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Slot: description (description)

Human-readable description for the entity or activity

URI: basalt_schema:description Alias: description

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
XRFElementalProduct X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) elemental concentration data no
PlantSamplingActivity Collection of samples associated with plants no
CommerciallyPurchasedSamplingActivity Collection of samples that were purchased by the user no
InstrumentData An abstract parent class for raw data files generated by different kinds of ... yes
DataProcessingActivity Abstract base for any data processing activity (digital to digital) yes
MixedCultureSample A sample containing multiple cultured organisms no
MetagenomicsAnnotationProduct Top-level archive for functional annotation outputs (zip/tar stored in MinIO) no
IonsAnalysisProduct Ions analysis product, typically derived via ICP-OES or similar instrument no
AMP2DataGenerationActivity AMP2 plate measurement (OD, fluorescence, flow cytometry) no
AerosolSamplingActivity A sampling activity where aerosol samples were collected no
FieldDeployedTerraformSample A sample collected from a field-deployed Terraform experiment no
PlantSample A sample containing plant material no
EnzymeProduct Enzyme activity analysis product, typically derived via colorimetric assay of... no
SoilSamplingActivity Collection of soil samples from the environment no
OtherUndescribedSamplingActivity Collection of samples from source that does not fit into any of the other cat... no
GWCMoistureProduct Gravimetric water content (GWC) analysis product, typically derived via oven-... no
CommerciallyPurchasedSample A sample containing commercially purchased material no
DataProduct Abstract base class for raw or processed data accessible in S3 storage no
AMP2UserSample A user-submitted microbial sample for AMP2 workflows no
QuantityValue A quantity value with numeric value and optional unit no
MetagenomicsDataProcessingActivity Concrete metagenomics workflow run no
EngineeredStrainSample A sample containing a strain of an organism that has been subjected to geneti... no
SoilSample A sample of soil collected from the environment no
MassSpectrometryDataGenerationActivity A record of the mass spectrometry run that generates a raw data product no
TomographyProduct Soil tomography analysis product, typically derived via X-ray computed tomogr... no
MonetSoilSample A soil sample that has been collected according to the MONet soil sampling pr... no
NucleotideSequencingInstrumentData Data generated by a nucleotide sequencing instrument (e no
EcoplateDataGenerationActivity Ecoplate absorbance measurement at a single timepoint no
TerraformSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a Terraform device no
HydraulicPropertiesProduct Soil hydraulic parameters derived from HYPROP evaporation-experiment data no
PhosphorusAnalysisProduct Phosphorus analysis product, typically derived via colorimetric assay of soil... no
PurchasedMaterial [NEW ABSTRACT CLASS] Lightweight base for non-sample physical lab materials no
SynthesizedMaterialSamplingActivity Collection of samples of a synthesized material no
XRDDataGenerationActivity X-ray Diffraction (XRD) mineralogical analysis activity no
PureCultureSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a culture containing a single organism no
TimestampValue A timestamp value with optional description no
ChromatographyConfiguration Configuration and settings for a chromatography run no
MassSpectrometryStandardRun A record of a mass spectrometry standard run with a batch of samples, which i... no
MolecularIdentificationProduct a file containing molecular formula identifications that was output from a ma... no
ProcessedSample A sample that has undergone processing or analysis no
NitrogenAnalysisProduct Nitrogen analysis product, typically derived via colorimetric assay of soil e... no
RespirationDataGenerationActivity Data generation activity for soil respiration analysis no
XRayDataProduct Abstract base class for X-ray analytical data products no
ElementalAnalysisProduct Elemental analysis product, typically derived via combustion or similar instr... no
SynthesizedMaterialSample A sample containing synthetically generated material no
OntologyClass no
FieldDeployedTerraformSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a field-deployed Terraform device no
EngineeredStrainSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a culture of an engineered organism no
MetagenomicsProduct Abstract base for all metagenomics data products no
RespirationProduct Soil respiration analysis product no
MSImageProduct one or more image(s) output from a mass spec data processing workflow (eg no
LabDevice A lab device is a physical instrument or equipment used in a laboratory setti... no
SedimentSamplingActivity Collection of sediment samples from the environment no
