The kind of media object. Recommended terms from the DCMI Type Vocabulary are StillImage, Sound or MovingImage for GBIF to index and show the media files.

Examples: StillImage

The format the image is exposed in. It is recommended to use a IANA registered media type, but known file suffices are permissible too. See http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml

Examples: image/jpeg

The public URL that identifies and locates the media file directly, not the html page it might be shown on. It is highly recommended that a URL to a media file of good resolution is provided or at least dc:reference in cases no public URI exists.

Examples: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5127/5242866958_98afd8cbce_o.jpg

An html webpage that shows the image or its metadata. This link should be used for html based image viewers like FSI and should be used as a source link wherever the media item is shown. It is recommended to provide this url even if a media file exists as it will be used for linking out.
See also http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#dcterms:references

Examples: http://www.flickr.com/photos/victorsaavedramartinez/1866107071/

The media items title. Strongly recommended as in many cases this will be used as the hyperlink text, and should be used accrodingly.

Examples: Andorinha-do-rio (Tachycineta albiventer)

A textual description of the content of the media item

Examples: Female Tachycineta albiventer photographed in the Amazon, Brazil, in November 2010.

The date and time this media item was taken

Examples: 2010-09-29

The person that took the image, recorded the video or sound

Examples: David Remsen

Any contributor in addition to the creator that helped in recording the media item

Examples: Dana Mock

An entity responsible for making the image available.

Examples: Flickr

A class or description for whom the image is intended or useful

Examples: "experts", "general public", "children"

If the media item was derived or taken from another source this is the reference to that resource. For example a book from which an image was scanned or the original provider of a photo/graphic, such as photography agencies.

Examples:

License for this media object. Can be text or a url like creative commons uses

Examples: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en

A person or organization owning or managing rights over the media item.

Examples:

An identifier for a subset of data.
See also http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#datasetID

Examples: