Session 2 Metadata Standards

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Biological Data Profile
Extended Elements
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1.5 Spatial Domain

• Description of Geographic Extent
• Bounding Altitudes
• Altitude Minimum
• Altitude Maximum
• Altitude Distance Units

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BDP1.7 Taxonomy

• Taxon/Keywords
• Taxonomic System
• General Taxonomic Coverage
• description of range of taxaall vascular plants
  were identified to family or species, mosses and
  lichens were identified as moss or lichen
• Taxonomic Classification

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BDP.1.7.1 Keywords/Taxon

• Taxonomic Keyword Thesaurus
• Taxonomic Keywords
• Domain collection, multiple species, single
  species, amphibians, animals, bacteria, fungi,
  invertebrates, lichens, mammals, mosses, plants,
  protists, reptiles, vegetation, vertebrates,
  viruses, free text.

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BDP.1.7.2 Taxonomic System
Classification System/Authority Citation
Modifications Identification Reference
Citation Identifier Contact
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BDP.1.7.2 Taxonomic System

• Taxonomic Procedures
• Taxonomic Completeness
• Vouchers
• Specimen
• Domain herbarium specimens, blood samples,
  photographs, free text
• Repository (Contact Information)

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BDP1.7.4 Taxonomic Classification

• Taxon Rank Name
• Taxon Rank Value
• Applicable Common Name
• Taxon Rank Name
• Taxon Rank Value
• Applicable Common Name
• Repeat as necessary

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Taxonomic Classification in SMMS
Enter Rank Name, Value, and Common Names
Use a context menu to build additional Ranks into
taxonomy
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Taxonomic Classification in SMMS
Classification Views
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

• Cooperative effort
• Standardized reference for scientific names for
  plants and animals of North America.
• http//www.itis.usda.gov/index.html

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Search ITIS using a common name, scientific name,
a taxon author, or ITIS taxonomic Serial Number
(TNS)
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Search results for the common name beaver
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BDP1.15 Analytical Tool

• Analytical Tool Description
• Tool Access Information
• Online Linkage
• Tool Access Instructions
• Tool Computer and Operating System
• Tool Contact (Contact Information)
• Tool Citation (Citation Information)

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2.5 Lineage (M)

• Information about the events, parameters, and
  source data which constructed the data set, and
  information about the responsible parties.
• Three main subelements
• 1. Methodology
• 2. Source Information
• 3. Process Step

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BDP2.5.1 Methodology

• Methodology Type
• lab or field
• Methodology Identifier
• Methodology Keyword Thesaurus
• Methodology Keyword
• Methodology Description
• Methodology Citation

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Tip Methods vs Process Steps

• Tabular (biological) Data sets
• Use Methods and/or Process Steps
• Original data collection use Methods

• Geospatial Data
• Use Process Steps

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BDP Distribution InformationASCII File Structure

• Record Delimiter
• Number Header Lines
• Description of Header Content
• Orientation
• Case Sensitive
• Authentication
• Quote Character
• Data Field
• Data Field Name
• Missing Value Code
• Data Field Width Delimiter or Data Field Width

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BDP9.1.1 Geologic Age

• Used under Time Period Information
• Comprised of
• Geologic Time Scale
• Geologic Age Estimate
• Geologic Age Uncertainty
• Geologic Age Explanation
• Geologic Citation

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BDP9.1.1.1 Geologic Time Scale

• Absolute
• Relative date i.e. 300Ma
• 300 million years before present
• Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale
• International Geologic Time Scale
• Jurassic
• Oxygen Isotope
• free text