December 2016 - tdwg-content

RDF list of terms as organized in the dwc-assistant?
by Matt Yoder 15 Dec '16

15 Dec '16

Hi All, I was wondering if there is an RDF document like https://github.com/tdwg/dwc/blob/master/rdf/dwcterms.rdf that had something like the dwcattributes:organizedInClass therein such that I could query it to return terms as organized in the dwca-assistant (http://tools.gbif.org/dwca-assistant/)? In other words I want to return all terms under Core::Occurence, Core::Taxon, Core::Extensions::Foo etc. Thanks for your time, Matt

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Polygon Madness! Upcoming iDigBio Webinar Dec 13th 3:00pm to 4:00pm EST 8:00 - 9:00 UTC
by Deborah Paul 12 Dec '16

12 Dec '16

Hi Everyone, Please mark your calendars for the iDigBio Webinar: Polygon Madness! Creating them, using them in research Details: https://www.idigbio.org/content/polygon-madness-creating-them-using-them-re… When: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EST, that's 8:00 - 9:00 UTC AdobeConnect URL: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/geotrain At our recent iDigBio-CCBER Georeferencing for Research Use (GRU) short course <https://www.idigbio.org/content/georeferencing-and-visualizing-biodiversity…>, we discussed at some length, the creation of polygons around geospatial coordinates for expressing uncertainty. One of our course goals was to investigate if researchers are using these polygons and how they are using them. If they are not using them, we wanted to understand more about why not. This webinar is a step toward bringing in the broader community to include more researchers in the conversation along with the staff who are often creating these, especially for legacy data. *Webinar:* Polygon Madness! Georeferencing using polygons greatly reduces locality uncertainty. As a use-case, Michael Yost will walk through the protocols and best practices he's developed in drawing polygons around various localities. Join us as we work together on polygon protocols and increase the utility of polygon locality data. If you're someone using these in your research - we need you to attend to share your thoughts and questions. If you're actively involved in creating these as you digitize legacy collections data, please share your insights too! *Presenter: *Michael Yost, /Macrofungi Collection Consortium (MaCC) <https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/The_Macrofungi_Collection_Consortium> Project Assistant at the Denver Botanic Gardens <http://www.botanicgardens.org/> and active member of the iDigBio GWG <http://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/IDigBio_Working_Groups#Georeferencing…>./ Start Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm EST, that's 8:00 - 9:00 UTC AdobeConnect URL: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/geotrain Polygonally yours, Deb Paul, et al from the GWG and the GRU team PS sorry for cross-posting -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Digitization and Workforce Training Specialist iDigBio -- Steering Committee Member, SPNHC Liaison, SYNTHESYS3 Representative Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366

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Final PDF program for TDWG 2016 posted and more
by Kampmeier, Gail E 01 Dec '16

01 Dec '16

The final version (dated 1 Dec 2016) of the PDF program is ready for download, see http://www.tdwg.org/conference2016/#c1803. Updates (but not to the program PDF) will be online https://mbgserv18.mobot.org/ocs/index.php/tdwg/tdwg2016/index and posted at the conference. Note that this version has updated information about buses taking participants to and from campus and other events, as well as many small changes. Additional news: On Tuesday (2-5 PM) and all day Wednesday, Helenia Salazar will be accepting reservations in the CTEC lobby for three of the four “biocursos” sponsored by the Organization for Tropical Studies. Trips to Palo Verde, La Selva, and Osa Peninsula all still have room for participants, but Santa Rosa has been cancelled. The Soltis Center Bioblitz on Thursday afternoon is almost at capacity (110 people). Don’t wait if you were intending on registering for this trip in RegOnline ($20). Our ability to schedule transportation hinges on accurate information in your RegOnline record. Please make sure you have listed the hotel where you will be staying during the week (see link to RegOnline http://www.tdwg.org/conference2016/#c1807), and if you haven’t yet paid your registration, please do so before arrival if possible. Saludos! Gail Co-Program Chair, TDWG2016 #tdwg16

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