TextValue A text value with optional description and language no
XRFDataGenerationActivity X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) elemental analysis activity no
ControlledTermValue no
BulkDensityProduct Bulk density analysis product, typically derived via oven-drying and weighing... no
TextureProduct Soil texture analysis product, typically derived via hydrometer or similar in... no
XRDPhaseProduct X-ray Diffraction (XRD) mineral phase identification and quantification data no
Sample A physical sample collected from an environment no
WaterSamplingActivity Collection of water samples no
AerosolArmSample An aerosol sample collected by the ARM facility no
OtherUndescribedSample A sample that does not fit into any of the other described sample types no
MassSpectrometryInstrumentData Raw data files output from a mass spectrometry instrument no
TerraformSample A sample collected from a Terraform experiment no
Entity Base identifiable thing no
MixedCultureSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a mixed culture no
CultureEnvironmentalSample A sample containing organisms cultured from an environmental sample no
XRayDataGenerationActivity Abstract base class for X-ray analytical methods including XRF (elemental) no
Study A study or research project, typically associated with a proposal and a set o... no
SoftwareControlledTermValue no
SitePhoto A data product representing a photo of a site, typically taken during samplin... no
MonetSoilSamplingActivity Collection of soil cores according to the MONet soil sampling protocol no
PHProduct Soil pH analysis product, typically derived via pH meter or similar instrumen... no
WaterSample A sample of water collected from the environment no
AerosolArmSamplingActivity A sampling activity where aerosol samples were collected by ARM no
CultureEnvironmentalSamplingActivity Collection of samples from a culture of organisms taken from the environment no
MassSpectrometryConfiguration Instrument configuration and setup for a mass spectrometry run no
CoreSection A section of a core sample (TOP, MID, BTM) no
AerosolSample An aerosol sample collected from the environment no
PlateDataGenerationActivity Abstract base for plate measurement activities no
Configuration Record of configuration and/or settings for an activity no
Site Site-level metadata for a specific location from which a set of samples are c... no
Activity Something that happens over time and can use equipment no
ContainerType no
LabProcessingActivity [NEW ABSTRACT CLASS] Higher-level abstract base for any activity that no
MetagenomicsGenePhylogenyProduct Top-level archive for gene-based phylogeny outputs (zip/tar stored in MinIO) no
NucleotideSequencing A lab activity in which DNA or RNA that was extracted from a sample is sequen... no
MetaproteomicsProduct Abstract parent class for processed metaproteomics data no
MassSpectrometryDataProcessingActivity Concrete mass spectrometry workflow run no
MassSpectrometryDataProduct Abstract base for all mass spectrometry data products no
SamplingActivity An activity that involves the collection of a sample no
Organism Reference data representing a biological identity (strain, isolate, no
MetagenomicsBinningProduct Top-level archive (zip/tar) for binning results stored in MinIO no
DataGenerationActivity Abstract base for any data generation activity (physical to digital) no
ProcessedData A data product generated by a workflow execution no
PureCultureSample A sample of a culture containing a single organism no
SedimentSample A sample of sediment collected from the environment no
MicrobialBiomassProduct Microbial biomass analysis product, typically derived via chloroform fumigati... no

Properties

Type and Range

Property Value
Range String
Domain Of Activity, Entity, DataProduct, DataGenerationActivity, DataProcessingActivity, OntologyClass, ContainerType, LabDevice, Configuration, MassSpectrometryStandardRun, PurchasedMaterial, LabProcessingActivity, Organism, Site, Sample, SamplingActivity, SoilSamplingActivity, Study, TimestampValue, TextValue, SoftwareControlledTermValue, ControlledTermValue, QuantityValue

Cardinality and Requirements

Property Value

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self basalt_schema:description
native basalt_schema:description

LinkML Source

name: description
description: Human-readable description for the entity or activity
title: description
from_schema: https://EMSL-Computing.github.io/BASALT-Schema
rank: 1000
alias: description
domain_of:
- Activity
- Entity
- DataProduct
- DataGenerationActivity
- DataProcessingActivity
- OntologyClass
- ContainerType
- LabDevice
- Configuration
- MassSpectrometryStandardRun
- PurchasedMaterial
- LabProcessingActivity
- organism
- Site
- Sample
- SamplingActivity
- SoilSamplingActivity
- Study
- TimestampValue
- TextValue
- SoftwareControlledTermValue
- ControlledTermValue
- QuantityValue
range: string