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Looking for SKOS reviewer - short project
by David Remsen 27 Apr '10

27 Apr '10

Greetings, I am looking for someone familiar with SKOS to review a relatively simple web application that serves a nomenclatural glossary. We would like this application output to conform to linked data principles. Our SKOS knowledge is limited and we have some concerns with our output. We are looking to pay someone willing to spend a few hours reviewing the output and providing any required revisions to better conform to expected output. Please contact me directly for more information. Regards, David Remsen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Remsen, Senior Programme Officer Electronic Catalog of Names of Known Organisms Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark Tel: +45-35321472 Fax: +45-35321480 Mobile +45 28751472 Skype: dremsen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Developer positions available at GBIF
by Éamonn Ó Tuama (GBIF) 07 Apr '10

07 Apr '10

Two Developer Positions available at GBIF The GBIF Secretariat is seeking motivated and experienced software developers for a 3-4 month consultancy under the overall supervision of the Head of Informatics. GIS Services The appointed consultant will develop geospatial services for species related data. To provide geospatial services, content from various sources will be integrated into a spatial database and offered as OGC web services provided by GeoServer along with custom search, browse and discovery services to be developed in Java. Spatial data will be in the form of point data, polygon data and raster formats, and integration of these spatial data-types will be required to provide coherent services. Further information on the position is available on the GBIF news site (http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/job-o pening-gbif-software-developer-gis-services/) together with instructions for submitting an application. GIS Client The appointed consultant will develop a web-based, extensible GIS client that can be customised for different uses and distributed freely. The primary use case is a means of visualising information about biodiversity data from disparate sources delivered through standards-based web services (e.g., Open Geospatial Consortium). A second use case is as a client to a transactional OGC Web Feature Service, enabling updates to a geospatial data store. Several datasets and services relating to African Protected Areas will be used to develop a demonstration case. An important aspect of the work will be preparing/packaging a toolkit, documenting its use, and developing a tutorial. We are particularly interested in hearing from those with experience in GeoExt, OpenLayers, Flex or other comparable toolkits/platforms. Further information on the position is available on the GBIF news site (http://www.gbif.org/communications/news-and-events/showsingle/article/job-o pening-gbif-software-developer-1/) together with instructions for submitting an application. The closing date for applications is Sunday 25 April 2010. _______________________________________________ Éamonn Ó Tuama, M.Sc., Ph.D. (eotuama(a)gbif.org), Senior Programme Officer, Inventory, Discovery, Access (IDA), Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, DENMARK Phone: +45 3532 1494; Fax: +45 3532 1480

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Scratchpad training course (Brussels)
by Dave Roberts 07 Apr '10

07 Apr '10

Training course for Scratchpads (basic level). A one-day training course will be given in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels on Monday 14th June. The course is intended for those new to Scratchpads or those thinking about giving them a try. No previous knowledge is assumed, but a familiarity with databases and data structures is an advantage. The course is free, starting at 11:00, finishing at about 17:00 and lunch will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own data to upload into your own, new Scratchpad or come for so help if you're just starting out with a new site. You should bring your own wireless-enabled laptop with the Firefox browser. To register please go to: http://scratchpads.eu/scratchpad-training-courses Cheers, Dave -- Dr D.McL. Roberts, Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5086 European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy Project, Coordinator WorkPackage 6 (Unifying Revisionary Taxonomy), Dept. Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Great Britain Email: dmr at nomencurator dot org Web page: http://scratchpads.eu Web page: http://www.editwebrevisions.info/ -- "You can't just ask customers what they want and then try and give it to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new." [Steve Jobs, quoted in The Guardian, Technology Section, 25 June 09]. --

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