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Table 1 COG-UK minimal mandatory metadata specification

From: CLIMB-COVID: continuous integration supporting decentralised sequencing for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance

Data item

Field name

Description

Base access level (public, consortium or restricted)

Mandatory

Central sample ID

central_sample_id

A unique identifier to refer to the sample within the consortium

Public

Yes

Date of sample (collected)

collection_date

The date the sample was collected

Public

Yes (otherwise received_date)

Date of sample (received)

received_date

The earliest date that this sample was known to be checked in to a diagnostic or sequencing laboratory

Public

No (unless collection_date is not provided)

Country code

adm1

The country in which the sample was collected

Public

Yes

County

adm2

The county within the UK in which the sample was collected

Consortium

Strongly recommended

Sampling strategy

is_surveillance

Whether this sample was collected as part of a random surveillance strategy, or a targeted outbreak analysis

Consortium

Yes