I thought I should be clear that my point is not that there is something wrong with the DarwinCore for what it is good for, it is that I think we should develop some additional form that works well as LOD data.

Perhaps expressed after processing by GBIF?

Also the web applications just serve as a framework for exposing the data structure.

I would *not* suggest that my occurrence example web app is ideal for showing / editing BioBlitz records.

The idea I am trying to get across is meshups and possibilities of structured LOD data

For example this view from Sig.ma http://sig.ma/search?pid=ba0db41b7772e1b06231a8975dcf903b

http://sig.ma/search?pid=ba0db41b7772e1b06231a8975dcf903bI recently changed the occurrence RDF slightly and ID'd two previously unidentified wasps.

http://ocs.taxonconcept.org/ocs/9f0fc9c7-a522-44d8-a0c3-327fea9351f0.html

http://ocs.taxonconcept.org/ocs/e08c6f06-ee59-4f2b-8f46-a3f66a65431e.html

In the listing of the occurrence records here http://ocs.taxonconcept.org/ocs/index.html

The occurrence HTML and RDF are linked at the end of each row.

The species names on the table link to the species concepts (the most interesting thing there is the RDF structure and LOD representations)

A new Pivot View should be online shortly.

The entire dataset is described with a void file and CKAN description http://ckan.net/package/taxonconcept

I am sorry if some had problems with the earlier Pivot SPARQL query.

The bit.ly link runs a SPARQL query which feeds into MS Pivot for viewing. For some people Pivot had problems parsing the results of the SPARQL query.

In the future the current working Pivot example will be available here: http://www.delicious.com/taxonconcept.org

http://www.delicious.com/taxonconcept.orgThis and other Pivot example can be found here: http://www.delicious.com/kidehen/pivot_collection_app

* The MS Pivot example require Silverlight, which you might already have if you use netflix or similar apps, but they won't work on iPhone or iPad. :-(

Respectfully,

- Pete

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