Project Vocabulary

[current approved version: 2020.0]

The Vocabulary for Project defines enumerations for attributes above. These are controlled lists of defined terms. These terms may be used either as provided in full or as a reduced subset relevant to the purpose for which they are being used. They should not be modified or augmented with additional terms as this would prevent shareability and effective aggregation.

Provisional

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Entity	Attribute Name	Vocabulary terms	Comments
project	hasTag	Fees applicable Suitable for children Teaching materials available Do-it-yourself Participate from home	Check with SciStarter for full listing of tags that they use. Need to ensure that the list is comprehensive and terms are mutually exclusive.
project	difficultyLevel	Easy Medium Hard
project	projectStatus	Not yet started Active Periodically active On hold Completed Abandoned
project	projectScienceType	Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences - Agriculture, Land And Farm Management Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences - Animal Production Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences - Crop And Pasture Production Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences - Fisheries Sciences Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences - Forestry Sciences Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences - Horticultural Production Art Theory And Criticism Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Biological Sciences - Ecology Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology Biological Sciences - Genetics Biological Sciences - Microbiology Biological Sciences - Other Biological Sciences Biological Sciences - Physiology Biological Sciences - Plant Biology Biological Sciences - Zoology Chemical Sciences - Analytical Chemistry Chemical Sciences - Inorganic Chemistry Chemical Sciences - Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry Chemical Sciences - Medicinal And Biomolecular Chemistry Chemical Sciences - Organic Chemistry Chemical Sciences - Physical Chemistry Chemical Sciences - Theoretical And Computational Chemistry Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences Earth Sciences - Geochemistry Earth Sciences - Geology Earth Sciences - Geophysics Earth Sciences - Hydrological Sciences Earth Sciences - Oceanography Earth Sciences - Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience Engineering - Aerospace Engineering Engineering - Automotive Engineering Engineering - Biomedical Engineering Engineering - Chemical Engineering Engineering - Civil Engineering Engineering - Electrical And Electronic Engineering Engineering - Environmental Engineering Engineering - Food Sciences Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering Engineering - Maritime Engineering Engineering - Materials Engineering Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Engineering - Other Engineering Engineering - Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy Environmental Sciences - Ecological Applications Environmental Sciences - Environmental Science And Management Environmental Sciences - Soil Sciences Information And Computing Sciences - Artificial Intelligence And Image Processing Information And Computing Sciences - Computation Theory And Mathematics Information And Computing Sciences - Computer Software Information And Computing Sciences - Distributed Computing Information And Computing Sciences - Information Systems Information And Computing Sciences - Library And Information Studies Language, Communication And Culture - Communication And Media Studies Language, Communication And Culture - Cultural Studies Language, Communication And Culture - Language Studies Language, Communication And Culture - Linguistics Language, Communication And Culture - Literary Studies Law And Legal Studies Mathematical Sciences - Mathematical Physics Mathematical Sciences - Numerical And Computational Mathematics Mathematical Sciences - Other Mathematical Sciences Medical And Health Sciences - Cardiorespiratory Medicine And Haematology Medical And Health Sciences - Clinical Sciences Medical And Health Sciences - Complementary And Alternative Medicine Medical And Health Sciences - Dentistry Medical And Health Sciences - Human Movement And Sports Science Medical And Health Sciences - Immunology Medical And Health Sciences - Medical Biochemistry