International Geo Sample Number (IGSN) Metadata Kernel
Description Schema
Version 1.0
November 15, 2015
W3C XML Schema validated by oXygen XML Editor v17.1
(c)2011-2016, IGSN e.V.
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IGSN "birth certificate" for a physical sample, associated feature, or collection
(1.) identifier - currently only type=IGSN is supported
(2.) name - the collector or contributor's local/field name; not globally unique but typically unique within a submitted set
(3.) alternateIdentifiers - other formal identifiers for this resource, in addition to the IGSN
(4.) parentIdentifier - IGSN of a resource from which this resource derives; note that a sample may have multiple parents
(5.) collectionIdentifier - IGSN of a set of related resources to which this resource belongs
(6.) relatedIdentifiers - formal identifiers of resources related to this resource, including the scheme and relationtype for each; here we link to a field expedition, journal article, etc.
(7.) description - free-text description of this resource
(8.) registrant (cf. datacite:publisher) - agent (person or organization) that registered the IGSN for this resource
(9.) collector (cf. datacite:creator) - agent (person or organization) that created or extracted this physical specimen; typically only used for samples
(10.) contributors - agents (persons or organizations) that contributed to this resource; investigator, funder, technician, etc.
(11.) geoLocations (geometry cf. odm2:samplingfeaturegeotype|toponym) - location of the resource, expressed as 2-D geometry and/or place name(s)
(12.) resourceTypes - broad classification of this resource; must provide 1 term from ODM2 vocabulary (specimentype or samplingfeaturetype) plus 0-N additional terms from any vocabulary
(13.) materials - physical medium of this resource; must provide 1 term from ODM2 vocabulary (medium) plus 0-N additional terms from any vocabulary; typically only used for samples
(14.) collectionMethods - broad classification of instrument/technique used to create or extract this resource - must provide 1 term from SESAR (collectionMethod) vocabulary plus 0-N additional terms from any vocabulary; typically only used for samples
(15.) collectionTime - time at which this resource was created or extracted; typically only used for samples
(16.) sampleAccess - indicates whether this resource is available for reuse beyond the original contributor; typically only used for samples
(17.) supplementalMetadata - link to any additional documentation, as structured metadata or free text