DEPLOYMENT and PLATFORM Metadata Submission Form

Enter as much information as possible, platform name and type are required; deployment identification is required for platforms that are vessel (e.g. cruises). Please send your completed form or questions to info@bco-dmo.org.
For full instructions, see our “See How to Get Started” page: http://www.bco-dmo.org/how-get-started
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Part 1. If your cruise was aboard a US academic vessel, please check the Rolling Deck to Repository catalog at http://www.rvdata.us/catalog to see if your cruise is registered.  If so, please include the R2R catalog URL here:  

If you included the R2R site URL for your cruise above, then skip to Part 3 below. If not, please complete Parts 2 and 3.
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Part 2. The deployment is not registered at R2R. Please complete as much information as possible about the deployment (cruise, mooring, etc.).
Platform Name:  [ Name of ship, vehicle, etc. ]

Platform type:  [ For example: vessel, mooring, satellite, aircraft, submarine-manned, AUV ]

Deployment:  [ Cruise ID, mooring ID, dive number ]

Start date: [ Date ship left port; date mooring deployed ]

End date: [ Date ship returned to port; date mooring recovered ]
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Part 3. For all deployments, please provide as much of the remaining information as possible.
Chief Scientist name and contact information:
Name:
Email:
Phone: 
Mailing Address:

ORCID: [ If you don’t currently have an ORCID number, you can register for one at https://orcid.org/register. ORCID’s are unique persistent identifiers assigned to individuals to enable easy disambiguation and ensure proper credit for work. It is free to register. ]
Affiliation/Institution during data acquisition: 
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Long-term contact name and contact information:  [ Best person to contact with any future questions about this deployment.]
Name:
Email:
Phone: 
Mailing Address:

ORCID: [ If you don’t currently have an ORCID number, you can register for one at https://orcid.org/register. ORCID’s are unique persistent identifiers assigned to individuals to enable easy disambiguation and ensure proper credit for work. It is free to register. ]

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Deployment Synonyms:  [ Other names used to refer to this cruise or deployment ]

Coordinated Platforms: [ Platform deployments coordinated with this one ]

Project:  [ Associated project or program name ]

Location:  [ General description of study area; Ex: Sub-Antarctic waters 48 S 173 E.; lat/lon bounding box ]

Related files:  [ Include supporting documents: science or cruise plan, cruise report, cruise track data and maps ]
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[Form Version: Apr.13, 2022]