VegBranch Loading Tables Overview -- Plot Communities (I)
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| Summary: | Assigns plots to particular communities (up to 4 per record), based on a methodology that you specify. |
| Description: | Plots may be assigned to communities with this table. Up to four communities may be linked to a plot with commName1-commName4. These are matched to VegBank concepts in either the Community Loading Table or by linking directly to a community already in the vegbank_module (with a standard name, ie CEGL code). Plots are linked with authorPlotCode. |
| Required in VegBranch: | Not required. Only necessary if you wish to assign plots to communities. |
| Represents VegBank Tables: | commClass, classContributor (4), commInterpretation (4) |
| VegBranch can generate for you: | no |
| Questions: | What communities do each plot belong to? According to whom? With what degree of certainty? |
| Expertise Level: | advanced |
Fields (Columns) in this table:
| » Required fields; you should always fill in values for these: | ||
| AuthorPlotCode text (100) |
Author's Plot number/code, or the original plot number if taken from literature. This "points" to the right plot in the Plot Data Loading Table. | |
| classStartDate Date/Time |
Start date for this classification. | |
| CommName1 text (255) |
Name of a community which may be found in either your Community Concept Table or in the vegbank module. This field is limited to 255 characters, so if your community name is more than 255 characters, use the Community Concept Table. | |
| InterpParty_A text (150) |
Primary Party: Link to a party that contributed to the classification event. | |
| RoleCode_PartyA text (50) |
Role code for the contributor to this classification that is listed in InterpParty_A. Role Codes will be translated in the Translate Data Form. | |
| » Best Practice fields: | ||
| classNotes Memo |
Notes about the classification event by the parties participating in the event. This might include the purpose or rationale for the classification. | |
| ClassFit1 Text (50) |
Indicates the degree of fit with the community concept being assigned in CommName1. | |
| ClassConfidence1 text (15) |
Indicates the degree of confidence of the interpretor(s) in the interpretation made for CommName1. This can reflect the level of familiarity with the classification or the sufficiency of information about the plot (e.g., High, Moderate, Low). | |
| NotesInterp1 Memo |
Notes pertaining to the classification analysis and decision, for CommName1. | |
| » Commonly used fields: | ||
| classStopDate Date/Time |
Stop date for this classification. | |
| inspection text (50) |
Classification informed by simple inspection of data. | |
| tableAnalysis text (50) |
Classification informed by inspection of floristic composition tables. | |
| multivariateAnalysis text (50) |
Classification informed by use of multivariate numerical tools. | |
| expertSystem text (50) |
Classification informed by use of automated expert system. | |
| CommName2 text (255) |
Name of a 2nd community to which this plot may belong. This name may be found in either your Community Concept Table or in the vegbank module. This field is limited to 255 characters, so if your community name is more than 255 characters, use the Community Concept Table. | |
| ClassFit2 Text (50) |
Indicates the degree of fit with the community concept being assigned in CommName2. | |
| ClassConfidence2 text (15) |
Indicates the degree of confidence of the interpretor(s) in the interpretation made for CommName2. This can reflect the level of familiarity with the classification or the sufficiency of information about the plot (e.g., High, Moderate, Low). | |
| NotesInterp2 Memo |
Notes pertaining to the classification analysis and decision, for CommName2. | |
| CommName3 text (255) |
Name of a 3rd community to which this plot may belong. This name may be found in either your Community Concept Table or in the vegbank module. This field is limited to 255 characters, so if your community name is more than 255 characters, use the Community Concept Table. | |
| ClassFit3 Text (50) |
Indicates the degree of fit with the community concept being assigned in CommName3. | |
| ClassConfidence3 text (15) |
Indicates the degree of confidence of the interpretor(s) in the interpretation made for CommName3. This can reflect the level of familiarity with the classification or the sufficiency of information about the plot (e.g., High, Moderate, Low). | |
| NotesInterp3 Memo |
Notes pertaining to the classification analysis and decision, for CommName3. | |
| CommName4 text (255) |
Name of a 4th community to which this plot may belong. This name may be found in either your Community Concept Table or in the vegbank module. This field is limited to 255 characters, so if your community name is more than 255 characters, use the Community Concept Table. | |
| ClassFit4 Text (50) |
Indicates the degree of fit with the community concept being assigned in CommName4. | |
| ClassConfidence4 text (15) |
Indicates the degree of confidence of the interpretor(s) in the interpretation made for CommName4. This can reflect the level of familiarity with the classification or the sufficiency of information about the plot (e.g., High, Moderate, Low). | |
| NotesInterp4 Memo |
Notes pertaining to the classification analysis and decision, for CommName4. | |
| InterpParty_B text (150) |
Link to a party that contributed to the classification event. | |
| RoleCode_PartyB text (50) |
Role code for the contributor to this classification that is listed in InterpParty_A. Role Codes will be translated in the Translate Data Form. | |
| InterpParty_C text (150) |
Link to a party that contributed to the classification event. | |
| RoleCode_PartyC text (50) |
Role code for the contributor to this classification that is listed in InterpParty_A. Role Codes will be translated in the Translate Data Form. | |
| InterpParty_D text (150) |
Link to a party that contributed to the classification event. | |
| RoleCode_PartyD text (50) |
Role code for the contributor to this classification that is listed in InterpParty_A. Role Codes will be translated in the Translate Data Form. | |
| » Internal VegBranch fields, please do not edit directly: | ||
| zCOMMCLASS_ID autoNumber |
Database generated identifier assigned to each unique plot community classification. | |
Examples of this data table:
simple set of plots being classified, one more than once:
| AuthorPlotCode | classStartDate | inspection | tableAnalysis | multivariateAnalysis | expertSystem | classNotes | CommName1 | ClassFit1 | ClassConfidence1 | NotesInterp1 | CommName2 | ClassFit2 | ClassConfidence2 | InterpParty_A | RoleCode_PartyA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plt1 | 29-Oct-04 | yes | CEGL002265 | gramling@somewhere.com | Classifier | ||||||||||
| plt2 | 29-Oct-04 | yes | yes | yes | 465 | A.133 | not good | high | gramling@somewhere.com | Classifier | |||||
| plt3 | 1-Jun-04 | yes | doesn't really fit any current NVC associations | A.121 | moderately good fit | medium | Too much Pine for this alliance. | gramling@somewhere.com | Classifier | ||||||
| plt3 | 29-Oct-04 | yes | New NVC addition makes classification easier | CEGL008572 | fits well | high | gramling@somewhere.com | Classifier |
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