2. Data Collection
* Novel sample collection system written
in Python
* Runs in Linux
* Available freely as Open Source
* Uses a GPS Dongle to get exact position
and time for every sample
* Stores collected data in a MySQL
database
* Can migrate all data to central LIMS
3. Database
* Implemented in MySQL
* Runs in a linux server at SLU
* Maintained in LabCollector,
(a commercial LIMS software)
slightly modified.
* Nightly database backups
* Data kept with complete metadata to
ensure the most value from sampling