<div>I made up the outline below to get a better idea of what things each of the classes "needs" to have defined.</div><div><br></div><div>Another way to think of this is what do these need to be linked to.</div>
<div><br></div><div>To some extent this is structured based on how these records will be used. </div><div><br></div><div>For instance, you could simply link from an Occurrence to a Indentification, but you will probably want to display the scientificName without having to do a separate subquery. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Although some want to include all the identifications in the Occurrence record without stating which is the preferred identification; I see the need to view the identification history as a much rarer event</div>
<div>and is therefore best accessed via the record for Individual. </div><div><br></div><div>The individual has an identification history, while it would work best if the Occurrence had one preferred identification.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The use of a taxonConceptID allows all occurrences of the Mountain Lion to be found even if they have the scientific name "<i>Felis concolor</i>", "<i>Puma concolor"</i>, "<i>Puma concolor cougari</i>"</div>
<div><br></div><div>An observation of "<i>Puma concolor cougari</i>" counts as an observation of "<i>Puma concolor" </i>or of the concept <a href="http://lod.taxonconcept.org/ses/v6n7p#Species">http://lod.taxonconcept.org/ses/v6n7p#Species</a></div>
<meta charset="utf-8"><meta charset="utf-8"><meta charset="utf-8"><div><br></div><div>The names used below are mainly descriptive and should not be interpreted as proposed DWC names.</div><div><br></div><div>Occurrence is a subclass of Event</div>
<div><br></div><div>an instanceOf:Occurrence has the following attributes</div><div>( modeled based on what users will want from them)</div><div><br></div><div>instanceOf:Event</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>instanceOf:Location</div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>instanceOf:TimeInterval</div><div>instanceOf:Individual</div><div>instanceOf:SpeciesConcept (taxonConceptID)</div><div>instanceOf:ScientificName (could also include the full classification)</div>
<div>instanceOf:IdentificationCurrent</div><div>instanceOf:IdentificationPrevious ??</div><div>instanceOf:Observer (a Person)</div><div>instanceOf:Identifier (a Person)</div><div><br></div><div>* Note that Event is the combination of</div>
<div> a Location</div><div> a TimeInterval</div><div><br></div><div> </div><div>instanceOf:Identification has the following attributes</div><div><br></div><div> instanceOf:Time (date?, year?)</div><div> instanceOf:Individual</div>
<div> instanceOf:Identifier (a Person)</div><div> instanceOf:ScientificName</div><div> instanceOf:SpeciesConcept (taxonConceptID)</div><div> instanceOf:Occurrence</div><div> </div><div><br></div><div>* Note that IdentificationCurrent, IdentificationPrevious is are subclasses of Identification</div>
<div> </div><div>instanceOf:Individual has the following attributes</div><div><br></div><div> instanceOf:Occurrence (multiple)</div><div> instanceOf:Identifier (a Person)</div><div> instanceOf:ScientificName</div><div>
instanceOf:SpeciesConcept (taxonConceptID)</div><div> instanceOf:IdentificationCurrent</div><div> instanceOf:IdentificationHistory</div><div><br></div><div>Respectfully,</div><div><br></div><div>- Pete</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Richard Pyle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:deepreef@bishopmuseum.org">deepreef@bishopmuseum.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Personally, I don't really care what the term is -- as long as it's<br>
well-defined, appropriate, reasonably unambiguous, and used consistently.<br>
Of the options John listed, I personally prefer "Biological Entity", but I<br>
also see Gregor's point that it may be too generic. I don't like the word<br>
"Individual", because I would like to see it applied up to at least the<br>
level of a group of individuals, if not a population (I would be very happy<br>
if the "entity" covered by the term included subtypes of "Population",<br>
"Group", "IndividualOrganism", and perhaps even "OrganismPart"; as well as<br>
whatever terms in-between this spectrum are deemed useful).<br>
<br>
I guess "Organism" comes closest, and I don't think the definition needs to<br>
be so "pure" that it excludes viruses. But whatever term is selected,<br>
please try to pick something that introduces as little ambiguity as<br>
possible.<br>
<br>
Aloha,<br>
Rich<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: Gregor Hagedorn [mailto:<a href="mailto:g.m.hagedorn@gmail.com">g.m.hagedorn@gmail.com</a>]<br>
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:07 AM<br>
> To: Paul Murray<br>
> Cc: Richard Pyle; TDWG Content Mailing List; <a href="mailto:biscicol@googlegroups.com">biscicol@googlegroups.com</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [tdwg-content] New terms need resolution: "Individual"<br>
><br>
> On 11 July 2011 02:51, Paul Murray <<a href="mailto:pmurray@anbg.gov.au">pmurray@anbg.gov.au</a>> wrote:<br>
> > What happened to 'Organism'?<br>
><br>
> Would exclude viruses. -- Gregor<br>
<br>
<br>
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