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BUILDING HIGHWAYS IN THE INFORMATICS LANDSCAPEEd Baker 10.6084/m9.figshare.749699
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We need to move from this…
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…to this
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HOW?
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All of these systems:
• Have different data models
• Are written in different programming languages
• Are mutually incompatible
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How do we make these systems talk?
Requirements
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How do we make these systems talk?
Requirements
Each pair can define a way of
communicating with each other
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How do we make these systems talk?
Requirements
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How do we make these systems talk?
Requirements
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We need a lingua franca of biodiversity informatics
Requirements
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We need a lingua franca of biodiversity informatics
Requirements
Any language that is widely used as a means of communication
among speakers of other languages.
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Requirements
Common Intermediary
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Easily understood• People• Machines
Easy to share• Using existing technology and infrastructure
Requirements
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Easily understood• People• Machines
Easy to share• Using existing technology and infrastructure
Can read in Excel
Requirements
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Easily understood• People• Machines
Easy to share• Using existing technology and infrastructure
Can read in Excel
Everything precisely defined
Requirements
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Easily understood• People• Machines
Easy to share• Using existing technology and infrastructure
Can read in Excel
Everything precisely defined
Standard formats: csv, zipStandard delivery: via the web
Requirements
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Core File
(classification)
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Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
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Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
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Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
STAR SCHEMA
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Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
Meta.xml
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Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
Meta.xmlWhat is each file?
What does each column in a file contain?
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Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
Meta.xml
dwca.zip
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dwca.zip
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dwca.zip
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dwca.zip
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WHAT’S THE BENEFIT?
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These images came from the Scratchpad
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These images came from the Scratchpad
So did this description
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This map didn’t
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Aggregators allow us to…
• provide a single user interface to many different systems.
• search easily across multiple datasets simultaneously (and combine results).
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You can also share data with …
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You can also share data with …
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