When to use Location Record Identifiers

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Used By: ALL
In Use?: Yes

DESCRIPTION:
Each site record in EMu has an internal unique identifier of type UUID4. This locationId should be used to refer to the site record itself and NOT to the location as a unique entity. It should be used when sharing site records with external collaborators who wish to georeference as an aid to repatriation of data. It should ALWAYS be set as:

Preferred = No

because it is an id unique only to the Field Museum not any canonical reference source.

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See also: DECISION