February 2007 - tdwg-content

[Biogeosdi] HACKFEST: Travel notes for getting from the airport to Campinas
by Tim Sutton 28 Feb '07

28 Feb '07

Hi I've put notes online for getting to Campinas from the aiport here: http://wiki.tdwg.org/twiki/bin/view/Geospatial/TravelArangements Thanks to Rosely for researching all the information! Regards -- -- Tim Sutton Visit http://qgis.org for a great Open Source GIS Home Page: http://linfiniti.com Skype: timlinux MSN: tim_bdworld(a)msn.com Yahoo: tim_bdworld(a)yahoo.com Jabber: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net

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[tdwg-ncd] NCD version 0.50
by Neil Thomson 27 Feb '07

27 Feb '07

Dear all, Please find attached version 0.50 of NCD. The following changes from v0.40 have been made: Version 0.40 to 0.50 - (February 2007) Ensured all elements with a language attribute are repeatable (if not already) - AgentRole - Note (in Agents) - CollectionName - Abstract - DescriptionForSpecialists - Citation - Notes (in Descriptive Group) - AccessRestrictions - UsageRestrictions - CustodialHistory - InstitutionName - SubunitName - InstitutionalContactPost - Town - Region - CountryName - ExpeditionName Removed language attribute from <PostalAddressText> - assume native language Added <PhysicalAddressText> to cater for P.O.Boxes to Institution Group Added <SubUnitName> to Institution Group I hope that no further changes will be required until we get more operational experience of working with NCD, but do please let me know as soon as possible if there is anything glaringly wrong or missing. I also hope that these changes should not have much of an impact on any implementations based on the previous version. The intention is that this version remains as is for some time, so that the tasks we undertake this year can be based on a stable version of the standard. This includes the production of the NCD Toolkit by NLBIF, the conversion to RDF by Markus and the documentation and mappings being coordinated by Connie. A complete list of deliverables for the year is (or will be shortly) on the wikis. I will be placing the updated file, with text-based and image-based derivations, on the NCD Website and on the RAVNS Basecamp in due course. For those of you that are aiming to attend the NCD 2007 Workshop, the dates are almost confirmed as June 18th and 19th, with ETI in Amsterdam as the host institution. More information on this later. With all best wishes, Neil <<NCDv0pt50.xsd>> ------- 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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[tdwg-sdd] The TDWG SDD mailing list has moved
by Ricardo Pereira 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

Dear TDWG-SDD subscribers, Along with other TDWG on-line resources, the TDWG-SDD mailing list has now been moved to the new TDWG servers. This message has been sent using the new list to tdwg-sdd(a)lists.tdwg.org. The new web address for the list is: http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/tdwg-sdd No action needs to be taken, except new messages to the SDD list should be sent to tdwg-sdd(a)lists.tdwg.org. TDWG thanks the University of Kansas Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, Jim Beach and Rob Dewhirst in particular for kindly and efficiently running this list for us. Please email me for any further information on the TDWG lists. Best Wishes Ricardo Pereira TDWG Systems Administrator TDWG Infrastructure Project (TIP) ricardo(a)tdwg.org

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[Biogeosdi] Fwd: Auto-discard notification
by Javier de la Torre 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

