 collection, whether contained in local R objects or existing on a DataONE repository, will be informally referred to as a <code>package</code> or ‘data package’. Figure 1. is a diagram of a typical DataONE package showing a metadata file that describes, or <code>documents</code> the data granules that the package contains.</p>
<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DataONEorg/rdataone/main/vignettes/package-diagram.png"></p>
<p>The steps necessary to to prepare and upload a package to DataONE u