January 2007 - tdwg-content

[Biogeosdi] Final dates for the meeting
by Javier de la Torre 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

Hi all, Renato suggested me to emphasize that the dates we proposed for the meeting are the eastern weekend. The idea is to start the 2nd of April and finish the 6th. The 6th is holiday in Brasil so there will be no one at CRIA but they still offer us the meeting place. Is everybody ok with this? We have also the possibility to start on Sunday and finish on Thursday, that would be fine for me too. So please, can everybody who is attending confirm their preferences? Let fix the exact dates as soon as possible so we can buy the tickets, in eastern flights might get expensive soon. Javier.

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[Biogeosdi] Fwd: Auto-discard notification
by Javier de la Torre 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

Begin forwarded message: > From: biogeosdi-bounces(a)lists.tdwg.org > Date: 30 de enero de 2007 14:42:43 GMT+01:00 > To: biogeosdi-owner(a)lists.tdwg.org > Subject: Auto-discard notification > > The attached message has been automatically discarded. > From: Peter Brewer <p.w.brewer(a)reading.ac.uk> > Date: 30 de enero de 2007 14:43:21 GMT+01:00 > To: biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org > Subject: Re: [Biogeosdi] Final dates for the meeting > > > Hi, > > I found out last week that a meeting we had scheduled for the end > of March has > now been extended to include mon, tues and weds of the first week of > April. :-( > > I am not sure whether I can get out of these days, and my boss is > abroad for > the next 2 weeks so I won't be able to discuss until he gets back. > It sounds > like everybody else in the group is able to make these dates so it > doesn't > make sense for them to be changed on my behalf. > > I'll do my best to get out of these meetings but how would people > feel if I > could only fly out on the Monday or Tuesday? I'd understand if you > guys felt > this unacceptable - in which case we may need to think about replacing > me. :'( > > Regards > > Pete > > > > > > On Tuesday 30 January 2007 12:31, Tim Sutton wrote: >> Hi >> >> Any of the mentioned dates are fine for me and I will be happy to >> work >> on the public holiday too. >> >> Regards >> >> Tim >> >> On 1/29/07, Javier de la Torre <jatorre(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> Fine, >>> >>> I will ask Vanderlei for it, anybody else need an invitation? Do >>> I? I >>> have to check! :D >>> >>> Javier. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 29/01/2007, at 20:54, Aimee Stewart wrote: >>> >>> I'm fine with either dates. US residents (Dave Neufeld and I) >>> will need >>> an 'invitation letter' from CRIA to get a tourist visa for Brazil. >>> >>> Aimee >>> >>> >>> >>> Javier de la Torre wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Renato suggested me to emphasize that the dates we proposed for the >>> meeting are the eastern weekend. The idea is to start the 2nd of >>> April >>> and finish the 6th. The 6th is holiday in Brasil so there will be >>> no one >>> at CRIA but they still offer us the meeting place. >>> >>> Is everybody ok with this? >>> >>> We have also the possibility to start on Sunday and finish on >>> Thursday, >>> that would be fine for me too. >>> >>> So please, can everybody who is attending confirm their >>> preferences? >>> >>> Let fix the exact dates as soon as possible so we can buy the >>> tickets, >>> in eastern flights might get expensive soon. >>> >>> Javier. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> biogeosdi mailing list >>> biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org >>> http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/biogeosdi >>> >>> >>> <astewart.vcf> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> biogeosdi mailing list >>> biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org >>> http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/biogeosdi >> >> -- >> >>

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[Biogeosdi] RE: biogeosdi Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7
by Meganck Bart 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

Hi Javier, >> So please, can everybody who is attending confirm their preferences? 2nd to 6th are fine for us at RMCA. kind regards, Bart Meganck, Royal Museum for Central Africa (African Zoology Department) Leuvensesteenweg 13 B-3080 Tervuren Belgium +32(0)2 769 56 92 bart.meganck(a)africamuseum.be <quoted mail> Hi all, Renato suggested me to emphasize that the dates we proposed for the meeting are the eastern weekend. The idea is to start the 2nd of April and finish the 6th. The 6th is holiday in Brasil so there will be no one at CRIA but they still offer us the meeting place. Is everybody ok with this? We have also the possibility to start on Sunday and finish on Thursday, that would be fine for me too. So please, can everybody who is attending confirm their preferences? Let fix the exact dates as soon as possible so we can buy the tickets, in eastern flights might get expensive soon. Javier. </quoted mail> ________________________________________ 30/1/2007 - Filtered through antispam by ICT

