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29 docs tagged with "Data Providers"

For genebanks and organizations sharing their PGRFA data on Genesys

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Being a Genesys data provider

Guidance for genebanks considering joining Genesys: what it means to be a provider, how it integrates with other systems, and the impact of publishing data.

Beyond passport data

How to provide characterization, evaluation, and other data beyond passport data to Genesys.

Data curation and validation

Validating your prepared passport data against the MCPD standard, understanding the PDCI and iteratively improving your records over time.

Data Providers

Guides and resources for genebanks and organizations providing data to Genesys

Embedded Genesys

Integrate Genesys data directly into your institutional website with Embedded Genesys, a JavaScript library for genebanks.

Frequency of data updates

How often to update your data, how to handle accessions whose status changes over time, and why regular updates matter for you and the community.

Genesys Uploader Tool

Installing, configuring, and using the Genesys Uploader Tool to map and publish passport data to Genesys.

How to get help

The support channels, community resources, and reference materials available to you as a Genesys data provider.

Joining Genesys

An introduction to Genesys for new genebanks and data providers

Maintaining quality

How to keep your Genesys data high quality over time through ongoing curation, staying current with the ecosystem, and communicating significant changes.

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.

Procedure to join Genesys

The end-to-end procedure for a genebank or network to become a Genesys data provider, from creating a user account through to publishing your first passport data.

Requests for material

How material requests work in Genesys: what happens when users request accessions from your collection, what you receive as a data provider, how you respond, the role Genesys plays alongside the SMTA and the provider-side controls that let you manage which of your accessions can be requested and when.

Required information

The specific information you need to provide to the Crop Trust before they can draft a Data Provider Agreement for your institute.

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.

Who signs the DPA, on whose behalf

Guidance on signatory authority for the Genesys DPA: who can sign, when one institute can sign on behalf of others and how exceptional cases are handled.