| Field Definitions |
| Name |
Definition |
| Case/Activity |
The name of the case incident or the activity used to collect data. |
| QM Site ID |
Identifier for a site in the Query Manager database. |
| Collection Workplan |
The workplan under which the field data were collected. |
| Region |
Region |
| Workgroup |
The Technical Working Group under which the field data were collected. |
| Workspace Name |
Name of the Portal Workspace where data were entered. |
| Collection Form |
The type of the data submission form used by the field team to submit raw field data. |
| Collection Study Name |
The name of the study under which the field data were collected. |
| QM Study ID |
Code assigned to each study in Query Manager; this is unique across the QM national dataset. |
| Area Description |
Name of area assigned to Photologger Photo. |
| DIVER Dataset |
DIVER’s internal database table name |
| Data Classification |
The purpose for which data was collected within the case incident or activity. |
| Data Source |
The originating owner of the dataset. |
| File Collection ID |
Record identifier for the corresponding DIVER file collection. |
| Record ID |
Identifier for each observation data sheet entered into the DIVER database. |
| Source Type |
General owner/source of the data (e.g., NRDA, Response, Responsible Party). |
| Collection Matrix |
The type of sample or record collected (e.g., Sediment, Water, Photograph, Wipe). |
| Habitat Type |
Standardized habitat type based on habitat reported on the field team's collection form. |
| Station/Site |
Station or site identifier. This is often defined by the workplan and/or recorded by the field team, but may be standardized
to database requirements.
|
| Station Description |
Description of station, or grouping (by reach, by section of river, by embayment) |
| Date |
Data collection date, as year, month, and day. |
| Species Group |
Samples - Great Lakes Cube - Species Group.Species Group Hierarchy - Species Group Level |
| Common Name: Species |
Common name for the species' biological Species. |
| Latin Name: Genus |
Latin name for the species' biological Genus. |
| Latin Name: Species |
Latin name for the species' biological Species. |
| Analysis Category |
General category of analysis performed (e.g., Plankton_Nekton, Visual Observation, Contaminant Chemistry). For additional
detail, see Analysis Type and/or Analysis.
|
| Analysis Status |
Status of samples in the analysis process as reported by laboratories or through results (e.g., Archived, Results Available,
In Analysis Queue etc.).
|
| Analysis Type |
Subcategory (i.e., type) of analysis performed, such as Biomass, Hematology, Genetics, etc. For additional detail, see Analysis. |
| Sharing Status |
Identifies extent of data distribution (e.g., Publicly Available). |
| Analysis |
Specific chemical or physical property measured. For groupings of analyses, see Analysis Type and/or Analysis Category. |
| Analysis Result |
Measured result of the Analysis. May be text or number. |
| Analysis Result Unit |
Unit of the Analysis Result. |
| Data Category |
General category of data collection (e.g., Instruments, Photographs, Samples, or Visual Observations). |