Hi Quentin, John,
This is rather timely… Over last 2 months or so GBIF have again been working with the IUCN and GIASIP folks to massage some checklist datasets into a format which included a pathway vocabulary [1] and data structures to model distribution [2] and the
pathway itself [3]. These are preliminary at this stage and exist in the sandbox repository so can be used with IPTs in the TEST mode. To demonstrate progress with the project partners, an IPT with some datasets is available on
http://giasip.gbif.org/ and
was recently presented at the CBD SBSTTA meeting by Tim Hirsch.
The vocabulary GBIF have thus far adopted was "developed under the leadership of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Invasive Species Specialist Group (IUCN SSC ISSG). The vocabulary was published as supplementary material in Pagad et al., 2015, IUCN
SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group: invasive alien species information management supporting practitioners, policy makers and decision takers (
http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2015.6.2.03).”
I think it would be worthwhile exploring if these efforts can converge before progressing too much further – there seems to be a lot of overlap from first glance.
Thanks,
Tim
Hi Quentin,
Thank you for your effort in putting forth these welll thought out proposals. At various times I have heard discussions on the inadequecy of establishmentMeans. Your work encapsulates the problem well.
One of the things that helps when proposing to add a Darwin Core term is demonstrating that there is a community that needs it. Can you tell us who has a demonstrated need to share this information? Anyone out there who has this interest is also welcome
to share that here to provide evidence of demand from more than one group, project or individual.
Cheers,
John