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An Electronic Flora of South Australia – Current and future

An Electronic Flora of South Australia – Current and future. Towards a common approach to electronic floras workshop 3-4 December 2007. Current status. Hard copy 1986 – 4 th Edition of the vascular Flora of SA Collaborative – 70 plus authors and artists

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An Electronic Flora of South Australia – Current and future

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  1. An Electronic Flora of South Australia –Current and future Towards a common approach to electronic floras workshop 3-4 December 2007

  2. Current status • Hard copy • 1986 – 4th Edition of the vascular Flora of SACollaborative – 70 plus authors and artists • 2007-2009 – a new 5th EditionCollaborative • Electronic • 1997 – Electronic Flora of South Australia • Handbook to Acacia in South Australia digitised • subject directories with text and image files • data from Census database (synonyms) • data from Specimen databases (thumbnail maps • Progressively added OCRed 1986 Flora of SA

  3. Current status • Electronic • 1997 – Electronic Flora of South Australia • Handbook to Acacia in South Australia digitised • subject directories with text and image files • data from Census database (synonyms) • data from Specimen databases (thumbnail maps • Progressively added OCRed 1986 Flora of SA • By c. 2002 • Full 1986 Flora digitised • Batch protocol for loading Flora accounts, including indented keys: add subject prompts. • error generation protocol, validation • Full image set added – only one image per species to date (resourcing prevented more) • Provision for multiple images throughout fact sheet based on subject attribution in ADIMAGE database

  4. The new 5th Edition of Flora of South Australia • Printed (two forms) • Dynamic electronic • Review and update current EFSA protocols • DEH providing programming resources • Vision to add a “document centre” • A front end allowing seamless updating of fact sheets – interplay between author and editor • Account for all issues raised in this meeting • Data standards • Avoid double-handling – share cost-effective improvements • Fall back to use existing system

  5. Extending EFloraSA • To date limited resources to extend, now greater opportunities • reinvigoration of State Herbarium • national acceptance of collaborative on-line floras) • In region: • Vascular Plants: Use of Orchids of SA (cf. Bob Bates initiatives), Acacia in SA (Symon and Whibley; also Wattle – Maslin et al.); Trees & Shrubs of SA (Boomsma); Eucalypts of SA (Dean Nicolle) • Marine Benthic Flora of southern Australia – HBS Womersley 1980s – 2003 • FloraBase project for WA Algae • Marine Algal Flora of Australian On-line • Lichens of South Australia (Filson and Rogers) • Mosses of South Australia (Catcheside) • Larger Fungi of South Australia (Grugurinovic)

  6. Census of SA Plants • Vascular Plants • Intent is to match 100% • We are compatible, but issues: • Misapplied names – understanding, coverage often woeful • Regional distribution • Species and region flags Probably 90% up to date because for 12 months been entering into 2 databases • Perennial issue of keeping specimen database in line – systems not in place to give botanists imperatives to vet updating of collections • Non-vascular plants, algae and fungi • Census database • Marine benthic algae done – “census” • Non-vascular plants, fungi and lichens about to be added • 1st edition publication then to be enacted • Formatted print-ready .rtf file output

  7. Flora of Australia comparison • Some finer splitting of text fields (e.g. taxonomic, biological notes; vegetative, flowering, fruiting descriptions • Data incorporated • Thumbnail map (dynamic, link to full map) • Census synonymy, regional distribution • Multiple image provision • Placement by subject attribution (fine details  broad flags: whole plant, flowering, fruiting etc.)

  8. Extending EFloraSA • National: • Collaborative opportunities • Vascular flora • Algae • Other groups • Atlas of Living Australia • Be in position to participate • Lowest common denominator issue.

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