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[tdwg-ncd] NCD wiki is available
by Neil Thomson 29 Jan '07

29 Jan '07

Hi all, Grateful thanks to Ricardo who has ignited the NCD wiki for us all to use at http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/NCD/WebHome I have started to populate the pages and I hope that everyone will find it useful as a document source and development tool. I have uploaded a few files, which can be seen as attachments at the bottom of the main page. Please feel free to upload your own presentations or other documents too. The first major discussion area is the upcoming NCD 2007 Workshop, for which there is a separate page that we can use to develop the agenda, travel information, delegate list etc. Please take a look and use this as the practice page for editing. I found the system to be very easy to use - the link to "Three easy steps" is at the top of the main NCD page. There is much useful documentation available via this link, of which the text formatting rules at http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/TWiki/TextFormattingRules is probably the most useful. Once you have registered: - click on the EDIT tab at the top the page you wish to edit - click on the ATTACH button at the bottom of the page to attach a file. Have fun, Neil ------- Neil Thomson Head of Data & Digital Systems The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5294, Fax: +44 (0)20 7942 5559, Email: n.thomson(a)nhm.ac.uk http://www.nhm.ac.uk

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[Biogeosdi] Re: [tdwg_geoplayground] Fwd: TIP Round-2 funding
by Patricia Mergen 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Hi For next week will be difficult to say when I am available, we have a Workshop all week in Tervuren and I will not be at home in the evenings, but stay there for local organisation. Tuesday and thursday, we have getogether and conference dinner, so surely not those evenings. Do you keep the logs somewhere for those who cannot attend in order to react later ? Pat --- Javier de la Torre <jatorre(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Hey! I got a positive answer from Lee about our > proposal! This is > going to happen :) > > I think we have to organize a chat soon on the irc > channel. What about > Monday 22:00 GMT time? > > I will talk with Lee in the next days. > > Congratulations to everybody :) > > Cheers. > > Javier. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Lee Belbin <leebel(a)netspace.net.au> > Date: Dec 1, 2006 4:02 AM > Subject: TIP Round-2 funding > To: Javier de la Torre <jatorre(a)gmail.com> > > > Hi Javier > > The TDWG Infrastructure Project Team has finally > evaluated all the Round-2 > proposals. As mentioned earlier, we had 28 proposals > for a total of > US$704,255 for a pot of ~US$250,000. > > The Team would be happy to support your project: > 'GeoInteroperability > Testbed Pilot' but the dependency of this project on > SDL and HP-OMS will be > an issue because these project could not currently > be funded. > > The Team felt that the project was an excellent > pilot that would help to > establish relationships with OGC. Some additional > funding may be made > available to establish specifications and a > workplan, and possibly to help > fill the gaps left from the other projects. > > Please discuss this with me when you have an > opportunity. > > Best Wishes > > Lee > > Lee Belbin > Manager, TDWG Infrastructure Project > Email: lee(a)tdwg.org > Phone: +61(0)419 374 133 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

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[Biogeosdi] meeting
by Javier de la Torre 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Hi All, I am still waiting for Vanderlei's approval to have the meeting at CRIA. I have applied for the 1st week of April as we already discussed. I haven't done anything since our last talk. But know I start having some more free time so I will start as soon as possible to discuss with Tim to further envision the use case. I have already seen that GDAL has already released WCS support, has anybody tried it? OpenModellers people? I hope the dates are still fine for everybody. Javi. PD: By the way Peter your messages seems to be refuse by the list server :?? On 18/01/2007, at 22:07, biogeosdi-bounces(a)lists.tdwg.org wrote: > The attached message has been automatically discarded. > From: Peter Brewer <p.w.brewer(a)reading.ac.uk> > Date: 18 de enero de 2007 22:07:23 GMT+01:00 > To: biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org > Subject: Re: [Biogeosdi] SubStandards workshop > > > I was thinking the same. Dates are ok(ish) with me, but does > everyone realise this falls over Easter? Not sure if that will be > an issue for anyone. > > Pete > > Aimee Stewart wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> We should probably start some email or irc discussions regarding >> our upcoming workshop so that we can prepare. I have April 2-6 as >> our target dates. Does this still work for everyone, or do we >> need to revisit the timing? US participants will also need to get >> a visa to enter Brazil, I'm not sure about other countries. >> >> Aimee >> >> _______________________________________________ >> biogeosdi mailing list >> biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org >> http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/biogeosdi >> > > >

