2. Features

TPPS has many features that make data collection easier for administrators. Here are a few notable ones:

2.1. Data Types and Standards

Support for genotype, phenotype, and environmental data and metadata
Support for population, association, and landscape genetics studies
Support for ontology standards, including the Minimum Information About a Plant Phenotyping Experiment (MIAPPE)
Support for standard genotyping file formats, such as .VCF
Automatically submits data according to the Tripal CHADO database schema

Data is standardized and stored in the local database so that other tools, for example, CartograPlant, can easily collect and analyze it
Restricted access to approved users of the site
Accepted studies are associated and stored in the database with longterm accessions that can be used in publication
The studies can be queried or downloaded (flatfiles) through the Tripal interface
Display both complete and incomplete submissions on ‘TPPS Submissions’ user profile tab

Map thumbnails for quick visual validation
Auto-complete appropriate fields based on information from the user profile
Load data from NCBI based on a provided BioProject accession number
Automatically parse file contents for submission to the CHADO schema
Save user progress on incomplete submissions
Form flexibility to ensure only the minimum necessary information is being required, but users may provide additional information if they choose