Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
SESAR (System for Earth Sample Registration) at Columbia University Lamont-Doherty.
- Is an instance
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History collections as a research sample repository.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A dataset repository without physical samples is not a sample repository.
- Not an instance
A library of published reports is not a sample repository.
Editorial commentary
Sample repositories span domains from geosciences (SESAR, the international IGSN allocator) and oceanography (rock-core and water-sample archives) to environmental (insect and plant-specimen collections) and biomedical (biobanks, biorepositories). They differ from data repositories by managing physical artefacts: storage logistics (climate-controlled facilities, freezers), shipping, and physical-condition QA matter alongside the digital metadata layer. PID-minting at sample registration (IGSN-style) is now best practice in many sample-repository communities.
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Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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