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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I certainly agree it's important! I was just saying that
a simple flag probably wouldn't be enough. I like the idea of a controlled
vocabulary (as you and John both allude to), and I can imagine about a
half-dozen terms </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>that our community will no-doubt adopt with
almost no debate..... :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>In my mind, the broadest categories (and likely most
useful) would be something like:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Native (was there without any assistance from
humans)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Introduced (got there with the assistance of humans, but
is inhabiting the natural environment)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Captive (brought by humans and still maintained in
captivity)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>You might also throw in "Cryptogenic", which is an assertion
that we do not know which of these categories a particular organism falls (not
the same as null, which means we don't know whether or not we
know)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=762205701-12102010>Of course, each of these can be further subdivded,
but </SPAN>the more we subdivide, the greater the ratio of fuzz<SPAN
class=762205701-12102010>y</SPAN>:clean distinctions.<SPAN
class=762205701-12102010> I would say that the terms should be established in
consultation with those most likely to use them (e.g., as you suggest,
distribution analysis, niche modellers, etc.) For example, it might be
useful to distinguish between an organism that was itself introduced, compared
to the progeny (or a well-established population) of an intoduced organism. This
information can be useful for separating things likely to become
established in new localities, vs. things that do not seem to "take" in a novel
environment.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Anyway...I didn't want to say a lot on this topic (too
late?); I just wanted to steer more towards controlled vocabulary, than simple
flag field.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Aloha,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=762205701-12102010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Rich</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Donald.Hobern@csiro.au
[mailto:Donald.Hobern@csiro.au] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 11, 2010 3:44
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Richard Pyle; tuco@berkeley.edu<BR><B>Cc:</B>
tdwg-content@lists.tdwg.org; tdwg-bioblitz@googlegroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B>
RE: [tdwg-content] What I learned at the TechnoBioBlitz<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I
recognise this (and could probably define many different useful flags).
The bottom line is really whether or not the location is one which should be
used for distribution analysis, niche modelling and similar activities.
There will certainly be many grey areas, but it would be good if software
could weed out captive occurrences.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Hobern, Director, Atlas of Living Australia</SPAN><SPAN
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Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601</SPAN><SPAN
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Richard Pyle [mailto:deepreef@bishopmuseum.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 12
October 2010 12:33 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Hobern, Donald (CES, Black Mountain);
tuco@berkeley.edu<BR><B>Cc:</B> tdwg-content@lists.tdwg.org;
tdwg-bioblitz@googlegroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [tdwg-content] What I
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I'm
not so sure a simple flag will do it. We have examples ranging from
animals in zoos, to escaped animals, to intentionally and unintentionally
introduced populations, to naturalized populations -- and just about
everything in-between. Where on this spectrum would you draw the line
for flagging something as "naturally occurring"?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
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tdwg-content-bounces@lists.tdwg.org
[mailto:tdwg-content-bounces@lists.tdwg.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Donald.Hobern@csiro.au<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 11, 2010 2:59
PM<BR><B>To:</B> tuco@berkeley.edu<BR><B>Cc:</B>
tdwg-content@lists.tdwg.org;
tdwg-bioblitz@googlegroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [tdwg-content] What I
learned at the TechnoBioBlitz</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Thanks,
John.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">This
is useful, but completely uncontrolled – effectively a
verbatimEstablishmentMeans. Having a more controlled version or a
simple flag which could be machine-processible in those cases where
providers can supply it would be useful.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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gtuco.btuco@gmail.com [mailto:gtuco.btuco@gmail.com] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>John Wieczorek<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 12 October 2010 11:34
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Hobern, Donald (CES, Black Mountain)<BR><B>Cc:</B>
jsachs@csee.umbc.edu; tdwg-bioblitz@googlegroups.com;
tdwg-content@lists.tdwg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [tdwg-content] What I
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal>Natural occurrence is meant
to be captured through the term dwc:establishmentMeans (<A
href="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#establishmentMeans">http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm#establishmentMeans</A>).<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 5:16 PM,
