Title: Session 2 Metadata Standards
1Biological Data Profile
Extended Elements
21.5 Spatial Domain
- Description of Geographic Extent
- Bounding Altitudes
- Altitude Minimum
- Altitude Maximum
- Altitude Distance Units
3BDP1.7 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
4BDP.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.
5BDP.1.7.2 Taxonomic System
Classification System/Authority Citation
Modifications Identification Reference
Citation Identifier Contact
6BDP.1.7.2 Taxonomic System
- Taxonomic Procedures
- Taxonomic Completeness
- Vouchers
- Specimen
- Domain herbarium specimens, blood samples,
photographs, free text - Repository (Contact Information)
7BDP1.7.4 Taxonomic Classification
- Taxon Rank Name
- Taxon Rank Value
- Applicable Common Name
- Taxon Rank Name
- Taxon Rank Value
- Applicable Common Name
- Repeat as necessary
8Taxonomic Classification in SMMS
Enter Rank Name, Value, and Common Names
Use a context menu to build additional Ranks into
taxonomy
9Taxonomic Classification in SMMS
Classification Views
10Integrated 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
11Search ITIS using a common name, scientific name,
a taxon author, or ITIS taxonomic Serial Number
(TNS)
12Search results for the common name beaver
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14BDP1.15 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)
152.5 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
16BDP2.5.1 Methodology
- Methodology Type
- lab or field
- Methodology Identifier
- Methodology Keyword Thesaurus
- Methodology Keyword
- Methodology Description
- Methodology Citation
17Tip Methods vs Process Steps
- Tabular (biological) Data sets
- Use Methods and/or Process Steps
- Original data collection use Methods
- Geospatial Data
- Use Process Steps
18BDP 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
19BDP9.1.1 Geologic Age
- Used under Time Period Information
- Comprised of
- Geologic Time Scale
- Geologic Age Estimate
- Geologic Age Uncertainty
- Geologic Age Explanation
- Geologic Citation
20BDP9.1.1.1 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