Tomas,
you can do that with a capabilities
request.
Wouter
Hi,
Is there a way to request from a tapir data provider
which optional elements of the darwin core schema are actually implemented by
the provider in question. I mean, if I understood correctly only a small subset
of the Darwin Core are required
(GlobalUniqueIdentifier,DateLastModified,BasisOfRecord,InstitutionCode,CollectionCode,CatalogNumber,ScientificName).
It would be nice to know what optional elments a given provider implements
before formulating a search request to that provider (for instance, whether
information defined in the IslandGroup element is
available).
The metadata response does not provide this information, I
think.
Thanks a lot.
Tomas bar