File: USGS_BioData_Lab_Orders_yyyymmdd_tttt

LabOrderID

BioData System-generated Integer assigned as an identifier for a Lab Order. A Lab Order is comprised of the one or more containers that are processed according to requested procedures.

SIDNO

Sample ID Number (SIDNO) is a unique and immutable sample identifier that is automatically created by the system. A prefix of BDB designates BioData as the source of the identifier.

ProjectID

System-generated, unique, immutable, non-editable code that uniquely identifies a project within the BioData system

ProjectLabel

ProjectLabel is a short, unique name associated with and identifying a specific BioData Project.The BioData Project is the atomic unit to handle data permissions, allow access to samples, assist in enforcement of business rules, and for documentation, management and monitoring of data collection activities. All Field Samples, Study Reaches, and Lab Orders in BioData belong to a Project.

ProjectName

Long name associated with and identifying a specific BioData Project.The BioData Project is the atomic unit to handle data permissions, allow access to samples, assist in enforcement of business rules, and for documentation, management and monitoring of data collection activities. All Field Samples, Study Reaches, and Lab Orders in BioData belong to a Project

Program

National, regional, or local program for which these data are collected. This field may be blank if no program applies

SiteNumber*

USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) 8 to 15-digit  identifier for the place for where sample was collected
*SiteNumber may have leading zeros that Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel) may remove, it should be imported as a text field

SiteName

USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) name for the place where sample was collected

StudyReach

Length of stream selected for sampling purposes. Unique in BioData by Project and Site

CollectionStartDate

Date and time at which the sample was collected; format is mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss; hh uses 24-hour clock.

ProjectAssignedSampleLabel

A unique label or code assigned to the Sample by the Project (unique within a Project); maximum length is 20 characters.

PlacedDate

Date and time at which the lab order was placed in the BioData system; format is mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss; hh uses 24-hour clock.

LastModifiedDate

Date and time (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss ) at which a field in the lab order was last modified in the BioData system format is mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss; hh uses 24-hour clock.

LabAnalysisProcedure

Name of the processing methods requested for the lab order.

SampleType

BioData short name for the Field Sample collection and field processing methods. The BioData Sample Type also references the biological community sampled and the published protocols.

ScienceCenter

USGS entity that has principal responsibility for managing and executing the project to which this lab order belongs.

ContactName

USGS contact person name

ContactPhone

USGS contact person phone

ContactEmail

USGS contact person email

NumberOfContainers

The number of discrete portions of a field sample (physical containers) that are part of this lab order.

File: USGS_BioData_Containers_yyyymmdd_tttt

LabOrderID

BioData System-generated integer assigned as an identifier for a Lab Order. A Lab Order is comprised of the one or more containers that are processed according to requested procedures.

ContainerID

BioData System-generated integer assigned as an identifier for a sample Container.

Component

A subset of an invertebrate sample that is produced during processing in the field. Field processing for invertebrates can produce up to three different sample components: main, field large/rare, QASplit

Bottle

Character (A, B, C, etc...) that uniquely identify the container (includes bottles, filters, etc) within a Field Sample.

SplitRatio*

Fraction indicating of the percentage of the Field Sample represented by the material in the container. This value is less than one when the material was divided equally in the field (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, ...), typically to reduce volume. Note that a Main Component with a SplitRatio of 1/1 may be held in more than one container
*Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel) may interpret SplitRatio as a date, so ensure that it is imported as text

Preservative

Solution (such as ethanol, formalin) added to preserve the sample material.

Comments

Notes about the container and the material within.

File: USGS_BioData_Site_yyyymmdd_tttt

SiteNumber*

USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) 8 to 15-digit identifier for the place for where sample was collected;
*SiteNumber may have leading zeros that Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel) may remove, it should be imported as a text field

SiteName

USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) name for the place where sample was collected

CountryCode_FIPS

Country Code (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS))

StateName

State name (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS))

State_USPS

US Postal Service State/Possession abbreviation

State_FIPS

Numeric FIPS code for the State

CountyName

County name (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS))

County_FIPS

Numeric FIPS code for the County

Latitude_dd

Site Latitude in decimal degrees

Longitude_dd

Site Longitude in decimal degrees

CoordinateDatum

Datum used for Latitude and Longitude

Latitude_ddmmss

Latitude of the site in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Seconds may be entered to 100ths of a second. Leading zeros may be present.

Longitude_dddmmss

Longitude of the site in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Seconds may be entered to 100ths of a second. Leading zeros may be present.

Elevation_ft

Elevation above NGVD 1929, in feet