Public working draft of NatureServe Species Schema,
comments invited
Lynn Kutner
Lynn_Kutner at NATURESERVE.ORG
Thu Dec 22 13:58:55 CET 2005
NatureServe is pleased to announce the release of a public working draft
(version 0.3) of an XML schema to describe species-level data as
reflected in NatureServe's biodiversity data model. We are seeking
public review and comments on this version until January 31, 2006.
Comments received during the review period will be addressed in the next
release, version 1.0.
NatureServe is evolving its data delivery strategy to use XML-based, Web
services protocols. The XML schemas that will form the basis for this
Web services architecture are in different stages of development. The
NatureServe Species Schema, the subject of this announcement, is now in
public review. A companion XML schema document for describing species
occurrence-level data as managed by the NatureServe network is also in
development and will be released for public review at a later date. Our
Web services strategy for sharing data among NatureServe network members
and with external users is dependent upon the usability of these XML
schemas. For this reason, we are seeking as wide a review as possible
among our colleagues within the biodiversity informatics community, and
especially from those organizations that regularly rely on and interact
with NatureServe data.
Reviewers are invited to submit comments on either the content or the
structure of the XML documents. Content reviewers will want to follow
the link for the human readable documentation. We have also provided a
sample document for review, which describes NatureServe's species-level
data for Haliaeetus leucocephalus (bald eagle) as expressed in XML
format. Users of the NatureServe Explorer website should find the
content represented in the sample document very familiar. Technical
reviewers will also find useful the links to the XSD documents.
Technical reviewer comments may cover the names of the XML tags, the
nesting of the XML document, and the structure of the XML schema.
Technical reviewer comments from organizations that may develop
applications to consume NatureServe data as expressed by these XML
schema are highly encouraged.
The NatureServe Species Schema documentation can be found at:
http://services.natureserve.org/technical/speciesSchema.htm
Please submit comments using the feedback forms found at the same
location, or via email to:
services at natureserve.org
Lynn Kutner
NatureServe
Email: lynn_kutner at natureserve.org
Phone: (303) 541-0360
www.natureserve.org
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NatureServe is pleased to announce
the release of a public working draft (version 0.3) of an XML schema to describe
species-level data as reflected in NatureServe’s biodiversity data model.
We are seeking public review and comments on this version until January 31,
2006. Comments received during the review period will be addressed in the
next release, version 1.0. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NatureServe is evolving its data
delivery strategy to use XML-based, Web services protocols. The XML
schemas that will form the basis for this Web services architecture are in
different stages of development. The NatureServe Species Schema, the
subject of this announcement, is now in public review. A companion XML
schema document for describing species occurrence-level data as managed by the
NatureServe network is also in development and will be released for public
review at a later date. Our Web services strategy for sharing data among
NatureServe network members and with external users is dependent upon the
usability of these XML schemas. For this reason, we are seeking as wide a
review as possible among our colleagues within the biodiversity informatics
community, and especially from those organizations that regularly rely on and
interact with NatureServe data. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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comments on either the content or the structure of the XML documents.
Content reviewers will want to follow the link for the human readable
documentation. We have also provided a sample document for review, which
describes NatureServe’s species-level data for <I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Haliaeetus leucocephalus</SPAN></I> (bald eagle) as
expressed in XML format. Users of the NatureServe Explorer website should
find the content represented in the sample document very familiar.
Technical reviewers will also find useful the links to the XSD documents.
Technical reviewer comments may cover the names of the XML tags, the nesting of
the XML document, and the structure of the XML schema. Technical reviewer
comments from organizations that may develop applications to consume NatureServe
data as expressed by these XML schema are highly
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<P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Lynn Kutner</FONT> <BR><I><FONT
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lynn_kutner at natureserve.org</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#808080
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