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About this Page
This page contains information that is specific to the organization of the IMLCZO Clowder instance.
For General Clowder information, please see the Tutorial for New Users.
General Clowder Information
There are three basic sections within Clowder:
- Spaces
- Collections
- Datasets
Access Control Details:
- Being a Clowder User does not automatically provide Access to all Spaces
- Access type is established at the Space level (Admin, Editor, Viewer)
- Access must be set for each Space individually
- All Datasets and Collections inherit permissions from the Space to which they belong
Metadata and Tags
Metadata and Tags are utilized to enhance organization and search capabilities.
- Metadata
- Metadata is searchable
- Datasets can have Metadata
- Files (in either Datasets or Folders) can have Metadata
- Definition sources are provided for each Metadata field
- Tags
- Tags are searchable
- Can view a list of all Tags in the application
- Datasets can have Tags
- Files (in either Datasets or Folders) can have Tags
Using the Sections Within Clowder
The Spaces to Utilize
These are the Spces that should be utilized within the IMLCZO Clowder for new data:
- General Info
- Spatial Info
- Soil
- Atmospheric
- Ground Water
- Surface Water
Note: Please contact the Admins
- If there is any confusion concerning where to locate or place data
- Before creating any new Spaces
How to Utilize the Spaces
Utilizing and organizing the three basic sections:
- Spaces
- Named after a general category
- Contain both Collections of Datasets and individual Datasets
- Collections
- Names
- Include Keywords to describe the Dataset or Child Collections contained therein
- Child Collections also include Keywords
- Contain both Child Collections and individual Datasets
- Names
- Datasets
- Names include
- Sensor Name
- Keywords
- Are placed in Collections
- Contain Raw Data and Processed Data
- May contain Folders of files
- Datasets and Files can both have Metadata and Tags
- Names include