Data Reporting Formats

Make your data more discoverable and usable by selecting the type of data you collect from the list below. Then read documentation to learn how to follow the most up-to-date reporting formats.

The DOE's Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research program supported the development of the data reporting formats.

Each reporting format has documentation hosted on both GitBook and Github. Content is exactly the same on both platforms; however, the GitBook interface is generally more user-friendly, while on GitHub visitors can more easily submit comments and suggestions thorough GitHub issues. Additionally, for ease of access to the reporting format templates, links to the respective templates are linked with each reporting format table.

Which type of data are you collecting or archiving?	Relevant Reporting Format
All data types	File Level Metadata
Data stored in Comma-Separated Value (CSV) files	CSV Reporting Format
Samples of any type	Sample ID and Metadata Reporting Format
Soil respiration	Soil Respiration Reporting Format
Leaf-level gas exchange	Leaf-level Gas Exchange Reporting Format
Hydrologic monitoring	Hydrologic Monitoring Reporting Format
Water and soil chemistry	Water and Soil Chemistry Reporting Format
16S amplicon sequencing	Amplicon Sequencing Reporting Format
Model data	Model Data Archiving Guidelines
Location metadata	Location metadata Reporting Format
Unoccupied Aerial System data	UAS Reporting Format

File Level Metadata

File Level Metadata	Status: READY TO USE
Purpose	Provide metadata for each data file uploaded to ESS-DIVE
Who should use	Anyone submitting files to ESS-DIVE, regardless of file type
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook; FLMD and DD Templates
Authors	Terri Velliquette; Ranjeet Devarakonda; Jessica N. Welch; Michael Crow; Susan Heinz
Institution	Oak Ridge National Laboratory

CSV File Structure

CSV File Structure	Status: READY TO USE
Purpose	Guidance for formatting CSV files submitted to ESS-DIVE
Who should use	Anyone submitting tabular data stored in CSV files to ESS-DIVE
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook
Authors	Terri Velliquette; Ranjeet Devarakonda; Jessica N. Welch; Michael Crow; Susan Heinz
Institution	Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Sample ID Metadata

Sample ID Metadata	Status: READY TO USE
Purpose	Provide guidelines for assigning sample identifiers, describing sample collection details, and linking samples to related data in ESS-DIVE and elsewhere
Who should use	Anyone submitting biological and/or environmental sample data to ESS-DIVE
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook; Template
Authors	Joan Damerow
Institution	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Soil Respiration

Soil Respiration	Status: READY TO USE
Purpose	Guidance for structuring data and metadata for soil respiration observations
Who should use	Anyone submitting soil respiration data to ESS-DIVE
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook; Templates
Authors	Ben Bond-Lamberty and Stephanie Pennington
Institution	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Leaf-level Gas Exchange

Leaf-level Gas Exchange	Status: READY TO USE
Purpose	Provides guidance for leaf-level gas exchange data and metadata
Who should use	Anyone submitting leaf gas exchange data to ESS-DIVE
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook; Templates
Authors	Kim Ely and Alistair Rogers
Institution	Brookhaven National Laboratory

Hydrologic Monitoring

Hydrologic Monitoring	Status: READY TO USE
Purpose	Guidance for reporting metrics such as water level, temperature, conductivity and more.
Who should use	Anyone submitting hydrologic monitoring data to ESS-DIVE
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook; Templates
Authors	Amy Goldman
Institution	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Water and Soil Chemistry

Water and Soil Chemistry	Status: READY TO USE
Purpose	Provide guidance to format chemical concentration data for water, soil and sediment
Who should use	Anyone submitting water soil chemistry data to ESS-DIVE
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook; Templates
Authors	Kristin Boye
Institution	SLAC National Accelerator Lab

16S Amplicon Sequencing

Sample ID Metadata	Status: READY TO USE
Purpose	Provide guidance for scientists producing 16S abundance data products
Who should use	Anyone submitting 16S amplicon abundance tables to ESS-DIVE
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook; Templates
Authors	Pamela Weisenhorn
Institution	Argonne National Lab

Model Data Archiving

Sample	Status: READY TO USE
Purpose	Provide guidance to structure model data submissions
Who should use	Anyone submitting model data to ESS-DIVE
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook
Authors	Maegen Simmons
Institution	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Location metadata

Location	Status: READY TO USE
Purpose	Provide recommendations about describing research locations
Who should use	Researchers submitting data about locations to ESS-DIVE
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook; Templates
Authors	Rob Crystal-Ornelas
Institution	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Unoccupied Aerial System data

UAS Data	Status: IN DEVELOPMENT
Purpose	Data formatting recommendations for UAS
Who should use	Researchers collecting and formatting UAS data
Documentation	GitHub or GitBook (Coming soon)
Authors	Kim Ely and Shawn Serbin
Institution	Brookhaven National Lab