iband7: IBP banding data entry system |  |
iband7: IBP banding data entry system | |
The protocol used between Zoological Data Processing and IBP has two parts: inputs to this system, and outputs.
The input to this system consists of banding sheets and authority files.
The output is a flat database file that IBP imports into their banding database. We refer to this file's format as the output format.
All these protocol elements have changed several times over the years. Here is a list of protocols still supported, with the field year of each change.
The feather-pulled field must now be either letter “O” (one outer primary pulled) or letter “I” (two primaries pulled, one outer and one inner); formerly it was just “P” for feather pulled.
A new field was added at the end of the sheet: cloacal swab, containing either 1 or 2. Code F was added in the 2007 field season.
For the output record format, see Section 5, “The current MAPS/MAWS output format”.