Introduction to Controlled Vocabularies (Term Lists)
Controlled Vocabularies What: list of terms to choose from Aim: easier to transfer data Where: Data Guidelines and Discovery Metadata Standard Vocabularies are available directly or ‘served’ using the NERC Vocabulary Server (SeaDataNet)
Example – Platform types
Website
NERC Vocab Service:
Units, Instruments, platforms, sea areas etc SeaDataNet
SeaDataNet Parameter relationships and discovery
Other Useful Controlled Vocabularies Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS). as/index.php as/index.php
How to add? Clare Postlethwaite – check with appropriate governance
Practical Aim – to familiarise yourself with different controlled vocabularies 1) Find the MEDIN webpage for controlled vocabularies ( html) 2) Find: a)Area code for the Irish Sea (use SeaDataNet) b)The AphiaID for UK species Mytilus edulis (use MSBIAS) c)Code for the horizontal reference system WGS84 (use EPSG) d)Platform Code for Moored Surface Buoy
1_4 AphiaID: EPSG::