[tdwg-humboldt] Humboldt Extension namespace abbreviation

[John Wieczorek]

Meanwhile, I asked ChatGPT,

'To your knowledge is there any namespace abbreviation "eco:" in common
use?'

To which it replied,

'I'm not aware of any widely recognized or commonly used namespace
abbreviation "eco:" that has a specific or standardized meaning. However,
namespace abbreviations can be used in various contexts, such as in XML or
RDF documents, and may have specific meanings within those contexts. It's
possible that "eco:" is used as a namespace abbreviation within a specific
community or domain, but without more information about the context or
purpose, it's difficult to determine its meaning.'

Then I asked, by way of gauging it's depth of knowledge,

'What about "envo:"?'

To which it replied,

'Yes, "envo:" is a commonly used namespace abbreviation that refers to the
"Environment Ontology" (ENVO), which is a community-driven ontology that
provides standard terminology for describing environmental systems. The
"envo:" namespace is used to identify terms in the ENVO ontology within
various contexts, such as in RDF and OWL documents. The ENVO ontology is
widely used in the life sciences, particularly in the fields of ecology,
microbiology, and biodiversity research, to enable data integration and
interoperability across different datasets and research domains.'

Then,

'And "dwc:"?'

To which it replied:

'Yes, "dwc:" is also a commonly used namespace abbreviation that refers to
the "Darwin Core" standard. The Darwin Core is a set of standards for
sharing biodiversity and ecological data, and is widely used in the life
sciences and natural history communities. The "dwc:" namespace is used to
identify terms in the Darwin Core standard within various contexts, such as
in RDF and XML documents. The Darwin Core standard provides a set of terms
for describing various aspects of biodiversity and ecological data, such as
taxonomic names, geographic locations, and measurements of organismal
traits. The use of the Darwin Core standard and the "dwc:" namespace
abbreviation enables data integration and interoperability across different
datasets and research domains.'

So, finally,

'And "ecoinv:"?'

To which it replied,

'The namespace abbreviation "ecoinv:" does not appear to have a widely
recognized or commonly used meaning in the scientific community or in the
context of data standards. It's possible that "ecoinv:" is used as a
namespace abbreviation within a specific project or domain, but without
more information about the context or purpose, it's difficult to determine
its meaning. It's worth noting that the use of namespace abbreviations can
vary depending on the context, and there may be multiple different meanings
or uses for a given namespace abbreviation.'


On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 3:24 PM Baskauf, Steven James <
steve.baskauf at vanderbilt.edu> wrote:

> Hi all,
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> LOV is back up again: https://lov.linkeddata.es/
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> I checked the vocabs https://lov.linkeddata.es/dataset/lov/vocabs
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> for “eco”, “env”, and “ecoenv” and did not see any usage. However, I also
> checked dwc and ac and they don’t come up either (not sure why, I think I
> submitted them long ago). So that doesn’t mean for sure that they aren’t
> being used.
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> Steve
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> Steven J. Baskauf, Ph.D.  he/him/his
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> Data Science and Data Curation Specialist / Librarian III
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> Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries, Vanderbilt University
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> Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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