1. Biocode Field Information Management System (FIMS) John Deck, UC Berkeley TDWG, 2014

2. Biocode Field Information System -- Biocode,LLC Collecting Tissue Sub-sampling Manage data on the following field-based activities and data Specimen Preparation

3. Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 3 Offline data entry Robust Data validation GUIDs at the source System Requirements Retain and archive all versions

4. FIMS Workflow Create Project Validation rules for data Lookup lists Identifier policies Spreadsheet Template Generate Spreadsheet Template User sets what columns they want to see Creates an Excel Spreadsheet for use Enter Data Enter Data on Spreadsheet Spreadsheet data entry happens off-line. Drop-down lists available for defined lists Validation Iterative process Provides user with feedback for improving their data Upload Each dataset is given a persistent identifier Stored natively as RDF triples No need to define unique schema for each project Query Each project defines whether it is public or not. Query capabilities via web interface or API Biocode Field Information System -- Biocode,LLC 4

5. Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 5 Generate Template

6. Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 6 Enter Data (Data Fields Tab)

7. Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 7 Enter Data (Lists Tab)

8. Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 8 Enter Data (Samples Tab)

9. Validate Data (Response w/ Errors) Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 9

10. 10 User Fixes Data

11. Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 11 Validate Data Take 2 (Proceed with Warnings)

12. Finish Validation and Publish to Archive Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 12

13. Data stored as RDF: Queryable in triple-store; offers semantic integration; archivable; portable to any other format Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 13 a ; "46" ; "-122" ; "jd1" ; "Chordata" ; "Jdeck". a ; "46" ; "-122" ; "jd2" ; "Chordata" ; "Jdeck". GUID Assignment Native DwC Term Reference

14. Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 14 Data Query and Visualization

15. Thank You Biocode Field Information System Biocode,LLC 15 Acknowledgements: Moorea Biocode Project, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation BiSciCol, National Science Foundation (DBI-0956426) Berkeley Natural History Museums, UC Berkeley Smithsonian Institution Continued Development and Support: Biocode, LLC, building software in support of sample-based data collection. Contact jdeck88@gmail.com for more informationjdeck88@gmail.com For more Information: http://biscicol.org/biocode-fims/