Name: BENEFIT Soil Sample Metadata Description: Metadata associated with the soil samples collected as part of the BENEFIT project. Classification: RDF106 Author: George Colin diCenzo Author Email: george.dicenzo@queensu.ca ICT Group: BENEFIT Schema package SAID: ELw_5caFHMEkuFSb7eMWB0Om9nWLHUIpIfaUMPM01PT6
Original name/label given to each soil during collection
Host_Plant
Associated plant species
The plant species that was planted in the soil at the time of soil collection
Soil_type
Soil type (bulk soil or rhizosphere)
If specified, whether the soil sample represents bulk soil or rhizosphere soil
Province
Province
The province that the soil was collected from
City
City
The city that the soil was collected from
Latitude
Latitude
The latitude of the soil collection site
Longitude
Longitude
The longitude of the soil collection site
Collected
Date of collection
The date that the soil sample was collected
Received
Date of receipt
The date that the soil sample was received at the lab
Storage
Storage
How the soil sample was stored
Activity_1.1
Activity 1.1 soils
An indication of whether the soil was used as part of Activity 1.1 research
Activity_1.3
Activity 1.3 soils
An indication of whether the soil was used as part of Activity 1.3 research
Activity_1.4
Activity 1.4 soils
An indication of whether the soil was used as part of Activity 1.4 research
Activity_2.1
Activity 2.1 soils
An indication of whether the soil was used as part of Activity 2.1 research
Notes
Notes
Additional notes relevant to the soil sample
International schema information
Language
Name
Description
English
BENEFIT Soil Sample Metadata
Metadata associated with the soil samples collected as part of the BENEFIT project.
Selection lists
English
Province entry codes
Entry code
Label
AB
Alberta
BC
British Columbia
MB
Manitoba
NB
New Brunswick
NL
Newfoundland and Labrador
NS
Nova Scotia
ON
Ontario
PE
Prince Edward Island
QC
Quebec City
SK
Saskatchewan
NT
Northwest Territories
NU
Nunavut
YT
Yukon
Soil_type entry codes
Entry code
Label
Bulk
Bulk soil
Rhizosphere
Rhizosphere soil
Language-independent schema details
Attribute
Sensitive
Unit
Type
Character encoding
Required entry
Format rule
GCS_ID
false
Text
true
^.{0,50}$
Original_soil_label
false
Text
false
^.{0,250}$
Host_Plant
false
Text
true
^.{0,250}$
Soil_type
false
Text
false
^.{0,50}$
Province
false
Text
true
^.{0,50}$
City
true
Text
true
^.{0,250}$
Latitude
true
Numeric
true
^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
Longitude
true
Numeric
true
^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+$
Collected
false
DateTime
false
^(\d{4})-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])$
Received
false
DateTime
false
^(\d{4})-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])$
Storage
false
Text
false
^.{0,800}$
Activity_1.1
false
Boolean
false
Activity_1.3
false
Boolean
false
Activity_1.4
false
Boolean
false
Activity_2.1
false
Boolean
false
Notes
true
Text
false
^.{0,4000}$
Language-specific schema details
English
Attribute
Label
Description
List
GCS_ID
Genome Canada Soil ID
Unique numerical identifier of each soil sample
Not a list
Original_soil_label
Original soil label
Original name/label given to each soil during collection
Not a list
Host_Plant
Associated plant species
The plant species that was planted in the soil at the time of soil collection
Not a list
Soil_type
Soil type (bulk soil or rhizosphere)
If specified, whether the soil sample represents bulk soil or rhizosphere soil
Bulk soil, Rhizosphere soil
Province
Province
The province that the soil was collected from
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec City, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon
City
City
The city that the soil was collected from
Not a list
Latitude
Latitude
The latitude of the soil collection site
Not a list
Longitude
Longitude
The longitude of the soil collection site
Not a list
Collected
Date of collection
The date that the soil sample was collected
Not a list
Received
Date of receipt
The date that the soil sample was received at the lab
Not a list
Storage
Storage
How the soil sample was stored
Not a list
Activity_1.1
Activity 1.1 soils
An indication of whether the soil was used as part of Activity 1.1 research
Not a list
Activity_1.3
Activity 1.3 soils
An indication of whether the soil was used as part of Activity 1.3 research
Not a list
Activity_1.4
Activity 1.4 soils
An indication of whether the soil was used as part of Activity 1.4 research
Not a list
Activity_2.1
Activity 2.1 soils
An indication of whether the soil was used as part of Activity 2.1 research