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[Biogeosdi] Fwd: TDWG BioGeoSDI meeting
by Javier de la Torre 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Hi all, Greta news. We got the approval from Vanderlei to organize the meeting at CRIA the first week of April! Cheers. Begin forwarded message: > From: Vanderlei Perez Canhos <vcanhos(a)cria.org.br> > Date: 22 de enero de 2007 12:19:59 GMT+01:00 > To: Javier de la Torre <jatorre(a)imaste-ips.com> > Cc: Sidnei Souza <sidnei(a)cria.org.br>, Dora Ann Lange Canhos > <dora(a)cria.org.br>, Tim Sutton <tim(a)linfiniti.com>, Renato De > Giovanni <renato(a)cria.org.br> > Subject: Re: TDWG BioGeoSDI meeting > > Dear Javier, > CRIA has great interest in participating and offering support to > the meeting. Please let us know at your convenience what you > require from us. > All the best, > Vanderlei >

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[tdwg-ncd] (no subject)
by lancelot＠bohm.snv.jussieu.fr 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

>>>I am pleased to say the the French GBIF node have expressed an early >>> interest >>> in making use of the toolkit and have joined this mailing list so >>> that they >>> can participate in the discussions - welcome Gaël Lancelot. >>> >> Thank you very much for your warm welcome. I would like, however, to point out that I'm not alone in the French GBIF team. In fact, I'm quite certain that most of the contributions on this list will come from my colleagues, Adil El Filali and Patricia Kelbert, who have vastly superior computer know-how to mine. This being said, the French node is indeed looking at using NCD for its metadata gathering campaign. Due to our timekeeping constraints, we cannot afford to wait for the NCD toolkit, useful as it would be, and we might well develop our NCD tools (database, interface) in parallel to the work done in Amsterdam. Of course, we'd be glad to share these developments with the list, in case it might be of any help. Thanks a lot for your support and your work, Gaël Lancelot Scientific Resource Management GBIF France 12, rue Cuvier 75005 PARIS FRANCE

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[tdwg-ncd] NCD news and list of deliverables for 2007
by Neil Thomson 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Dear all, Here is a final list of the NCD deliverables that will be expected under the two contracts that are currently being negotiated. Please let me know as soon as possible if changes need to be notified. Once finalised, I will post this to the NCD wiki, after I get that launched, so that they can be used as topic headings for discussion and progress reporting. Some, if not all, will also be mirrored on the RAVNS Basecamp. I am pleased to say the the French GBIF node have expressed an early interest in making use of the toolkit and have joined this mailing list so that they can participate in the discussions - welcome Gaël Lancelot. It would be good to start discussing the timing and content of the 2007 NCD Workshop and I will send a separate email to this list about that shortly. --------------------- NCD deliverables - 2007 Part 1: TDWG harmonisation 1. LSID Vocabulary for organisations and collections in the rs.tdwg.org namespace. (Berlin) 2. Report on potential sources of information about biodiversity organisations. (London) 3. Memo of Understanding on uses of organisation metadata. (London) 4. Initial set of organisation records in the Berlin implementation of the NCD tool kit. (London & Berlin) 5. Documentation: - Introduction to NCD - User Guide - Data Creation & Migration Guide - Crosswalk with Dublin Core, EAD and MARC21. (Boston, with New York & St. Louis) 6. A set of terms and definitions included in LSID vocabulary developed under 1 above. (Washington) 7. Meeting report from NCD 2007 Workshop as per TDWG template. (London) 8. Workshop training presentation on using RDF. (Berlin) 9. Review of 1st drafts of documents produced under 5 and vocabulary produced under 1. (Boston) Part 2: NCD Toolkit 1. The NCD Toolkit Macintosh and Windows installation executable, including interfaces as described below, based on MySQL, PHP and include an installation guide and full documentation. (Netherlands) 2. Interfaces will be developed for: a. PHP Web interface for data editing b. OAI harvesting interface, including an RDF response based on a templating language. c. Extraction of data in NCD schema-compliant XML files, through a REST Webservice d. Pywrapper NCD configuration e. Helpdesk with support for Mac and Windows (Netherlands) 3. Documentation and Help Desk to lead organisations through the implementation process and provide ongoing support. (Note that a User Guide is also in preparation (see 5 above), which will guide those preparing data on the use and purpose of each data field or element.) (Netherlands) 4. Central database established at the Berlin Botanic Gardens (BGBM) pre-seeded with data currently in the BioCASE NoDIT database for use in testing and to act as a repository for data from organisations that do not wish to host their own. (Berlin) ----------------- With thanks, Neil ------- Neil Thomson Head of Data & Digital Systems The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5294, Fax: +44 (0)20 7942 5559, Email: n.thomson(a)nhm.ac.uk http://www.nhm.ac.uk

