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-res... 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-data-research, 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_Working_Group_.28GWG.29./
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