Catalog Submission
Catalog submission allows users to share complete plant signal recordings and related datasets with the broader Babbeleaf community. A dataset must first meet the core requirements (Babbeleaf signal data, environmental context, GPS, and user notes) in order to begin the submission process. However, before the dataset can be incorporated into the catalog, all required supporting data (images, measurements, annotations) must be completed and pass review. This ensures consistency, scientific validity, and usability across catalog entries.
Submitting to the catalog transforms a private gallery dataset into a publicly available reference entry. This process follows a staged workflow designed to balance flexibility during dataset creation with strict completeness requirements for catalog inclusion:
- Eligibility
- Only datasets that belong to a defined project can be submitted.
- The dataset must contain the core Babbeleaf data:
- Signal recordings generated by the device
- Location metadata (GPS coordinates)
- Environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, light, etc.)
- User notes describing the context of the recording
- Minimum Submission Requirements
- Once the core data is present, the user may initiate a catalog submission.
- At this stage, the system will verify that no critical fields are missing. If essential core data is absent, the submission cannot proceed.
- Completeness Requirement
- Beyond the core, all supplementary fields must be filled before the submission will be accepted into the catalog. This includes:
- Supporting images of the plant specimen
- Environmental or soil measurements (if collected)
- Annotations or descriptive metadata clarifying conditions and setup
- The catalog will not publish incomplete entries. Users may continue editing their dataset in the gallery until all required information is present.
- Beyond the core, all supplementary fields must be filled before the submission will be accepted into the catalog. This includes:
- Review Workflow
- Submissions enter a review stage where the system checks completeness and consistency.
- Entries that meet all requirements are queued for catalog inclusion.
- Incomplete submissions remain in the gallery and cannot be published until the missing elements are supplied.
- Finalization
- Once accepted, the dataset is marked as a catalog entry.
- Further edits are restricted to ensure that catalog records remain consistent for community and scientific use.
- Users retain a private gallery copy that can continue to evolve independently of the published catalog version.
This process ensures that the catalog remains a reliable resource while giving users freedom to refine their work in the gallery before contributing to the shared knowledge base.