Person Definitions for ASF KID

This document was created from the ASF KID on Sun Dec 22, 2024

This is the current list of the Person data fields in the ASF's KID. They are identical with the draft data fields of the Informatics Commission (UISIC) of the International Union of Speleology. The definitions below are arranged in UISIC Field ID (FID) order. The FID and field name are shown first, followed by the other details. If the field has coded values a link to the available codes for that field will be provided.

The full list of all definitions is here: Field Definitions.    The full list of all field value codes is here: Field Value Codes.
Also see the Notes at the end for the meanings of the various abbreviations used here.

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Total number of Person FIDs: 31

Definition: The database temporary Record ID for a person. Similar principles to Field 177 for Organisation temporary IDs. Comment: Typically used where there is a need to record the name of a person against other data before the name of that person has been formally included in the Person Database.

Definition: Surname or family name of person being temporarily registered.

Definition: Given name of a person being temporarily registered.

Definition: Title of person being temporarily registered, e.g. Dr, Mr. Ms., etc.

Definition: The postal address of a person being temporarily registered. This is a temporary field for the whole address - later it will be split into separate fields in the UIS 'Person' database.

Definition: The unique internal database key for a Person record. Same principles as for 227[Cave ID]. Usage: (1) To prevent a different ID for the same Person being generated by several sites, the ID needs to be generated by a single master Person database site. So if you need to refer to a Person record which is not in your read-only Person database, email the Person's details to the Person database administrator, who will send back a new record for importing into your Person database and updating your Person lookup tables. It will be sent to all other sites at the same time.

Definition: The surname or family name of a person.

Definition: The firstname by which a person is usually addressed.

Definition: The middle initial(s) of a person's name.

Definition: The full initials normally given before a person's surname, including that for their firstname.

Definition: The title to be used with a person in their address. Examples: Ms, Mr., Dr., Univ.Prof.Dr., etc.

Definition: The first line of a person's address, between but excluding their name and their city/suburb. For example, address lines could include house name, building/floor details, and street details.

Definition: The second line of a person's address, if necessary, between but excluding their name and their city/suburb.

Definition: The third line of a person's address, if necessary, between but excluding their name and their city/suburb.

Definition: The fourth line of a person's address, if necessary, between but excluding their name and their city/suburb.

Definition: The local city or suburb of a person's address.

Definition: The abbreviation for the state component, if any, of a person's address.

Definition: The normal code for the state which will be used for the state component, if any, of a person's address.

Definition: The postcode or zip for a person's address.

Definition: The name of the country used in a person's address.

Definition: The ISO 2-letter code for the country used in the country component of a person's address.

Definition: The Internet email address of a person.

Definition: The prefix to be used with the local phone number(s) of a person to enable dialling them from outside their own country. It should include both country dialling code and area dialling code. Example: For local number 1234-5678 the prefix might be +61(3)/(03) to show international and national prefixes.

Definition: The home phone number for a person, without any area or country codes. It may however include extension number details.

Definition: The work phone number of a person, but without any area or country codes. It may however include extension number details.

Definition: The mobile phone number for a person, excluding any country code.

Definition: The Fax phone number for a person, but without any area or country codes. It may however include extension number details.

Definition: The pager phone number and user number for a person, but without any area or country codes which are unnecessary for a local call.

Definition: The primary relevant organisation, if any, to which a person belongs, expressed as its standard 3-letter UIS code.

Definition: A second organisation, if any, to which a person belongs, expressed as a standard 3-letter UIS code.

Definition: A third organisation, if any, to which a person belongs, expressed as a standard 3-letter UIS code.

Notes

   AR = Article in a publication
   AT = Field or attribute
   AV = Field value
   CA = Cave or karst feature
   EN = Entity
   JN = Journal
   OR = Organisation
   PA = Land parcel
   PE = Person
   PH = Photograph
   PL = Plan or map
   PM = Marker (Permanent mark)
   PS = Map series
   RE = Region or area
   RP = Report
   SM = Specimen
   SP = Species
   ST = Site
   SU = Subject
   SV = Survey
   SY = System field
   XK = A key-in batch
   XL = An upload batch
   XU = An update batch

Data type:

   A = Alphanumeric
   N = Numeric; A "real" number allowing decimal places and many significant digits, typically around 15.
   D = Date
   L = Logical; True or False.
   I = Integer (short); A whole number in the range -32,767 to +32,768.
   M = Memo; A variable-length free-text field.
   B = BLOB; A Binary Large Object, e.g. a photo image.

Codes for field coding:

   I = International coding   U = Uncoded   L = Locally coded

   S = Single-valued   M = Multi-valued