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Enhancing Cybertaxonomy Through the EDIT Platform: An Overview

Explore the EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy, a cutting-edge tool for taxonomists to streamline data management and collaboration. Learn about its components, data domain, and new developments. Discover how it integrates with various tools and services for efficient taxonomic research.

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Enhancing Cybertaxonomy Through the EDIT Platform: An Overview

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  1. Conference 2008 TDWG EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy – An Overview Andreas Müller, Andreas Kohlbecker, Pepe Ciardelli, Julius Welby, Pere Roca,Niels Hoffmann, Patricia Kelbert, Lutz Suhrbier and Edit co-workers

  2. What’s that ?? • Platform … taxonomist for • Cybertaxonomy Taxonomy, Computer, Web

  3. Platform Cache machine • Travel faster reusable Bookshop Trains (tools) McDonalds • Train platform • (station) • Trac system Photoshop • Adapter Show it Feedback Police don’t loose anything Timetable

  4. Platform Architecture • YES • Independent components (desktop or web applications or services for machines) • Old (existing) & new developments • Service oriented (SOA) • Adaptable to individual institutional IT preconditions • Gradual migration • Adaptable to new challenges • NO • Monolithic, single user interface application • Everything new

  5. Platform Components

  6. ? Data Domain • No common standard/model exists ABCD, DC, wmf, wfs TCS SDD ABCD, DC

  7. Common Data Model (CDM) • New development • Covering all relevant areas • Leans on existing standards/ models (TCS, SDD, TDWG Ontology, Berlin Model, …) • Exchange format • Expandabel http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/cdm/v1/

  8. IO CDM Library • To access, persist & query CDM data • Database independent • Includes taxonomic business logic (Parsing, Validation,…) • JAVA / Hibernate / Spring / Eclipse • Local and remote API (Web Services) • Bulk import/export • Collaboration with other projects (e.g. CATE) (Bulk) Import/ Export

  9. New Platform Components

  10. http://search.biocase.org/edit Patricia Kelbert, BGBM Specimen and Observation Explorer for Taxonomists • Uses GBIF data • Advanced search by using taxonomic thesauri • Larger result • High quality result

  11. Geo Services Online GIS Client & Map services • Taxonomically relevant layers • Multi species symbolization • Occurrence points • Distribution per region presence/absence • Publication ready quality • … http://edit.csic.es/edit_geo/prototype/edit_project.html Pere Roca, CSIC, Madrid; Frank Theeten, RMCA, Tervuren

  12. ViTaL - Virtual Taxonomic Library • Meta Data Search (MetaLib) • OpenURL (SFX) • Harvester for known data sources (Falx) • Web UI & Web Service

  13. Single Sign-On (Shibboleth) • EDIT Federation • Shibboleth Proxy

  14. Dataportals • Drupal based • configuration • themeing • Data from CDM via web-service • Taxonomic tree • multiple trees • filter • flattening • On-the-fly maps from GeoServer • …

  15. Taxonomic Editor • Freetext • ~ Word • ↔ forms • Nameparser • Copy & Paste • Drag & Drop • Eclipse RCP • Warning & Errors • … http://dev.e-taxonomy.eu/trac/wiki/TaxonomicEditor Pepe Ciardelli, BGBM, Berlin

  16. Descriptive Data • Use existing Tools • SDD import/export functionalities for the Common Data Model • Problem with different dialects Elise Kunzelmann, Hélène Fradin; MNHN; Paris

  17. Other Tools http://www.bdtracker.net/

  18. EDIT Platform Cybergate

  19. Integrated Workflow (Example) Data- portal - Drupal Geo- server Delta CDM Server Lucid Expert² CDM SpObET uBio BCI Tax Editor Vital

  20. Where are we ? DONE • CDM v1.0 (v1.3) • CDM Library (v1.3) • Pilot implementations • ViTaL, MapViewer, GeoService,Editor, Dataportals, Shibboleth, Taxonomic Editor • Specimen & Observation Explorer is ready TODOs: • Import-/Export • Cybergate • Tools: Full functionality • CDM / Library: Roles, Versioning, (Synchronisation) • Feedback from users

  21. Thank you !

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