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[Biogeosdi] Fwd: Auto-discard notification
by Javier de la Torre 21 Jan '07

21 Jan '07

I have the impression that this message was not received... I will write Ricardo to know what is going on... Comment on the email later... Cheers. Begin forwarded message: > From: biogeosdi-bounces(a)lists.tdwg.org > Date: 21 de enero de 2007 19:18:08 GMT+01:00 > To: biogeosdi-owner(a)lists.tdwg.org > Subject: Auto-discard notification > > The attached message has been automatically discarded. > From: "David Neufeld" <david.neufeld(a)colorado.edu> > Date: 21 de enero de 2007 19:17:58 GMT+01:00 > To: <biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org> > Subject: RE: [Biogeosdi] meeting > > > Hello, > > > Date are likewise “OK’ish” for me. I might head out at the end of > the day on the 5th if that week in April comes together. Otherwise > June looks good. > > > I’ve worked with WCS some via Map Server for the environmental > extraction service we put together for MAPA last year. It uses the > httpclient from Jakarta commons which is nice in that it can pull > from disparate WCS services and collate the results for specimen > occurrence records. We recently received a little more funding to > further develop this, and I’d be happy to coordinate/collaborate > with others on this piece prior to the meeting. In particular it > might be fun to make a range of “environmental” servers available > at a couple of remote locations using MapServer and WCS and test > collating the results… > > > I’m imaging a python script located in Spain submitting a list of > LSIDS and x,y coords to the EVE service in Boulder (environmental > values extraction service) which distributes the query out to WCS > servers at KU, CRIA, others and makes a CSV text file of specimen > LSIDS, followed by the environmental values available back to the > calling python client. Any interest? > > > cheers, > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: biogeosdi-bounces(a)lists.tdwg.org [mailto:biogeosdi- > bounces(a)lists.tdwg.org] On Behalf Of Javier de la Torre > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 12:21 PM > To: biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org > Subject: [Biogeosdi] meeting > > > Hi All, > > > I am still waiting for Vanderlei's approval to have the meeting at > CRIA. I have applied for the 1st week of April as we already > discussed. > > > I haven't done anything since our last talk. But know I start > having some more free time so I will start as soon as possible to > discuss with Tim to further envision the use case. I have already > seen that GDAL has already released WCS support, has anybody tried > it? OpenModellers people? > > > I hope the dates are still fine for everybody. > > > Javi. > > > PD: By the way Peter your messages seems to be refuse by the list > server :?? > > > > On 18/01/2007, at 22:07, biogeosdi-bounces(a)lists.tdwg.org wrote: > > > > > The attached message has been automatically discarded. > > From: Peter Brewer <p.w.brewer(a)reading.ac.uk> > > Date: 18 de enero de 2007 22:07:23 GMT+01:00 > > To: biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org > > Subject: Re: [Biogeosdi] SubStandards workshop > > > > I was thinking the same. Dates are ok(ish) with me, but does > everyone realise this falls over Easter? Not sure if that will be > an issue for anyone. > > > Pete > > > Aimee Stewart wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> >> We should probably start some email or irc discussions regarding >> our upcoming workshop so that we can prepare. I have April 2-6 as >> our target dates. Does this still work for everyone, or do we need >> to revisit the timing? US participants will also need to get a >> visa to enter Brazil, I'm not sure about other countries. >> >> >> Aimee >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> biogeosdi mailing list >> >> biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org >> >> http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/biogeosdi >> >> > > > >

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