FAIRe2MDT

This R script converts data in the FAIRe format for submission to GBIF via the Metabarcoding Data Toolkit (MDT). Learn more about MDT at: https://www.gbif.org/metabarcoding

Changelog

All notable changes to the FAIRe2MDT.R will be documented in this file. Older versions of the script are archived in the /previous_versions folder for reproducibility.

[v1.1.0] - 2025-07-16

• Removed the assay_name column from the sample metadata sheet, as it was duplicated in both the sample and study sheets. While the assay_name field is necessary in the FAIRe format to support multiple assays within a single dataset, the MDT format assumes each dataset corresponds to a single assay and therefore does not require this field in the sample sheet.
• Renamed samp_name to id in the sample sheet
• Renamed seq_id to id in the taxonomy sheet

[v1.0.0] - 2025-01-23

• Initial public release of FAIRe2MDT tool

Note:

This script is versioned independently from the FAIRe metadata checklist, which uses semantic versions like v1.0, v1.0.2.