AuScope Instrument Registry User Guide
About this guide
This guide explains how to search, register and manage instruments, platforms, parties and taxonomies in the AuScope Instrument Registry. Screenshots show the interface at the time of writing; the live application may differ in minor detail.
This work is supported through AuScope and is funded by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
1. Introduction
What the AuScope Instrument Registry is for and who it serves.
2. Data Schema
The PIDINST metadata standard, AuScope adjustments, DataCite publishing and versioning.
3. Controlled Vocabularies
GCMD keywords, custom taxonomies and Parties as controlled terms.
4. Home Page
Navigating the registry, logging in, and the four core concepts.
5. Instruments
Searching, filtering, creating and versioning instrument records.
6. Platforms
Searching and managing configurations of multiple instruments.
7. Parties
Managing owners, manufacturers, funders and contacts, with ROR integration.
8. Taxonomies
Browsing and maintaining hierarchical controlled vocabularies.
9. References
Source standards and specifications cited throughout this guide.
Quick start
You do not need an account to browse the registry. Searching and viewing published instrument and platform records is open to everyone.
- Search instruments — find individual devices by name, model, owner, manufacturer or measured variable.
- Browse platforms — explore configurations of several instruments deployed together.
- View parties — see the organisations and contacts behind the instruments.
- Explore taxonomies — the controlled vocabularies used to classify records.