ODM2 ActionType Controlled Vocabulary ODM2 Working Group 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. 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. Observation Open Geospatial Consortium Observations & Measurements The general form of the Observation actions category of actions, which is the only category of actions that can produce observation results. This term should be used in cases where the Result does not come from an instrument deployment or specimen analysis, or where information about the instrument deployment or speciment analysis is unknown.