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Species on the W.W.W(eb)

Species on the W.W.W(eb). Camiel Dijkers, AquaSense. Present situation in the Netherlands (and…..?) standardisation of ecological assessment (EWFD) growing need for exchange of information constantly changing nomenclature disappearing taxonomic knowlegde. ENTAX and the CIW.

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Species on the W.W.W(eb)

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  1. Species on the W.W.W(eb) Camiel Dijkers, AquaSense • Present situation in the Netherlands (and…..?) • standardisation of ecological assessment (EWFD) • growing need for exchange of information • constantly changing nomenclature • disappearing taxonomic knowlegde

  2. ENTAX and the CIW • Management of taxa and coding systems • for Commission for Integrated Water management (www.CIW.nl) • for national and regional institions, dealing with water management • Demands • centralised registration of taxa • combining taxa, names and coding systems • validation of content by taxonomical experts • freely available information and free data-exchange

  3. - How does it work ? What technology is used ? • Wat does it contain ? Show interfaces site ewb The Taxonomica-concept • Encyclopaedia Taxonomica (ENTAX): • Browser-based system for management of taxonomical information • EcoWorkbench: • Client management-tool for local usage, data-exchange and validation ENTAX = a tool for management of taxa and coding systems, as a basis for management of monitoring data +

  4. ENTAX and its site • freely available through internet • search for taxa and coding systems • hierarchical database

  5. ENTAX and its EcoWorkBench • for local use • for announcement of mutations or new names • for validation by experts • automated message notification system (email) • scalable expert voting system • for free! download or order cdROM

  6. Technology of ENTAX • Database in Microsoft SQL Server • Secure XML data-exchange • XML Schema for data exchange available • XML between EWB and the outside World

  7. What can be found in ENTAX • Basic taxonomic information • globally unique identifier for each taxon • former name-coding system IAWM • CIW; introduction of TCN-coding system • (Taxon Code Netherlands) • attributes per taxon: • scientific and local names • synonyms/homonyms • author(s) • taxonomic parent and rank • coding systems: international/national

  8. Content of ENTAX • Present content; over 40.000 names • diatoms • zooplankton • macro-invertebrates • birds • new content; before end 2002 • fish • macrophytes • phytoplankton

  9. ENTAX and the future? • ENTAX integrated with monitoring data • Integrated part of Information desk water (www.idsw.nl) • More internationally focussed • Cooperation with other taxonomic databases • ENTAX-foundation? Technology is not the solution, it’s only a way to reach your solution!

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