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Bringing Organism Observations Into Bioinformatics Networks. Steve Kelling Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Data to Knowledge. digital data are not only the output of research, but the foundation for new scientific insights (NSF 2007).
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Bringing Organism Observations Into Bioinformatics Networks Steve Kelling Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Data to Knowledge digital data are not only the output of research, but the foundation for new scientific insights (NSF 2007) Observations are not only the output of research, but the foundation for new scientific insights
Data about the occurrence of an organism What, Where, When, How and By Whom
Rhipiduraleucophrys Willy Wagtail
Natural History Collections Broad-scale Surveys Directed Surveys
Organize mountains of observations in standardized structures for access, analysis, and visualization of biodiversity.
Not only do we need information on the occurrence of an organism, but we need to better understand how thoseoccurrences were gathered.
Data Gathering Information Project Code Sampling Event Identifier Protocol Identifier
Garbage Out Data In