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                           - EXAMPLE 2 -
                     SAMPLE DATA ENTRY FOR BIOS

  PROBLEM:  A stream survey was conducted to determine the extent of
            macroinvertebrate life.  The field data sheet is below and
            must be coded for BIOS.





    SURVEY: 3                                DATE: 10-26-88

    LOCATION: Sample bottom depth - 1 ft.
              Position - midstream
    GEAR TYPE: Hess Sampler
    OBSERVER: O. Hansen              TAXONOMIST: B. Lamborne


    SAMPLE #   ORGANISM               COUNT
    --------   --------               -----
    M-001      Cinygmula                 6
               Rhithrogena robusta       6
               Ameletus                 17
               Baetis                  148
               Ephemerella doddsi      279
               Ephemerella inermis     758
               Nemouridae               11
               Zapada haysi            171
               Podmosta delicatula     165
               Isoperla                  6
               Megarcys signata         40
               Chloroperlidae           92
               Turbellaria              63

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  SOLUTION:  The first step is to establish your agency code and
             reference tables.  If your agency is new to STORET/BIOS
             you must call STORET user assistance in Washington, D.C.
             (800) 424-9067.  When this is done an agency code will be
             assigned and a contact person established to be
             responsible for the data.  The individual making the
             request will also choose an unlocking key (8 chars. max)
             which is required to store data for the agency. In
             addition you will be asked to provide information about
             the individuals collecting and identifying the data
             along with a date and purpose for each survey.  This
             is the only method we have for quality control of the
             data.  This information goes into three reference
             tables for each agency.  Samples of typical ones are
             listed below:


   AGENCY CODE ==> 11TRAIN   REFERENCE TABLE ==> C -
                                     INDIVIDUALS COLLECTING SAMPLES

  ENTRY              DESCRIPTION
  -------  -----------------------------------------------------------

  C-00001  HANSEN,     OLOF     202-382-7220 401 M STREET,SW
           MAILCODE PM 218 D        WASHINGTON DC 20460

  C-00002  LAMBORNE,   BARBARA  202-382-7220 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
           4400 UNIVERSITY DRIVE    FAIRFAX VA 22030


   AGENCY CODE ==> 11TRAIN   REFERENCE TABLE ==> I -
                   INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION

  ENTRY              DESCRIPTION
  -------  -----------------------------------------------------------

  I-00001  HANSEN,     OLOF     202-382-7220 401 M STREET,SW
           MAILCODE PM 218 D        WASHINGTON DC 20460

  I-00002  LAMBORNE,   BARBARA  202-382-7220 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
           4400 UNIVERSITY DRIVE    FAIRFAX VA 22030


   AGENCY CODE ==> 11TRAIN   REFERENCE TABLE ==> V -
                                  SURVEY DATES, NAMES AND PURPOSES

  ENTRY              DESCRIPTION
  -------  -----------------------------------------------------------

  V-00001  87/06/03 - BIOS SOFTWARE TEST
           MONITORING

  V-00002  87/06/13 - ESTUARINE & COASTAL ECOLOGY (SUMMER 1987)

  V-00003  88/10/26 - BIOS USER TRAINING DATA
           MONITORING
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             Once a reference table for an agency has been established
             the station location data for that agency must be stored.
             Only then can sample data for that station be entered and
             stored.  Example 1 is an example of line by line station
             storage.

             For purposes of this problem we have already stored
             station HON8 under the ficticious agency name 11TRAIN.
             The unlocking key is CHOOCHOO.

             We want to record the location, the taxa we identified, and
             any water quality data we may have for each sample.  This
             is accomplished through the use of the following BIOS
             keywords:
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      Keyword Syntax
      --------------

      FORMAT=BIOSFS,
      A=11TRAIN,
      UK=CHOOCHOO,
      S=HON8,
      SURVEY=3,
      SAMPDT=881026,

      The above information MUST be in ALL BIOS data storage jobs.

      SAMPID=M-001,
      P2=50, P81903=1,
      COLLECTOR=1, IDENTIFIER=2,
      GEAR=HESS SAMPLER,
      COMMUNITY=MACROINVERTEBRATES,
      TAXON=CINYGMULA, IDCONF=B, CNT=6,

      TAXON=RHITHROGENA ROBUSTA, IDCONF=C, CNT=6,

      TAXON=AMELETUS, IDCONF=B, CNT=17,

      TAXON=BAETIS, IDCONF=A, CNT=148,

      TAXON=EPHEMERELLA DODDSI, IDCONF=A, CNT=279,

      TAXON=EPHEMERELLA INERMIS, IDCONF=A, CNT=758,

      TAXON=NEMOURIDAE, IDCONF=B, CNT=6,

      TAXON=ZAPADA HAYSI, IDCONF=A, CNT=171,

      TAXON=PODMOSTA DELICATULA, IDCONF=A, CNT=165,

      TAXON=ISOPERLA, IDCONF=C, CNT=6,

      TAXON=MEGARCYS SIGNATA, IDCONF=B, CNT=40,

      TAXON=CHLOROPERLIDAE, IDCONF=A, CNT=92,

      TAXON=TURBELLARIA, IDCONF=B, CNT=63,

  We are now ready to submit the job using the TSO command %STORE
  'DSName' where DSName is the name of the file containing the data
  entry instructions shown above.

  Note that each keyword=value (e.g. TAXON=BAETIS) must be followed by
  a comma ','.  This is how the computer knows it is the end of the
  instruction. Several keyword=value statements can be on the same line
  as long as they are separated by commas.
