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Crop Calendar Stage Source Key Tool

Preserve supplied crop-stage source/edition context without selecting phenology dates.

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Description

Encode [source,edition,cropCode,stageCode] as JSON text.

Farm data records connect field, event, sensor and source identifiers with observation and verification flags. Literal keys and supported-record shares help reconcile those records without authenticating a source, identifying a physical object or establishing measurement quality. Repeated IDs may need a different denominator from repeated rows.

Encode [source,edition,cropCode,stageCode] as JSON text.

When to use this tool

Use Crop Calendar Stage Source Key when checking the stated agricultural source, identity or record-support convention.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter cropCode, stageCode, source, edition. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read key. Use the output convention below.

Require nonempty cropCode, stageCode, source and edition. Encode [source,edition,cropCode,stageCode] as JSON text.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
cropCodeCrop CodeRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
stageCodeStage CodeRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
sourceCaller-supplied source label, not independently authenticated.Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
editionEditionRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
keyKeyRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "cropCode": "C1",
    "stageCode": "02",
    "source": "calendar-A",
    "edition": "v1"
  },
  "output": {
    "key": "[\"calendar-A\",\"v1\",\"C1\",\"02\"]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • A namespaced key does not establish that the crop/stage code exists or is compatible across sources.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Inspect original records, authoritative identifier schemes and calibrated measurements before merging data or drawing agricultural conclusions.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: agroinformatics/crop-calendar-stage-source-key — tool.io

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