Passport data in Genesys
In this section, we explain what passport data is and how to handle personally identifiable and sensitive information. You will also find the minimum requirements for publishing on Genesys, the formatting rules for the Multi-Crop Passport Descriptor (MCPD) standard, and tools to validate, score, and improve your records.
What is passport data?
An introduction to passport data for genebank curators preparing to publish on Genesys: what passport data is, how it differs from characterization and evaluation data and how to manage personally identifiable and sensitive information responsibly.
MCPD 2.1
Reference list of the Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors used by Genesys.
Minimum data requirements
Which MCPD Genesys treats as mandatory, which are strongly recommended and which are optional, plus the common pitfalls in each mandatory field.
Preparing MCPD-compliant data
Step-by-step guidance on preparing passport data to the MCPD v2.1 standard, file structure, date formats, country codes, institute codes, controlled vocabularies and coordinates.
Data curation and validation
Validating your prepared passport data against the MCPD standard, understanding the Passport Data Completeness Index and iteratively improving your records over time.
Passport Data Completeness Index
Understanding the PDCI score, how it is calculated based on accession type, and how to use it as a diagnostic tool for data curation.