[tdwg] Species pages and video

[Eamonn O Tuama]

Dear Timothy,

I think the use of video is valuable even if there is not much motion
involved - combining a series of stills with voice over can be very
effective - and the many video hosting services makes it relatively easy to
get online. However, unlike text which can be mined for information, video
(and images) require good metadata to describe what the content is about -
to aid in searches, etc. 

Your species pages with their general facts and interactive taxonomic keys
span the task areas covered by SDD (Structure of Descriptive Data) and SPM
(Species Profile Model) TDWG interest groups. I look forward to fruitful
discussions between the two at the forthcoming meeting in Bratislava that
will lead to standardised ways of marking up your species content so that it
is more easily discoverable, accessible and re-usable (assuming permissions
granted) across what GBIF has labelled "The Universal Biodiversity Data
Bus".

Best regards,

Éamonn 

-----Original Message-----
From: tdwg-bounces at lists.tdwg.org [mailto:tdwg-bounces at lists.tdwg.org] On
Behalf Of Timothy M. Jones
Sent: 10 August 2007 16:48
To: tdwg at lists.tdwg.org
Subject: [tdwg] Species pages and video

Hello,

I will not be attending the meeting this fall  but  thought that this 
may be of interest to those interested in species pages models. 
I am working on species pages that include the use of video.  The videos 
were only added a month ago and are a bit rudimentary
(with budget-conscious equipment) but the potential now seems truly 
limitless.

Examples -
http://utc.usu.edu/factsheets/CarexFSF/new/carex_eburnea_species.htm

http://utc.usu.edu/factsheets/CarexFSF/new/carex_nebrascensis_species.htm

http://utc.usu.edu/factsheets/CarexFSF/new/carex_mitchelliana_species.htm

Comments appreciated,
 Timothy M. Jones
http://utc.usu.edu/keys/Carex/Carex.html
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