The current metadata proposal defines a repetitive pattern for a agents who performed different types of activities in relation to a sample: collector, registrant, contributors.
This can be updated to introduce more flexibility with adding new agents without need to modify the IGSN metadata standard. The proposed below structure provides a new normalised and standardised pattern to describe agents. A new element defining the role of the agent is added:
agent 1...n
role, C
identifier, C
identifierType, A
name, C
affiliation, C
identifier, C
identifierType, A
name, C
The current metadata proposal defines a repetitive pattern for a agents who performed different types of activities in relation to a sample: collector, registrant, contributors.
This can be updated to introduce more flexibility with adding new agents without need to modify the IGSN metadata standard. The proposed below structure provides a new normalised and standardised pattern to describe agents. A new element defining the role of the agent is added:
agent 1...n
role, C
identifier, C
identifierType, A
name, C
affiliation, C
identifier, C
identifierType, A
name, C