Peter DeVries wrote:
that was used to generate the UUID. Until some other useful linked information is added to the RDF, there doesn't seem to be much advantage in pointing a semantic client to the URI over just using a string literal for the name.
Yes, this is one reason this part of the GNI is still experimental, but the idea is that these can be further developed to expose RDF that 1) Indicates what contributing databases contain that namestring 2) Links to the resolution group which contains all the variations of that name string (It might make the most sense to have the linkto's there) 3) These will then be tied to various types of TaxonConcepts, TNU's etc. I can't speak for the GNI or GNA but my understanding is that the initial goal is to get all the names used into one very large repository.
Good luck, I'll stay tuned. But I stick with my assessment of "not currently ready for prime time". Steve -- Steven J. Baskauf, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer Vanderbilt University Dept. of Biological Sciences postal mail address: VU Station B 351634 Nashville, TN 37235-1634, U.S.A. delivery address: 2125 Stevenson Center 1161 21st Ave., S. Nashville, TN 37235 office: 2128 Stevenson Center phone: (615) 343-4582, fax: (615) 343-6707 http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu