SiteCode,"/location/_if[@name=""if subplot""]/else/authorlocationcode/_first/1",Brad: plotCode is as-assigned by data provider; guranteed to be unique only within dataset (=project)

PlotID,"/location/_if[@name=""if subplot""]/else/sourceaccessioncode/_if[@name=""if geovalidation""]/else","Brad: This is artificial internal database ID; a unique identifier within SALVIAS DB to each plot, within the table plotMetadata."

SiteCode,"/location/_if[@name=""if subplot""]/then/parent_id/location/authorlocationcode",Brad: plotCode is as-assigned by data provider; guranteed to be unique only within dataset (=project)

AccessCode,"/location/accesslevel/_map:[1=private,2=""metadata only"",3=public]/value","3 plots contain 3 in this field and ""del"" in tmp_del"

plot_area_ha,/location/area_m2/_ha_to_m2/value,"Brad: Area in hectares. Is there any way to store units?; Aaron: VegX plot area annotation says ""Total area of the plot in square meters."" so units are fixed"

Elev,/location/elevation_m/_alt/1,Brad: Mean elevation in meters. This is a constrained decimal value; is there no place for this in VegX other than verbatimElevation? Check with Nick.

elev_max_m,/location/elevation_m/_alt/2/_avg/max,

elev_min_m,/location/elevation_m/_alt/2/_avg/min,

topography_desc,/location/landform,

PlotMethod,/location/locationevent/*_id/method/name,

lookup_MethodCode_Description,/location/locationevent/*_id/method/observationmeasure,

project_id,/location/locationevent/*_id/project/sourceaccessioncode,

date_finish,"/location/locationevent/_if[@name=""if subplot""]/then/_if[@name=""if has event""]/cond/_exists",

SiteCode,"/location/locationevent/_if[@name=""if subplot""]/then/_if[@name=""if has event""]/then/parent_id/locationevent/*_id/location/authorlocationcode/_if[@name=""if subplot""]/then",Brad: plotCode is as-assigned by data provider; guranteed to be unique only within dataset (=project)

date_finish,"/location/locationevent/_if[@name=""if subplot""]/then/_if[@name=""if has event""]/then/parent_id/locationevent/obsenddate/_alt/1",

vegetation_2,/location/locationevent/commclass/commdetermination/*_id/commconcept/*_id/*/commname/_alt/1,

date_finish,/location/locationevent/obsenddate/_alt/1,

Precip,/location/locationevent/precipitation_m,

soil_acidity,"/location/locationevent/soilobs/acidity_fraction/_percent_to_fraction/value/_map:[""<0.05""=0,*=*]/value",Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_cation_cap,/location/locationevent/soilobs/cationexchangecapacity_cmol_kg,

clay_percent,/location/locationevent/soilobs/clay_fraction/_percent_to_fraction/value,

soil_conductivity,/location/locationevent/soilobs/conductivity,

soil_Mg,/location/locationevent/soilobs/magnesium_fraction/_percent_to_fraction/value,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

organic_percent,/location/locationevent/soilobs/organic_fraction/_percent_to_fraction/value,

pH,/location/locationevent/soilobs/ph,"Brad: For all these soil variables, how do we store information on method, units. Seems like an ontological structure would be more appropriate (measurementName, measurementValue, measurementUnits, measurementMethod). Same as BIEN traits table. Something to discuss."

soil_P,"/location/locationevent/soilobs/phosphorus_fraction/_percent_to_fraction/value/_map:[""<1,5""=0,*=*]/value",Assuming units are % based on the range of values

sand_percent,/location/locationevent/soilobs/sand_fraction/_percent_to_fraction/value,

soil_Na,/location/locationevent/soilobs/sodium_fraction/_percent_to_fraction/value,Assuming units are % based on the range of values

soil_texture,/location/locationevent/soilobs/texture,

PlotID,"/location/locationevent/taxonoccurrence/authortaxoncode/_if[@name=""if in plot""]/cond/_exists","Brad: This is artificial internal database ID; a unique identifier within SALVIAS DB to each plot, within the table plotMetadata."

Temp,/location/locationevent/temperature_c,

Locality_Description,/location/locationnarrative/_merge/1,"Brad: No; this is free text description of locality where plot was situated, same as for DwC. Not a description of vegetation. Most likely='namedPlace.placeDescription' in VB; not sure about VX, again need to ask Nick where locality descriptions live in VX"

Habitat,"/location/locationnarrative/_merge/3/_label[label=""habitat""]/value","Brad: Free-text description of vegetation community where collected, frequently redundane wrt 'Vegetation'. Bob, Nick: keep as user defined or create special element?"

LatDec,"/location/locationplace/*_id/place/*_id/coordinates/latitude_deg/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",

lat_string,/location/locationplace/*_id/place/*_id/coordinates/verbatimlatitude,

MajorGeo,/location/locationplace/*_id/place/continent,

LatDec,"/location/locationplace/*_id/place/matched_place_id/place:[.,source_id/source/shortname=geoscrub]/*_id/coordinates:[source_id/source/shortname=geoscrub]/_first/2/latitude_deg/_nullIf:[null=0,type=float]/value",""".,"" sorts it with other coordinates mappings"

pol2,/location/locationplace/*_id/place/matched_place_id/place:[source_id/source/shortname=geoscrub]/county/_first/2,Brad: No pol2=countyParish

PolDiv1,/location/locationplace/*_id/place/matched_place_id/place:[source_id/source/shortname=geoscrub]/stateprovince/_first/2,Brad: No; pol1=stateProvince

PolDiv1,/location/locationplace/*_id/place/stateprovince,Brad: No; pol1=stateProvince

plot_notes,/location/notespublic,

slope_aspect,/location/slopeaspect_deg/_alt/1/_compass/value,

slope_gradient,/location/slopegradient_fraction/_alt/1,

PlotID,"/location/sourceaccessioncode/_join/1/_if[@name=""if subplot and unique only within parent""]/then/_first/1","Brad: This is artificial internal database ID; a unique identifier within SALVIAS DB to each plot, within the table plotMetadata."

Country_index,,** No non-empty join mapping for OMIT ** Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

ElevSource,,** No join mapping for *ElevSource **

MethodCode,,** No non-empty join mapping for OMIT ** Not globally unique after lookup_MethodCode_Description is combined with PlotMethod

PrecipSource,,** No join mapping for *PrecipSource **

PrimOwnerID_index,,** No non-empty join mapping for OMIT ** Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

RevisionComments,,** No join mapping for *RevisionComments **

lat_long_accuracy,,"** No join mapping for *lat_long_accuracy ** Plain text description of accuracy, not numeric"

new_world,,** No join mapping for *new_world **

plot_administrator_index,,** No non-empty join mapping for OMIT ** Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

pol1_type,,** No join mapping for *pol1_type **

project_id_index,,** No non-empty join mapping for OMIT ** Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation

recensused,,"** No join mapping for *recensused ** Brad: This is a 0/1 value, internal to SALVIAS. 1 indicates that a  plot has >1 set of values, from different census events.; Aaron: Different censuses are distinguished in organisms data by different census_no values"

tmp_del,,"** No join mapping for *tmp_del ** 3 plots contain ""del"" in this field and 3 in AccessCode"

tmp_del_index,,** No non-empty join mapping for OMIT ** Placeholder column created by MySQL to PostgreSQL translation