the columns displayed in the query result, and therefore depend entirely on the definition of the query.
For example the export files generated from the standard query "Chronological Life List" which has result columns of
ListName, SpeciesCombinedName, FirstDate, FirstSiteCombinedName
will generate export records of the following format:
"UK List","Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus)","21/03/1976","Slaugham Lake (England, United Kingdom)"