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DwC-MIxS follow-up and next steps
by Raissa Meyer 27 May '21

27 May '21

Dear all, Many thanks for the productive meeting! You’ll shortly receive an updated calendar invite for the coming weeks to go back to our regular schedule of fortnightly meetings on Tuesdays, 3 pm UTC (after our rescheduled meeting yesterday). As always, please find sections with a summary of our last meeting and next steps below. == SUMMARY == For extended notes please see our running notes document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1569Q7D0Tm03vRQmu2L2WykI63Uk8Aa20GJBC7kU…> [1]. We’ve taken the opportunity of this meeting to continue writing the TG report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zhb8m2nAahcWDdGtGm_z4Q8qqHbDibWRnPdfGFi…> and close any remaining open issues regarding the mapping (SSSOM mapping TSV files have since been added to our GH repo <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/tree/main/dwc-mixs/mapping>). == NEXT STEPS == Finish and review TG report. Best regards, Raïssa and Pier [1] Running Notes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1569Q7D0Tm03vRQmu2L2WykI63Uk8Aa20GJBC7kU… <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1569Q7D0Tm03vRQmu2L2WykI63Uk8Aa20GJBC7kU…> [2] TG report https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zhb8m2nAahcWDdGtGm_z4Q8qqHbDibWRnPdfGFi… <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zhb8m2nAahcWDdGtGm_z4Q8qqHbDibWRnPdfGFi…> [3] SSSOM mapping files on GH https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/tree/main/dwc-mixs/mapping <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/tree/main/dwc-mixs/mapping> — https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2996-719X

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DwC-MIxS TG - reschedule, follow-up, and next steps
by Raissa Meyer 23 May '21

23 May '21

Dear all, Many thanks for the productive meeting last week! Unfortunately, we’ll have to reschedule our meeting next week because it overlaps with the upcoming GBWG meeting (which many of us are also a part of). Please fill out the doodle poll <https://doodle.com/poll/cufg6uwi88t4w6uh?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link> by Friday to let us know when you’d be available. We’ll send an updated zoom link accordingly. To prepare, Pier Luigi and I will take some dedicated time the coming week to work on the TG report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zhb8m2nAahcWDdGtGm_z4Q8qqHbDibWRnPdfGFi…> and are looking forward to discussing it and collectively contributing to it all together when we convene next (based on the doodle poll output). In case you won’t be able to make the alternative option, please feel free to asynchronously contribute to the TG report <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zhb8m2nAahcWDdGtGm_z4Q8qqHbDibWRnPdfGFi…>. Below, please find sections with a summary of our last meeting and next steps. == SUMMARY == For extended notes please see our running notes document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1569Q7D0Tm03vRQmu2L2WykI63Uk8Aa20GJBC7kU…>. We’ve reviewed all DwC-MIxS mappings (semantic and syntactic) to wrap up the mapping. While most stayed as they were, changes for the following were discussed and logged in comments on the issues: Depth (Issue 13 <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/issues/13>): update syntactic predicate for mapping DwC:minimum/maximumDistanceAboveSurfaceInMeters to MIxS:depth (see here <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/issues/13#issuecomment-839548428> & here <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/issues/54#issuecomment-838988018>) geo_loc_name (Issue 16 <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/issues/16>): update semantic predicate for mapping DwC:country to MIxS:geo_loc_name, add additional mapping for DwC:waterBody (see comment <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/issues/16#issuecomment-839571040>) collection_date (Issue 17 <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/issues/17>): update semantic predicate for mapping DwC:eventDate (see comment <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/issues/17#issuecomment-838671641>) samp_mat_process (Issue 21 <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/issues/21>): update semantic predicate for mapping DwC:samplingProtocol (see comment <https://github.com/tdwg/gbwg/issues/21#issuecomment-838687231>) Tim and Thomas have also introduced the updates to our extensions based on previous conversations (see Tim’s email from 2021-05-11 for more). The extensions now include: MIxS-core extension to DwC (primary TG output, including MIxS core terms orthogonal to DwC) DNA extension (application example, building on the MIxS-core extension, but also including sequence-relevant terms from other standards or checklists) We’ve updated the report accordingly and briefly discussed the general state of the report. == NEXT STEPS == Write TG report. Close issues on the mapping after implementing updates based on the discussions of this meeting and the GH issue tracker. Best regards, Raïssa and Pier — https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2996-719X

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DwC-A Extension roadmap
by Tim Robertson 11 May '21

11 May '21

Hi all, We discussed the outstanding DwC-A extension questions with Pier and have a proposed way forward. The motivation here is to keep the scope of the TG well-defined, and to progress exploratory activities that complement the work here. 1. Create a MIxS specific DwC-A Extension - Within the TDWG github - Containing only the fields of MIxS not covered by DwC - We will maintain a SSSOM mapping for the "covered" terms - This extension will be the reference showcasing the use of DwC and MIxS within a DwC-A for the report - Expected that TDWG / GSC will commit to maintain this with future changes in standards 2. GBIF create an additional DNA extension - In the GBIF schema repository (rs.gbif.org) - based on the MIxS Extension, but bringing in the additional terms necessary to satisfy the exchange needs of the GBIF/OBIS network - Documented in the description that it extends the MIxS one with a link - GBIF/OBIS progress with early adopters in data exchange, to be referred to in the report as a “case study” / example of use 3. Consider documenting other formats in the report - Ideas include the Frictionless Data, W3C CSV approach including a conversion to RDF Please say if you have any comments or concerns, otherwise we’ll work through this in the coming weeks. Many thanks, Tim

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