The Harvest

Data mobilization and publishing

Legacy Site Plant Inventory Mobilization and Publishing
$175/hour x 16 hours = $2,800

Scenario: Your land trust has five years of vegetation monitoring data (2018-2022) from multiple preserves stored in varied Excel formats with inconsistent species names and plot numbering. You want to publish this data to support regional conservation planning. The Data Patch handles the complete mobilization process:

  • cleaning and standardizing site codes, survey dates, and plot coordinates across all files
  • aligning plant names against taxonomic databases (e.g. COL)
  • transforming data into Darwin Core format with appropriate survey extensions
  • conducting quality validation and flagging any remaining data gaps
  • publishing to GBIF with full metadata documentation and DOI assignment

We help you rescue valuable monitoring data from scattered spreadsheets and transform it into a published, citable resource that demonstrates conservation impact and informs regional biodiversity initiatives.

Guided Mobilization Approach
$175/hour x 6 hours = $1,050

Alternative scenario: You have staff capacity to do the hands-on data work but need expert guidance to do it right. The Data Patch provides structured consultation across three sessions:

  • initial assessment of your data and recommended cleaning steps
  • guidance on taxonomic resolution tools and Darwin Core mapping strategies
  • review of your prepared dataset and support through the GBIF publishing process

This approach leverages your team’s time while ensuring you avoid common pitfalls, making it ideal when you have interested staff and want to build internal capacity.

The harvest is the most satisfying part of any growing season—gathering everything you’ve cultivated and putting it to use. We help you bring your data in from the field and share it with the world.

We handle the transformation, formatting, and publishing so your datasets become part of the broader scientific ecosystem—discoverable, citable, and ready to inform new research.

What you get:

  • Full dataset workup cleaning, validation, and quality checks
  • Persistent identifier assistance so your data stays findable
  • Taxon resolution to align species names with recognized authorities
  • Data transformation into standard formats (Darwin Core, ISO, and others)
  • Publishing to suitable repository like GBIF and/or OBIS, with DOI assignment
  • Legacy data mobilization older datasets deserve a place in the sun too

Every dataset represents real effort in the field and the lab. We help make sure that effort keeps bearing fruit.