Samples Repository Collections Inventory
Use the map interface to explore and download the collections inventory
The collections inventory database for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) Samples Repository is published as a USGS data release (Buczkowski and others, 2018), and is available to search online through the Samples Repository’s inventory search interface. Sample collections in the Repository can be searched and selected through a map interface, or by entering search criteria related to the platform the samples were collected from, the scientist responsible for collection, the field activity, the sample type, the device used to collect the sample, or the date when the samples were collected.
Selected entries can be viewed on individual search results pages linked from the results menu. These results can also be downloaded from the database as comma separated value (CSV) file(s), which are accompanied by metadata.
Suggested citation: Buczkowski, B.J., Cross, V.A., and Schweitzer, P.N., 2018, Collections inventory for the U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Samples Repository (ver. 2.0, September 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7319TT0
Download the Entire Inventory
Click here to download the entire collections inventory as CSV files along with metadata.
Read the Metadata
- Download the metadata as an HTML file for the entire collections inventory.
- Download the metadata as a TXT file for the entire collections inventory.
- Download the metadata as an XML file for the entire collections inventory.
- Download the metadata as an FAQ file for the entire collections inventory.
Database Structure
This collections inventory database consists of individual tables for each sample type identified in the USGS WHCMSC Samples Repository collections management plan (Buczkowski, 2022) and is built in PostgreSQL. The collections inventory database pulls information relevant to sample collection activities from the Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System, or CMGDS, and incorporates it into the inventory search results to provide users with detailed and consistent information.
Updates and Versioning
This inventory represents a catalog of the scientific samples and sample collections curated and preserved by the Samples Repository. Periodic updates to the database are documented on this page as they occur.
How to Search the Inventory
Click here to search the collections inventory
Use the magnifying glass icon to the left of the map to enter search criteria relating to platform, scientist, activity, and date. Dates must be selected using the calendar picker, and users must select a day for each entry. Selecting a year only will not yield any results.
To select samples from the map interface:
- Use your mouse's scroll wheel to zoom in and out.
- Shift+left-click to zoom to selection.
- Ctrl+left-click to select by drawing a rectangle.
- Left-click on a point to select an individual sample
- Left-click anywhere on the map to clear the selection
- The user selected records can be downloaded in a zip package with metadata.
Version History
07/12/2018 – original publication date and release of the collections inventory
09/05/2023 – release of version 2.0 of the collections inventory
The collections inventory database for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) Samples Repository is published as a USGS data release (Buczkowski and others, 2018), and is available to search online through the Samples Repository’s inventory search interface. Sample collections in the Repository can be searched and selected through a map interface, or by entering search criteria related to the platform the samples were collected from, the scientist responsible for collection, the field activity, the sample type, the device used to collect the sample, or the date when the samples were collected.
Selected entries can be viewed on individual search results pages linked from the results menu. These results can also be downloaded from the database as comma separated value (CSV) file(s), which are accompanied by metadata.
Suggested citation: Buczkowski, B.J., Cross, V.A., and Schweitzer, P.N., 2018, Collections inventory for the U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Samples Repository (ver. 2.0, September 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7319TT0
Download the Entire Inventory
Click here to download the entire collections inventory as CSV files along with metadata.
Read the Metadata
- Download the metadata as an HTML file for the entire collections inventory.
- Download the metadata as a TXT file for the entire collections inventory.
- Download the metadata as an XML file for the entire collections inventory.
- Download the metadata as an FAQ file for the entire collections inventory.
Database Structure
This collections inventory database consists of individual tables for each sample type identified in the USGS WHCMSC Samples Repository collections management plan (Buczkowski, 2022) and is built in PostgreSQL. The collections inventory database pulls information relevant to sample collection activities from the Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System, or CMGDS, and incorporates it into the inventory search results to provide users with detailed and consistent information.
Updates and Versioning
This inventory represents a catalog of the scientific samples and sample collections curated and preserved by the Samples Repository. Periodic updates to the database are documented on this page as they occur.
How to Search the Inventory
Click here to search the collections inventory
Use the magnifying glass icon to the left of the map to enter search criteria relating to platform, scientist, activity, and date. Dates must be selected using the calendar picker, and users must select a day for each entry. Selecting a year only will not yield any results.
To select samples from the map interface:
- Use your mouse's scroll wheel to zoom in and out.
- Shift+left-click to zoom to selection.
- Ctrl+left-click to select by drawing a rectangle.
- Left-click on a point to select an individual sample
- Left-click anywhere on the map to clear the selection
- The user selected records can be downloaded in a zip package with metadata.
Version History
07/12/2018 – original publication date and release of the collections inventory
09/05/2023 – release of version 2.0 of the collections inventory