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 | |
Data stored in Comma-Separated Value (CSV) files | |
Samples of any type | |
Soil respiration | |
Leaf-level gas exchange | |
Hydrologic monitoring | |
Water and soil chemistry | |
16S amplicon sequencing | |
Model data | |
Location metadata | |
Unoccupied Aerial System data |
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 | |
Authors | Terri Velliquette; Ranjeet Devarakonda; Jessica N. Welch; Michael Crow; Susan Heinz |
Institution | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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 | |
Authors | Terri Velliquette; Ranjeet Devarakonda; Jessica N. Welch; Michael Crow; Susan Heinz |
Institution | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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 | |
Authors | Joan Damerow |
Institution | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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 | |
Authors | Ben Bond-Lamberty and Stephanie Pennington |
Institution | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
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 | |
Authors | Amy Goldman |
Institution | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
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 | |
Authors | Kristin Boye |
Institution | SLAC National Accelerator Lab |
UAS Data | Status: IN DEVELOPMENT |
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Purpose | Data formatting recommendations for UAS |
Who should use | Researchers collecting and formatting UAS data |
Documentation | |
Authors | Kim Ely and Shawn Serbin |
Institution | Brookhaven National Lab |