Controlled vocabulary for samplingProtocol

[peterdesmet]

I feel that it would be really useful to differentiate types of study, eg: acoustic telemetry vs gps telemetry vs geolocation vs radio tracking. Is this the right job for samplingProtocol - should we be aiming for a semi formal vocabulary at least for these terms?

Originally posted by @peggynewman in #34 (comment)

[peterdesmet]

For my two use cases I have used:

Camtrap data

dwc-for-biologging/use-cases/camtrap-dp/sql/dwc_occurrence.sql

Line 120 in 7ccd6bb

'camera trap' AS "samplingProtocol",

GPS data

dwc-for-biologging/use-cases/movebank-gps/sql/dwc_occurrence_deployment.sql

Line 144 in 7ccd6bb

'tag deployment' AS "samplingProtocol",

dwc-for-biologging/use-cases/movebank-gps/sql/dwc_occurrence_gps.sql

Line 111 in 7ccd6bb

gps."sensor-type" AS "samplingProtocol",

Movebank's vocabulary for sensor-type contains:

acceleration = The sensor collects acceleration data;
accessory measurements = The sensor collects accessory measurements, such as battery voltage;
Argos Doppler shift = The sensor uses Argos Doppler shift to determine position;
barometer = The sensor records air or water pressure;
bird ring = The animal is identified by a band or ring that has a unique identifier;
GPS = The sensor uses GPS to determine location;
magnetometer = The sensor records the magnetic field;
natural mark = The animal is identified by a unique natural marking;
orientation = Quaternion components describing the orientation of the tag are derived from accelerometer and gyroscope measurements;
radio transmitter = The sensor is a classical radio transmitter;
solar geolocator = The sensor collects light levels, which are used to determine position (for processed locations);
solar geolocator raw = The sensor collects light levels, which are used to determine position (for raw light-level measurements);
solar geolocator twilight = The sensor collects light levels

I think that is a good start, but should be extended further.

[peterdesmet]

Decided to develop this further in a Google spreadsheet

[pieterprovoost]

You may also want to look into these vocabularies which provide URIs for many of these sensor types and platforms:

• SeaVoX Device Catalogue
  • vocabulary: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/
  • search: https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/vocabularies/vocabulary_search/L22/
• SeaDataNet device categories
  • vocabulary: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/
  • search: https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/vocabularies/vocabulary_search/L05/
• SeaVoX Platform Categories
  • vocabulary: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L06/current/
  • search: https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/vocabularies/vocabulary_search/L06/

Some examples:

label	description	identifier
Sea Mammal Research Unit Fastloc GSM {GSMDL} GPS phone tag	A GPS system mounted on marine mammals that is used for animal tracking and monitoring dives. A GPS sensor is used to locate the animal upon surfacing. Mobile cellular networks are used to transfer data when the animal is close to land. Data are stored to internal memory where data transfer is not possible. Environmental sensors are used to determine the behaviour of animal dives. To enable GPS location, the system splits the GPS determination into to separate phases. A snapshot of satellite data is captured and the pseudo-ranges are calculated on board and stored. After these pseudo-ranges are relayed ashore, they are combined with publicly available archived ephemeris information to compute locations. The integrated system consists of a Fastloc GPS sensor (Wildtrack Telemetry Systems, UK), a quad-band GSM mobile phone module, and precision wet/dry pressure and temperature sensors. Battery or solar powered versions are available.	http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL1523/
Star-Oddi DST Tilt platform orientation sensor	A miniature data logger that measures and records temperature, depth (pressure) and tilt (in three directions) in relation to earth's gravity field. It is mainly used for monitoring orientation of underwater gear or movements of marine animals. Recorded data is stored in the logger's internal memory with a real-time clock reference for each measurement. Tilt measuring range is +/-90 degrees for each of the axis X, Y and Z.	http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL1121/
tracking tags	Devices attached to living organisms with the purpose of determining the location of those organisms as a function of time after tagging and release.	http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/TRTG/
satellite tracking system	A network of satellites that determines the position of a transponder by triangulation such as Argos. Generally used to track surface buoys for the determination of Lagrangian currents.	http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/121/
cetacean	A mammal that exists within the water column but needing to regularly surface to breathe (i.e. dolphins and whales).	http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L06/current/75/