Project: Isotopic-Data-Standardisation-Tool
Source: open_heritage_software_project_scopes.md — Project 14
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CONTEXT:
I am building an open-source isotopic and paleoecological data standardisation tool to help researchers prepare legacy datasets for submission to repositories like Neotoma and IsoArcH. I need research:

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RESEARCH PROMPT 1:

**Neotoma submission process**: What is the complete technical workflow for submitting data to the Neotoma Paleoecology Database? What are the required and optional fields for different dataset types (pollen, vertebrate, diatom, isotope)? Is there a documented API for programmatic submission, or does it require the Excel uploader tool? What validation checks does Neotoma apply?
