IVIS Laboratory

Instructions For The IVIS Archive Database

Author: Nathan Beauchamp (Science Data Archivist)

Archive Processing

• Convert/Save excel file into CSV (comma delimited) format
• File needs to have columns labeled for ease of organization (IE data headers)
• Main menu → new (creates new database) → paste/import required file
• NOTE: If creating a new database, check import data format as wrong formats can cause data to not appear

Updated Database Exportation

• Main menu → copy/export (under Tools)
• NOTE: Exported as CSV file

Add Data to Existing Databases

• Press "+" symbol on the bottom right of the screen to add a new row (manually enter new record)
• New records can be imported as a CSV file like the original database
• Include only new information
• Include the same headers as the current database so data lines up correctly
• NOTE: This will not add a new set of headers as a seperate row

IVIS Archive Map Abbreviations

• Great - Great map is nearly in perfect condition with no stains, tears, or large wrinkles.
• Good - Map is slightly damaged by some tears along edge or wrinkled due to use over time.
• Worn - Map is aged and is starting to tear along edges or seams.
• Poor - Map is very worn with large tears and/or large water stains.
• Yellowed - Paper is aged and yellowed, generally a poor-quality paper that is easily worn due to age

• CCM: controlled color photomosaic
• CM: controlled photomosaic
• RMC: (R) shaded relief, (M) markings, (C) contour lines
• T: topographic contours and nomenclature only; no image
• A: shaded relief with albedo markings
• N: nomenclature
• OM: orthophotomosaic
• High Res: high resolution
• Med. Res: medium resolution
• MTM: transverse Mercator projection for Mars
• Number: in title, this indicates a map, CD or item that have the same title but differ in type/date or location; added for disambiguation

IVIS Archive Sample Abbreviations

• VS: very small rock sample; < 1 in
• S: small rock sample; size ~1-2 in
• M: medium rock sample; size ~2-3 in
• L: large rock sample; size ~3-4 in
• XL: extra Large rock sample; size >4 in

• UNS: designates unknown samples that do not have a given sample name
• MLD or MLDF: Medicine Lake dacite flow
• CVP coarsely-vesiculated pumice
• FVP: finely-vesiculated pumice
• OBS: obsidian
• CP: lava coarse and porphyritic lava
• GCCP: Glass Creek coarsely porphyritic sample
• GCCVP: Glass Creek coarse vesicular pumice sample
• GCDM: Glass Creek dense microcrystalline sample
• bgml: Big Glass Mountain
• bgmo: Big Glass Mountain obsidian
• odo: Obsidian Dome obsidian
• BGM: Big Glass Mountain
• PVZ: penacontay volcano zone in Mexico (elegante samples)

• RS: right side of drawer
• M: middle of drawer
• LS: left side of drawer
• Col1 or Col2: column 1 or column 2 of specified section of drawer

• M-: map ID#; also indicates misc. item that is not a photo
• P-: photo ID#
• CD-: CD ID#
• B-: book ID#
• S- Geologic sample ID#
• CS-: indicates particulate sample ID# located in SRCC 522 Spec Lab storage case