And Metabolomics Medical And Health Sciences - Medical Microbiology Medical And Health Sciences - Medical Physiology Medical And Health Sciences - Neurosciences Medical And Health Sciences - Nursing Medical And Health Sciences - Nutrition And Dietetics Medical And Health Sciences - Oncology And Carcinogenesis Medical And Health Sciences - Optometry And Ophthalmology Medical And Health Sciences - Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine Medical And Health Sciences - Pharmacology And Pharmaceutical Sciences Medical And Health Sciences - Public Health And Health Services Philosophy And Religious Studies - Applied Ethics Philosophy And Religious Studies - History And Philosophy Of Specific Fields Philosophy And Religious Studies - Philosophy Philosophy And Religious Studies - Religion And Religious Traditions Physical Sciences - Astronomical And Space Sciences Physical Sciences - Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle And Plasma Physics Physical Sciences - Classical Physics Physical Sciences - Condensed Matter Physics Physical Sciences - Optical Physics Physical Sciences - Other Physical Sciences Physical Sciences - Quantum Physics Psychology And Cognitive Sciences - Cognitive Science Psychology And Cognitive Sciences - Psychology Statistics Studies In Human Society - Anthropology Studies In Human Society - Criminology Studies In Human Society - Demography Studies In Human Society - Human Geography Studies In Human Society - Other Studies In Human Society Studies In Human Society - Policy And Administration Studies In Human Society - Political Science Studies In Human Society - Social Work Studies In Human Society - Sociology Technology - Agricultural Biotechnology Technology - Communications Technologies Technology - Computer Hardware Technology - Environmental Biotechnology Technology - Industrial Biotechnology Technology - Medical Biotechnology Technology - Nanotechnology Technology - Other Technology
project	unRegions	Africa - Northern Africa (015) Africa - Sub-Saharan Africa (202) Americas – South America (005) Americas – North America (003) Asia - Central Asia 143) Asia - Eastern Asia (030) Asia - South-eastern Asia (035) Asia - Southern Asia (034) Asia - Western Asia (145) Europe - Eastern Europe (151) Europe - Northern Europe (154) Europe - Southern Europe (039) Europe - Western Europe (155) Oceania - Australia and New Zealand (053) Oceania - Melanesia (054) Oceania - Micronesia (057) Oceania - Polynesia (061) World (001)
project	scientificProcessInvolved	Annotation Audio or video recording Classification or tagging DIY hacking/making Data analysis Data entry Download software for distributed computing Finding entities Geolocation Identification Learning Measurement Observation Photography Problem solving Sample analysis Site selection and/or description Specimen/sample collection Transcription
project	projectCountry	Afghanistan Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas (the) Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory (the) Brunei Darussalam "Bulgaria", "Burkina Faso", "Burundi", "Cabo Verde", "Cambodia", "Cameroon", "Canada", "Cayman Islands (the)", "Central African Republic (the)", "Chad", "Chile", "China", "Christmas Island", "Cocos (Keeling) Islands (the)", "Colombia", "Comoros (the)", "Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)", "Congo (the)", "Cook Islands (the)", "Costa Rica", "Côte d'Ivoire", "Croatia", "Cuba", "Curaçao", "Cyprus", "Czechia", "Denmark", "Djibouti", "Dominica", "Dominican Republic (the)", "Ecuador", "Egypt", "El Salvador", "Equatorial Guinea", "Eritrea", "Estonia", "Eswatini", "Ethiopia", "Falkland Islands (the) [Malvinas]", "Faroe Islands (the)", "Fiji", "Finland", "France", "French Guiana", "French Polynesia", "French Southern Territories (the)", "Gabon", "Gambia (the)", "Georgia", "Germany", "Ghana", "Gibraltar", "Greece", "Greenland", "Grenada", "Guadeloupe", "Guam", "Guatemala", "Guernsey", "Guinea", "Guinea-Bissau", "Guyana", "Haiti", "Heard Island and McDonald Islands", "Holy See (the)", "Honduras", "Hong Kong", "Hungary", "Iceland", "India", "Indonesia", "Iran (Islamic Republic of)", "Iraq", "Ireland", "Isle of Man", "Israel", "Italy", "Jamaica", "Japan", "Jersey", "Jordan", "Kazakhstan", "Kenya", "Kiribati", "Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)", "Korea (the Republic