Hey Pete, could you send your emails from the account you subscribed with? If not they get rejected and I have to resend them to the list. Javier. Begin forwarded message: > From: biogeosdi-bounces(a)lists.tdwg.org > Date: 22 de febrero de 2007 10:58:29 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: 22 de febrero de 2007 10:58:32 GMT+01:00 > To: biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org > Subject: Re: [Biogeosdi] Re: biogeosdi Digest, Vol 3, Issue 7 > > > Bart, > > I can confirm that Tim actually runs on rocket fuel. You can > however use this > to your advantage if you wear roller blades and put a lead on him. > Don't > worry about the hike - I'll be going too and I *MUST* be less fit > than you!!! > > See you in sun. > > Pete > > > On Thursday 22 February 2007 08:59, Meganck Bart wrote: >> Hi Tim, >> >> In answer to your message about after-workshop activities : >> I planned for some free time after the workshop - Brazil is a long >> way from Europe, after all. So, yes, I'd be interested in the >> "hike", as >> long as it is suited for an average after-winter desk-job person's >> physical condition. You're not by any chance a marathon athlete, are >> you ? ;-) >> Minas Gerais is very nice, from everything I hear. >> >> >> -- >> Bart Meganck, >> >> ICT & GIS engineer, >> African Zoology Department. >> >> Royal Museum for Central Africa, >> Leuvensesteenweg 13, >> B-3080 Tervuren, >> Belgium. >> >> Tel : +32(0)2 769 56 92 >> Fax : +32(0)2 767 02 42 >> Email : bart.meganck(a)africamuseum.be >> Website : www.africamuseum.be >> >> >> >> >> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:20:55 -0300 >> From: "Tim Sutton" <tim(a)linfiniti.com> >> Subject: Re: [Biogeosdi] workshop >> To: "Javier de la Torre" <jatorre(a)gmail.com> >> Cc: p.w.brewer(a)reading.ac.uk, Cria Admin <cria_adm(a)cria.org.br>, >> biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org >> Message-ID: >> <d368056f0702190420q176154d1lec3cf841b6b3651c(a)mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Hi all >> >> Just a quick note regarding post hackfest activities. We are putting >> together a few options based on the assumption that you want to do >> some visiting of places of natural beauty and environmental interest. >> I will get more details later but if you are booking a flight bear in >> mind that my options will include: >> >> A 1 day visit to somewhere nice with a hike & lunch (packed or at a >> restaurant) >> A 2 or 3 day hike with overnight camping (you will need to bring >> tents >> & sleeping bags & hiking boots). Hopefully from Extrema, Minas Gerais >> to Monte Verde, Minas Gerais. >> >> How much interest is there in the latter option running fri, sat (and >> sun if 3 day hike). In the case of doing a 3 day hike you would need >> to book your flight for the monday. Assuming that not everyone can >> stay that long we could split into two groups and offer day outing >> for >> those on a tighter time budget and multiday outing for those with a >> bit more time. >> >> I will get more details to you as they become available but it >> will be >> helpfull to know who wants to do what and also to book your flights >> accordingly. >> >> Regards >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ########################################### >> >> This message has been scanned by ICT - Africa Museum >> >> ________________________________________ >> 22/2/2007 - Filtered through antispam by ICT >> >> _______________________________________________ >> biogeosdi mailing list >> biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org >> http://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/biogeosdi >> >> >>

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[Biogeosdi] Re: biogeosdi Digest, Vol 3, Issue 7
by Meganck Bart 22 Feb '07

22 Feb '07

Hi Tim, In answer to your message about after-workshop activities : I planned for some free time after the workshop - Brazil is a long way from Europe, after all. So, yes, I'd be interested in the "hike", as long as it is suited for an average after-winter desk-job person's physical condition. You're not by any chance a marathon athlete, are you ? ;-) Minas Gerais is very nice, from everything I hear. -- Bart Meganck, ICT & GIS engineer, African Zoology Department. Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium. Tel : +32(0)2 769 56 92 Fax : +32(0)2 767 02 42 Email : bart.meganck(a)africamuseum.be Website : www.africamuseum.be Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:20:55 -0300 From: "Tim Sutton" <tim(a)linfiniti.com> Subject: Re: [Biogeosdi] workshop To: "Javier de la Torre" <jatorre(a)gmail.com> Cc: p.w.brewer(a)reading.ac.uk, Cria Admin <cria_adm(a)cria.org.br>, biogeosdi(a)lists.tdwg.org Message-ID: <d368056f0702190420q176154d1lec3cf841b6b3651c(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi all Just a quick note regarding post hackfest activities. We are putting together a few options based on the assumption that you want to do some visiting of places of natural beauty and environmental interest. I will get more details later but if you are booking a flight bear in mind that my options will include: A 1 day visit to somewhere nice with a hike & lunch (packed or at a restaurant) A 2 or 3 day hike with overnight camping (you will need to bring tents & sleeping bags & hiking boots). Hopefully from Extrema, Minas Gerais to Monte Verde, Minas Gerais. How much interest is there in the latter option running fri, sat (and sun if 3 day hike). In the case of doing a 3 day hike you would need to book your flight for the monday. Assuming that not everyone can stay that long we could split into two groups and offer day outing for those on a tighter time budget and multiday outing for those with a bit more time. I will get more details to you as they become available but it will be helpfull to know who wants to do what and also to book your flights accordingly. Regards Tim ########################################### This message has been scanned by ICT - Africa Museum ________________________________________ 22/2/2007 - Filtered through antispam by ICT

