Step 2 - Fill in Templates
create_spice() reads in the files from that directory and creates a set of template metadata files for the user to populate. These metadata templates will include some data extracted from the user’s datafiles, including things like file names and measured variable names to aid the user in populating the metadata files.
Once these are created, you need to fill in each template file with the remaining metadata. Templates can be filled either:
- With the integrated Shiny applications (
edit_attributes(),edit_access(),edit_creators(),edit_biblio()) - Manually (i.e., with a text or CSV/spreadsheet editor)
For new and even advanced users, option (1) is probably easier and more friendly.
Metadata Files
creators.csv: One row for each creator, and gives their affiliation, contact email, ORCID, etc.attributes.csv: This is where most of the user data entry will take place. For each variable, its name, units, and a written description are filled in.biblio.csv: Citation information about the project, as much or as little data as possible can be included, but if things like bounding box coordinates are not included, then when the website is generated there will not be a bounding box map generated.access.csv: Includes a row for each file that was read in, and documents the name of each file and its format.
