Intern:Basic rules

'''! Keep consistence ! Avoid abbreviations ! Avoid redundancies !'''

• Keep event labels unique but as short as possible.

• No blanks in campaign and event labels; use '_' instead.

• One event per data set. (Exception: two-dimensional horizontal data sets, e.g. 52534)

• If a parameter is imported more than once in one data set, the difference must be visible through the method and/or the data series comment (e.g. 78746).

• An empty cell in a data matrix means 'not analyzed'. If the result of the analysis is zero, the cell must be filled with a '0' (e.g. 78037). In range charts of microfossil assemblages, using text parameters, a '-' is used instead (e.g. 63404).

• Check precision i. e. number of digits after the decimal point.

• Clearly separate method from parameter when defining parameters. (send new parameter definitions to mailto:hgrobe@pangaea.de)

• Include any comments available during data import to allow an easy understanding and complete documentation of the set.

• When using PangaVista a user should easily understand the content of a data set (who? when? where? what?). Besides the author and the year the set title should contain a short name/description of the data and the geographical area. Avoid technical expressions like e. g. 'event'; use the gear/sample type instead (e.g. 50184)

• Import data from real events only; PANGAEA does not held model or other spacially interpolated or gridded data.

• ALWAYS check data after import carefully with PangaVista! Ask PI for proof read!