SeaBASS

Standard metadata headers are required in every SeaBASS file. Select a header to view its definition. Some headers are required in all SeaBASS files, but because of the variety of data encompassed by the file format, some headers are conditionally required, and others are optional.

Most headers exist as keyword=value pairs (for example /delimeter=comma). Whitespace is not allowed in values; if there are multiple values they are listed comma separated (no space), and if a single value would contain a space it is replaced with underscores (for example /investigators=John_Smith,Mary_Miller). Spaces are only allowed in freeform comment lines which begin with an exclamation point (e.g., ! This is a comment).

 

An example header is available just below the table of contents on this page.