EMl question

[Wade Sheldon]

Hi Kristin,

That particular distinction is subtle and certainly open to interpretation, 
particularly for studies consisting mostly of field work. In keeping with the 
overall structure of the methods/sampling and methods/methodStep forks in 
eml:methods, we (GCE) describe over-arching sampling and statistical design 
(along with temporal and geographic coverage) in 
eml/dataset/methods/sampling/samplingDescription, and put detailed methodology 
(i.e. procedural steps) in eml/dataset/methods/methodStep/description.

Good luck.

--Wade Sheldon


Kristin Vanderbilt wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> I've been looking at lots of examples of EML documents, the EML Best 
> Practices document, and the EML Handbook, and I still don't understand 
> what the distinction is between 
> <dataset><methods><methodStep><description> and
> <dataset><methods><sampling><samplingDescription>.
>  
> How does the information differ that gets entered for these two tags?
>  
> Thank you,
>  
> Kristin Vanderbilt
> 

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Wade M. Sheldon
GCE-LTER Information Manager/SIMO Database Administrator
School of Marine Programs
University of Georgia
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Email: sheldon at uga.edu
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