Vernacular and Operational Theory
Main Concepts and Terminology.
Observation Sites
Field stations are named Observation Sites. Observation Sites are grouped in Observation Networks.
Observation Networks.
Areas under study. An Observation Network contains Observation Sites which measures Variables of different Observation Site Types. It is the foundational concept in data storage.
Variables
Variables are catalogued and categorized according to types. The variable categories are named Observation Site Type.
Users
Users are classified into Roles.
Observation Site Types
Categories for measurements types. Water Quality, Groundwater, Runoff, Surface Water, Hydroatmospheric, etcetera.
Role: Observation Network Owner
Main role in the Observation Network, creates, updates and deletes data. Obs. Network Owner executes scripts, adds scripts, creates pipeline processing, adds new Observation Networks and corresponding Observation Sites.
Role: Publisher
Executes scripts and adds scripts.
Role: Final User
Has access to all functionality except those granted to Obs. Network Owner and Publisher.