<Donald.Hobern@csiro.au> wrote:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Joel.<BR><BR>Nice summary. One addition
which we do need to resolve (and which has been suggested in recent months)
is to have a flag to indicate whether a record should be considered to show
a "natural" occurrence (in distinction from cultivation, botanic gardens,
zoos, etc.). This is not so much an issue in a BioBlitz, but is certainly a
factor with citizen science recording in general - see the number of zoo
animals in the Flickr EOL group.<BR><BR>Donald<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Donald
Hobern, Director, Atlas of Living Australia<BR>CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO
Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601<BR>Phone: (02) 62464352 Mobile:
0437990208<BR>Email: Donald.Hobern@csiro.au<BR>Web: <A
href="http://www.ala.org.au/"
target=_blank>http://www.ala.org.au/</A><o:p></o:p></P>
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On Behalf Of joel sachs<BR>Sent: Monday, 11 October 2010 10:47 PM<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:tdwg-bioblitz@googlegroups.com">tdwg-bioblitz@googlegroups.com</A>;
<A
href="mailto:tdwg-content@lists.tdwg.org">tdwg-content@lists.tdwg.org</A><BR>Subject:
[tdwg-content] What I learned at the TechnoBioBlitz<BR><BR>One of the goals
of the recent bioblitz was to think about the suitability and appropriatness
of TDWG standards for citizen science. Robert Stevenson has volunteered to
take the lead on preparing a technobioblitz lessons learned document, and
though the scope of this document is not yet determined, I think the
audience will include bioblitz organizers, software developers, and TDWG as
a whole. I hope no one is shy about sharing lessons they think they learned,
or suggestions that they have. We can use the bioblitz google group for this
discussion, and copy in tdwg-content when our discussion is
standards-specific.<BR><BR>Here are some of my immediate
observations:<BR><BR>1. Darwin Core is almost exactly right for citizen
science. However, there is a desperate need for examples and templates of
its use. To illustrate this need: one of the developers spoke of the design
choice between "a simple csv file and a Darwin Core record". But a simple
csv file is a legitimate representation of Darwin Core! To be fair to the
developer, such a sentence might not have struck me as absurd a year ago,
before Remsen said "let's use DwC for the bioblitz".<BR><BR>We provided a
couple of example DwC records (text and rdf) in the bioblitz data profile
[1]. I think the lessons learned document should include an on-line
catalog of cut-and-pasteable examples covering a variety of use cases,
together with a dead simple desciption of DwC, something like "Darwin Core
is a collection of terms, together with definitions."<BR><BR>Here are areas
where we augemented or diverged from DwC in the bioblitz:<BR><BR>i. We added
obs:observedBy [2], since there is no equivalent property in DwC, and it's
important in Citizen Science (though often not available).<BR><BR>ii. We
used geo:lat and geo:long [3] instead of DwC terms for latitude and
longitude. The geo namespace is a well used and supported standard, and
records with geo coordinates are automatically mapped by several
applications. Since everyone was using GPS to retrieve their
coordinates, we were able to assume WGS-84 as the datum.<BR><BR>If someone
had used another Datum, say XYZ, we would have added columns to the Fusion
table so that they could have expressed their coordiantes in DwC, as,
e.g.:<BR>DwC:decimalLatitude=41.5<BR>DwC:decimalLongitude=-70.7<BR>DwC:geodeticDatum=XYZ<BR><BR>(I
would argue that it should be kosher DwC to express the above as simply
XYZ:lat and XYZ:long. DwC already incorporates terms from other namespaces,
such as Dublin Core, so there is precedent for this.<BR><BR>2.
DwC:scientificName might be more user friendly than taxonomy:binomial and
the other taxonomy machine tags EOL uses for flickr images. If
DwC:scientificName isn't self-explanatory enough, a user can look it up, and
see that any scientific name is acceptable, at any taxonomic rank, or not
having any rank. And once we have a scientific name, higher ranks can be
inferred.<BR><BR>3. Catalogue of Life was an important part of the workflow,
but we had some problems with it. Future bioblitzes might consider using
something like a CoL fork, as recently described by Rod Page [4].<BR><BR>4.
We didn't include "basisOfRecord" in the original data profile, and so it
wasn't a column in the Fusion Table [5]. But when a transcriber felt it was
necessary to include in order to capture data in a particular field sheet,
she just added the column to the table. This flexibility of schema is
important, and is in harmony with the semantic web.<BR><BR>5. There seemed
to be enthusiasm for another field event at next year's TDWG. This could be
an opportunity to gather other types of data (eg.<BR>character data) and
thereby<BR>i) expose meeting particpants to another set of everyday problems
from the world of biodiversity workflows, and ii) try other TDWG technology
on for size, e.g. the observation exchange format, annotation framework,
etc.<BR><BR><BR>Happy Thanksgiving to all in Canada
-<BR>Joel.<BR>----<BR><BR><BR>1. <A
href="http://groups.google.com/group/tdwg-bioblitz/web/tdwg-bioblitz-profile-v1-1"
target=_blank>http://groups.google.com/group/tdwg-bioblitz/web/tdwg-bioblitz-profile-v1-1</A><BR>2.
Slightly bastardizing our old observation ontology - <A
href="http://spire.umbc.edu/ontologies/Observation.owl"
target=_blank>http://spire.umbc.edu/ontologies/Observation.owl</A><BR>3. <A
href="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/"
target=_blank>http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/</A><BR>4. <A
href="http://iphylo.blogspot.com/2010/10/replicating-and-forking-data-in-2010.html"
target=_blank>http://iphylo.blogspot.com/2010/10/replicating-and-forking-data-in-2010.html</A><BR>5.
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