IMLGS Database Contents, Controlled Vocabulary, and Linked Data

Database Contents

Minimum information required for each core, grab, dredge, or drill hole.

• Contact Information for the Sample Curator/Repository
• Ship/Platform
• Cruise/Leg Identifier
• Sample Identifier
• Sampling Device
• Collection Latitude
• Collection Longitude

Notes

• The combination of ship/platform, cruise ID, sample ID, and sampling device is unique for each sample.
• Ship/Platform and Sampling Device may have a value of "unknown".

Complete Entity and Attribute Information

• Fields, Controlled Vocabulary, Coding Information, and Ternary Diagrams
• ISO Metadata Record

Linked Data

• Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples
• Rolling Deck to Repository