Data Entry Assistant (DEA) Help

Introduction

This section contains information on preparing specimen data for entry into the OSUC specimen database using a web application named Data Entry Assistant (DEA) 2.0. Although created for use in the previous version of DEA, much of the procedures and terminology remains the same. This guide includes instructions for formatting specimen records as well as references to facilitate taxonomic name recognition, locality georeferencing, etc.

General Help

• Data Transcription Procedures
• Data Entry Assistant (DEA) Procedures

References

• Taxonomic Name / Identification Recognition Reference
• Geographic Resources / Gazetteers
• State / Province Codes for Countries

Resources

• Specimen Data Template: File:Data Entry Template 08-Mar-2013.xls
• Pub-Cited Unvouchered Specimen Data Template: File:Data Entry Unv Template 04-Nov-2011.xls
• DEA Processed Specimen Data Template: File:DEA data entry template-full.xls
• Political Divisions of Countries: Statoids