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[Biogeosdi] preparations CRIA workshop - RMCA input
by Meganck Bart 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

Hi all, I've been following the mails about the CRIA workshop and I thought I'll just throw in my 2 cents... As I haven't met most of the participants yet, perhaps I'll situate our RMCA background for the participation : We're currently working on the online visualisation of "itineraries". http://synthesys.africamuseum.be/ and http://www.biocase.org/products/geo_services/itineraries/index.shtml give more information, but the basic idea is this : we provide a portal were any scientist can upload some georeferenced data ( her own data or data from an online service query ). The data are temporarily stored and analysed, to see if we can retrace an expedition's traveling route from the specimen positions and harvest dates. The possible routes are then visualised, with possibility for interaction. The tool is meant for data quality control. The link with the workshop will be clear : for import of the data, we want to be able to connect to any online data provider, regardless of protocol or data schema : an interoperability question, indeed ! Our input for the workshop could be : * NOT in the Python coding section : as I haven't used Python before, I'll leave that to the people who are proficient at it. * in the web interface group(s) - HTML and CSS is not much of a problem * in the documentation/reporting section : I would actually gladly volunteer for this ;-) * in the high-level architecture design * in the WMS/WFS/... part, as we have our own (DeeGree) system up and running here Two more practical questions to end with : 1/ are we supposed to bring our own laptop ? What is the voltage served in Brasil ( 127 V ?? ) - I'd hate to fry my computer... 2/ are we supposed to be able to edit the WorkshopAssumptions section of the Wiki, or is that part moderated/administrated ? I can log on the the TDWG homepage without a problem, but further down I get "user unknown" errors... Best regards, looking forward to meeting you soon, -- Bart Meganck, ICT & GIS engineer, African Zoology Department. Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium. Tel : +32(0)2 769 56 92 Fax : +32(0)2 767 02 42 Email : bart.meganck(a)africamuseum.be Website : www.africamuseum.be ########################################### This message has been scanned by ICT - Africa Museum ________________________________________ 19/2/2007 - Filtered through antispam by ICT

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[Biogeosdi] workshop
by Aimee Stewart 21 Feb '07

21 Feb '07

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[tdwg-ncd] Contracts with GBIF
by Neil Thomson 12 Feb '07

12 Feb '07

Dear NCD'ers, For practical reasons, the contract with GBIF for work on NCD is being split into separate contracts, one for each participant. I will forward the relevant version to you with a request to fill in the missing details - primarily the bank account into which the money would be placed on completion of the deliverables. Note that the deliverables are to be placed in the public domain. I'll be in touch shortly, 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: Accomodation in Campinhas
by Tim Sutton 09 Feb '07

09 Feb '07

Hi To get you orientated in Barao Geraldo, here is a little google earth KMZ with some local places to eat etc. Its got the hotel and CRIA marked on it too.... Regards Tim > > Also would be nice if you have a "survival guide" for CRIA visitors > to know where they have to fly and how to get to the hotel or CRIA. -- -- Tim Sutton Visit http://qgis.org for a great Open Source GIS Home Page: http://linfiniti.com Skype: timlinux MSN: tim_bdworld(a)msn.com Yahoo: tim_bdworld(a)yahoo.com Jabber: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net

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[Biogeosdi] Visas for Brasil
by Javier de la Torre 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

Hi all, I have some new regarding Visas. If you need one to travel to Brasil please contact rosely(a)cria.org.br , she will help you. Remember the dates of the meeting: 2-6 April, but I would include the 1st and the 7th at least so that we can do something together apart of working! Please I need a final list of participants for the workshop to send to Lee and Donald. Until now I have: -Tim Sutton -Aimee Stewart -Peter Brewer (arriving on Monday or Tuesday??) -Bart Meganck -Javier de la Torre -Renato? Do you want me to add you to the list or you rather prefer to appear on the meeting as you want or you can? I am still pending for confirmation from: -Dave Neufeld -Dave Vieglais As soon as I have the confirmation from the last two I will send the list of people to Lee and send you all the details of the process you have to follow. Best regards, Javier.

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