of)", "Kuwait", "Kyrgyzstan", "Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)", "Latvia", "Lebanon", "Lesotho", "Liberia", "Libya", "Liechtenstein", "Lithuania", "Luxembourg", "Macao", "Madagascar", "Malawi", "Malaysia", "Maldives", "Mali", "Malta", "Marshall Islands (the)", "Martinique", "Mauritania", "Mauritius", "Mayotte", "Mexico", "Micronesia (Federated States of)", "Moldova (the Republic of)", "Monaco", "Mongolia", "Montenegro", "Montserrat", "Morocco", "Mozambique", "Myanmar", "Namibia", "Nauru", "Nepal", "Netherlands (the)", "New Caledonia", "New Zealand", "Nicaragua", "Niger (the)", "Nigeria", "Niue", "Norfolk Island", "North Macedonia", "Northern Mariana Islands (the)", "Norway", "Oman", "Pakistan", "Palau", "Palestine, State of", "Panama", "Papua New Guinea", "Paraguay", "Peru", "Philippines (the)", "Pitcairn", "Poland", "Portugal", "Puerto Rico", "Qatar", "Réunion", "Romania", "Russian Federation (the)", "Rwanda", "Saint Barthélemy", "Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha", "Saint Kitts and Nevis", "Saint Lucia", "Saint Martin (French part)", "Saint Pierre and Miquelon", "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines", "Samoa", "San Marino", "Sao Tome and Principe", "Saudi Arabia", "Senegal", "Serbia", "Seychelles", "Sierra Leone", "Singapore", "Sint Maarten (Dutch part)", "Slovakia", "Slovenia", "Solomon Islands", "Somalia", "South Africa", "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands", "South Sudan", "Spain", "Sri Lanka", "Sudan (the)", "Suriname", "Svalbard and Jan Mayen", "Sweden", "Switzerland", "Syrian Arab Republic (the)", "Taiwan (Province of China)", "Tajikistan", "Tanzania, the United Republic of", "Thailand", "Timor-Leste", "Togo", "Tokelau", "Tonga", "Trinidad and Tobago", "Tunisia", "Turkey", "Turkmenistan", "Turks and Caicos Islands (the)", "Tuvalu", "Uganda", "Ukraine", "United Arab Emirates (the)", "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)", "United States Minor Outlying Islands (the)", "United States of America (the)", "Uruguay", "Uzbekistan", "Vanuatu", "Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)", "Viet Nam", "Virgin Islands (British)", "Virgin Islands (U.S.)", "Wallis and Futuna", "Western Sahara*", "Yemen", "Zambia", "Zimbabwe
Project	projectResearchType		These need to be determined and agreed
contactPoint	meansOfContact	Email Phone Website Physical address
contactPoint	contactPointType		These types need to be determined and agreed
projectParticipants	projectParticipantAge	Elementary school (6-10) Middle school (11-13) Youth/teen (up to 17) Families General public Targeted group	Check whether these categories are appropriate and comprehensive enough.
projectAssociatedParty	projectUsFederalSponsor	Department of Interior Department of Commerce Department of Health and Human Services Central Intelligence Agency Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of Justice Department of State Department of Transportation Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Labor Federal Communications Commission General Services Administration Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Archives and Records Administration National Endowment for the Arts National Science Foundation White House Office of Personnel Management Peace Corps Smithsonian Institution Environmental Protection Agency US Department of Agriculture Other	What is the best way to handle categorical lists like this where organisations change names quite frequently?
projectAssociatedParty	projectAssociatedPartyRole	Agent Collaborator Partner Sponsor/funder Stakeholder
projectFundingSourceType	fundingSourceTypeSubsetA	Public - national Public - state Public - local Public - in-kind Private - in-kind Private - industry/corporate Private - philanthropic Private - bequeath/other Private - NGO	This is a fairly generic list and, provided it is comprehensive and representative enough, could serve that purpose for all.
projectFundingSourceType	fundingSourceTypeSubsetB	NSF Grants Direct Funding from a Federal Agency Direct Funding from the Federal Government Private Partnerships Museum Partnerships University Partnerships Grants from Foundations Grants from non-NSF Federal Agencies Other	This is a very specific national list needed for categorical filtering of information. There may be a need for other similare such lists which the model could support by adding as SubsetC, subset D, etc.
projectMedia	projectMediaType	Image file Image URL Audio file Audio URL Video file Video URL