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    Forest Reproductive Material Information System

    Documentation - Data Dictionary

    • Last updated on Feb 12, 2026 1 minute read


    Field Name
    (long)    		 Field Name
    (short)    		 Field Code
    		 Field Description Data
    Type    		 Example Domain Data validation
    Syntax    		 Data validation
    Business    		 Is in
    Template    		 Is in
    EU List
    Country
    		 Country A

    Country submitting the list.
    Two-letter abbreviation as defined inISO 3166-1 Alpha 2 standard.

    		 List

    IT

    		 See List of Countries RULE SY01
    		1 1
    UPOV Species Code UPOV Species Code P Species code as defined in
    UPOV GENIE database.    		 List ABIES_ALB See List of Species RULE SY01
    		1 1
    Category of basic material Category C Description of the relevant genetically evaluated characteristics of the tree. List

    Source-identified

    0. Null
    1. Source-identified
    2. Selected
    3. Qualified
    41. Genetically evaluated tested
    42. Provisionally tested
    43. Comparatively tested

    		 RULE SY01 RULE BU05 1 1
    Region of provenance or National register reference Region/Register ID D Region of provenance code or national register reference of basic material. String

    Italian Alps

    XT(46)M

    		 Any string RULE SY02
    		1 1
    Location name or Approved name Location Name E Location name for seed source, stand, seed orchard, parents of family or, where this is not appropriate, for example for a clone or clonal mixture, the approved name. String St. Moritz Any string RULE SY02
    		1 1
    Latitude or Latitudinal range Latitude F

    The geographic latitude of the place where the reproductive material is collected or the minimum and maximum value of its latitudinal range.

    EPSG: 4326standard.

    • Coordinate System: WGS84.
    • Coordinates expressed in decimal degrees (DD) with a minimum of 2 decimal digits.
    • The point ( . ) shall be used as decimal separator.
    • Ranges should be delimited using the comma (min,max)
    • A space on the right (min, max), on the left (min ,max) or on both side of the range separator (min , max) is allowed.
    		 String

    10.22

    44.19,44.21

    Decimal number between -90
    and + 90.

    OR

    Ordered pair of decimal numbersbetween -90 and + 90.


    		 RULE SY03
    RULE SY04    		 RULE BU01 1 1
    Longitude or Longitudinal range Longitude G

    The geographic latitude of the place where the reproductive material is collected or the minimum and maximum value of its longitudinal range.

    EPSG: 4326standard.

    • Coordinate System: WGS84.
    • Coordinates expressed in decimal degrees (DD) with a minimum of 2 decimal digits.
    • The point ( . ) shall be used as decimal separator.
    • Ranges should be delimited using the comma (min,max)
    • A space on the right (min, max), on the left (min ,max) or on both side of the range separator (min , max) is allowed.
    		 String

    22.35

    76.39,76.41

    Decimal number between -180 and + 180.

    OR

    Ordered pair of decimal numbersbetween -180 and + 180.

    		 RULE SY03
    RULE SY05    		 RULE BU01 1 1
    Altitude or Altitudinal range Altitude H

    Altitude of the place where the reproductive material is collected orthe minimum and maximum value of its altitudinal range.

    Altitude is expressed in meters (m).

    • The point ( . ) shall be used as decimal separator.
    • Ranges shall be delimited using the comma (min,max)
    • One space on the right (min, max), on the left (min ,max) or on both side of the range separator (min , max) is allowed.
    		 String

    22

    46,59

    Decimal number.

    OR

    Ordered pair of decimal numbers.

    		 RULE SY06 RULE BU01 1 1
    Type of basic material Type I Type of basic material. List Seed source 0. Null
    1. Seed source
    2. Stand
    3. Seed orchard
    4. Parents of family(ies)
    5. Clone
    6. Clonal mixture

    RULE SY01
    RULE SY02
    		1 1
    Area Area J

    The size of the stand.For mixed stands, the effective area of the species in question, expressed in hectares (ha).Where this is not appropriate, the number of trees followed by "T" or "t" shall be indicated.

    • The point ( . ) shall be used as decimal separator.
    • One space on the left side of the letter "T" (number T) is allowed.
    		 String

    26

    44T

    Decimal number.

    OR

    Integer followed by letter T

    		 RULESY07 RULE BU01 1 1
    Origin Origin K Whether the stand is autochthonous/indigenous, non-autochthonous/non-indigenous or the origin is unknown. List Unknown

    0. Null
    1.Autochthonous/indigenous
    2. Non-autochthonous/non-indigenous
    3. Unknown

    RULE SY01
    		1 1
    Origin for Non-autochthonous/Non- indigenous Origin Info

    L

    		 Origin of the basic material to be stated if identified as non-autochthonous/non-indigenous. String Alsace Null
    Any string
    		RULE BU02 1 1
    Purpose Purpose M The purpose for which the reproductive material is intended. List Multifunctional forest

    0. Null
    1.Multifunctional forestry
    2. Other specific purpose

    		 RULE SY01
    		1 1
    Remarks Remarks N

    Other information (see also fields "UPOV species code" and "Purpose").


    		 String var. calabrica Null
    Any string

    RULE BU03

    RULE BU04

    		 1 1
    Universal Unique Identifier UUID O

    Universally unique identifier. Concatenation of the fields: Year/Country Code/UPOV Species Code/ Region or Register ID

    		 String 2026/IT/ABIES_ALB/ItalianApls Concatenation of fields:
    Country/Org., UPOV Species Code and Region/Register ID

    RULESY08

    RULESY09
    		1 1
    Tree species and artificial hybrids thereof EU species code B EU species code as defined in Commission Regulation EC 1597/2002. List aal See List of Species N/A N/A 0 1
    Avg. Latitude Avg. Latitude N/A The average value of the latitudinal range. Decimal 22.36 Decimal number between -90 and + 90. N/A N/A 0 0
    Avg. Longitude Avg. Longitude N/A The average value of the longitudinal range. Decimal 44.57 Decimal number between -180 and + 180. N/A N/A 0 0


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