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Action Type Vocabulary

A vocabulary for describing the type of actions performed in making observations. Depending on the action type, the action may or may not produce an observation result.

Term Name Definition
cruise Cruise A specialized form of an expedition action that involves an ocean-going vessel. Cruise actions are typically parents to other related Actions.
dataRetrieval Data retrieval The act of retrieving data from a datalogger deployed at a monitoring site.
derivation Derivation The act of creating results by deriving them from other results.
equipmentDeployment Equipment deployment The act of placing equipment that will not make observations at or within a sampling feature. Actions involving the deployment of instruments should use the more specific term Instrument deployment.
equipmentMaintenance Equipment maintenance The act of performing regular or periodic upkeep or servicing of field or laboratory equipment. Maintenance may be performed in the field, in a laboratory, or at a factory maintenance center.
equipmentProgramming Equipment programming The act of creating or modifying the data collection program running on a datalogger or other equipment deployed at a monitoring site.
equipmentRetrieval Equipment retrieval The act of recovering a piece of equipment that made no observations from a deployment at a sampling feature or other location. For instruments, the more specific term Instrument retrieval should be used.
estimation Estimation The act of creating results by estimation or professional judgement.
expedition Expedition A field visit action in which many sites are visited over a continguous period of time, often involving serveral investigators, and typically having a specific purpose. Expedition actions are typically parents to other related Actions.
fieldActivity Field activity A generic, non-specific action type performed in the field at or on a sampling feature.
genericNonObservation Generic non-observation A generic, non-specific action type that does not produce a result.
instrumentCalibration Instrument calibration The act of calibrating an instrument either in the field or in a laboratory. The instrument may be an in situ field sensor or a laboratory instrument. An instrument is the subclass of equipment that is capable of making an observation to produce a result.
instrumentDeployment Instrument deployment The act of deploying an in situ instrument or sensor that creates an observation result. This term is a specific form of the Observation actions category of actions, which is the only category of actions that can produce observation results.
instrumentRetrieval Instrument retrieval The act of recovering an in situ instrument (which made observations) from a sampling feature. This action ends an instrument deployment action.
observation Observation The general act of making an observation. This term should be used when a Result is generated but the more specific terms of Instrument deployment or Specimen analysis are not applicable.
simulation Simulation The act of calculating results through the use of a simulation model.
siteVisit Site visit A field visit action in which a single site is visited for one or more other possible actions (i.e., specimen collection, equipment maintenance, etc.). Site visit actions are typically parents to other related actions.
specimenAnalysis Specimen analysis The analysis of a specimen ex situ using an instrument, typically in a laboratory, for the purpose of measuring properties of that specimen.
specimenCollection Specimen collection The collection of a specimen in the field.
specimenFractionation Specimen fractionation The process of separating a specimen into multiple different fractions or size classes.
specimenPreparation Specimen preparation The processing of a specimen collected in the field to produce a sample suitable for analysis using a particular analytical procedure.
specimenPreservation Specimen preservation The act of preserving a specimen collected in the field to produce a sample suitable for analysis using a particular analytical procedure.
submersibleLaunch Submersible launch The act of deploying a submersible from a vessel or ship.