Environment Summary

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Item Type
Environment Summary
Description
This document describes the "Environment Summary" item type which is used to describe the environment at a location.

Google Base Example
http://base.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=%5Blabel:%2000530b3c02cb11dcba000016cb9b2e66%5D .
  1. Title
  2. Description
  3. Atom 1.0 Example
  4. Attributes
    1. indexer
    2. community
    3. location
    4. elevation
    5. rainfall
    6. snowfall
    7. average_min_temp
    8. historic_min_temp
    9. average_max_temp
    10. historic_max_temp
    11. growing_season
    12. USDA_code
    13. sunset_code
    14. AHS_heat_code

Title

Example
Chicago Botanic Garden environment summary

Description

Descriptive text about the record. This should include information about the source of the data (weather station etc).

Example
Met station at the garden.

Atom 1.0 Example

    
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
    xmlns:g="http://base.google.com/ns/1.0"
    xmlns:c="http://base.google.com/cns/1.0"> 
  <title>The name of your bulk upload.</title>
  <link rel="self" href="http://www.example.com"/>
  <updated>2007-05-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>The name of the author (who created the upload).</name>
  </author>
  <id>unique id for this upload</id>
  <entry>
    <category scheme='http://base.google.com/categories/itemtypes' term='Environment Summary'></category>
    <summary>Met station at the garden.</summary>
    <g:id>00530b3c02cb11dcba000016cb9b2e66</g:id>
    <title>Chicago Botanic Garden environment summary</title>
    
    <c:indexer type="int">1234</c:indexer>
    <c:community type="string">Plant Collections (TM)</c:community>
    <g:location>+42.147222-87.790556</g:location>
    <c:elevation type="floatUnit">176.4 m</c:elevation>
    <c:rainfall type="floatUnit">924 mm</c:rainfall>
    <c:snowfall type="floatUnit">795 mm</c:snowfall>
    <c:average_min_temp type="floatUnit">4.4 C</c:average_min_temp>
    <c:historic_min_temp type="floatUnit">-32.8 C</c:historic_min_temp>
    <c:average_max_temp type="floatUnit">15 C</c:average_max_temp>
    <c:historic_max_temp type="floatUnit">40.6 C</c:historic_max_temp>
    <c:growing_season type="intUnit">158 Days</c:growing_season>
    <c:USDA_code type="string">5b</c:USDA_code>
    <c:sunset_code type="string">39</c:sunset_code>
    <c:AHS_heat_code type="string">5</c:AHS_heat_code>
  </entry>
</feed>

Attributes

Name Type Required Example
indexerint11234
communitytext1Plant Collections (TM)
locationlocation1+42.147222-87.790556
elevationfloatUnit1176.4 m
rainfallfloatUnit1924 mm
snowfallfloatUnit1795 mm
average_min_tempfloatUnit14.4 C
historic_min_tempfloatUnit0-32.8 C
average_max_tempfloatUnit015 C
historic_max_tempfloatUnit040.6 C
growing_seasonintUnit0158 Days
USDA_codetext05b
sunset_codetext039
AHS_heat_codetext05

indexer

A numeric value that is unique for this type of record in this institution. Ideally, the values should be created sequentially. The value does not have to be preserved between updates, providing the uniqueness constraint is not violated.

Type
int
Required
1
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
1234

community

The name of the community in which this item is participating. This is a convenience attibute only and may be repeated for multiple communities.

Type
text
Required
1
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
Plant Collections (TM)

location

The physical location from which the data was recorded. Decimal degrees or geolocatable address.

Type
location
Required
1
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
+42.147222-87.790556

elevation

The elevation in meters of the sampling location.

Type
floatUnit
Required
1
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
176.4 m

rainfall

The average annual rainfall at the location in mm.

Type
floatUnit
Required
1
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
924 mm

snowfall

Average annual snowfall at the location in mm.

Type
floatUnit
Required
1
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
795 mm

average_min_temp

The average minimum temperature in degrees centrigrade.

Type
floatUnit
Required
1
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
4.4 C

historic_min_temp

Type
floatUnit
Required
0
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
-32.8 C

average_max_temp

Type
floatUnit
Required
0
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
15 C

historic_max_temp

Type
floatUnit
Required
0
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
40.6 C

growing_season

Type
intUnit
Required
0
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
158 Days

USDA_code

Type
text
Required
0
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
5b

sunset_code

Type
text
Required
0
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
39

AHS_heat_code

Type
text
Required
0
PC Original
ABCD Equivalent
DwC Equivalent
Example
5