Dear all,
The discussion on identifiers on geosamples is still open. Some of the major earth science related data centers (eg. us) would prefer a decentralized technology and real GUIDs. Eg. the IODP (one of the major international earth science programs) is thinking about introducing GUIDs for their samples (cores, core sections and samples). I think I have noticed that already a couple of weeks ago in a WIKI comment, next time I will place such info on a more prominent place... Kerstin is one of the co-convenors of the EGU session in Vienna, April I recently asked for contributions. So there already are some relations between SESAR and the taxon GUID group.
best regards, Robert
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Taxonomic Databases Working Group GUID Project [mailto:TDWG-GUID@LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU]Im Auftrag von Matt Jones Gesendet: Samstag, 28. Januar 2006 00:56 An: TDWG-GUID@LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU Betreff: identifiers for geologic samples
The earlier discussion on samples was valuable, especially regarding the subsample/part-of issues when samples are taken apart and the relationships need to be maintained. I saw a talk in the last two weeks by Kerstin Lehnert about the use of identifiers for geologic samples. They seem to have many of the same issues that we do for biological samples. They have created a system called the "International Geo Sample Number", which is a centralized sample registration service. Interestingly, they invented their own syntax rather than using a standard like LSID or DOI. I though it might be interesting background for those of you going to the meeting next week:
and here's a fossil plant sample as displayed in their registry:
http://www.geosamples.org/applications/sesarSearch/view_sample.jsp
Matt
Matt Jones Ph: 907-789-0496 jones@nceas.ucsb.edu SIP #: 1-747-626-7082 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) UC Santa Barbara http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/ecoinformatics