[tdwg] Fwd: Other: Minimum Information about a Phylogenetic Analysis

[Karen Cranston]

(Apologies for cross-posting).

Please take some time for the following survey about metadata on
evolutionary trees. Your responses will inform both the Minimum
Information about a Phylogenetic Analysis (MIAPA) standard and also
the metadata collected and used to assemble the Open Tree of Life.

Cheers,
Karen

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From:  <evoldir at evol.biology.mcmaster.ca>
Date: Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 4:37 AM
Subject: Other: Minimum Information about a Phylogenetic Analysis
To: karen.cranston at gmail.com



What data makes a phylogenetic tree useful?

When publishing a phylogenetic tree, or evaluating a tree, we
generally want more than simply the tree structure - for example, who
inferred the tree? using what data and what methods? what are the
organisms at the tips? what are the support values? Of course, those
who use / evaluate trees want as much data as possible about a tree.
Those who publish / database trees want a quick and simple submission
system. How do we balance these sometimes conflicting viewpoints?

The following survey asks you to categorize various data elements
about trees in terms of 1) how useful is the data? and 2) how
difficult is it to collect? The survey should take about 10 minutes.

https://duke.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_b2upIMII4fxJkAA

This survey is brought to you by MIAPA and Open Tree of Life. MIAPA
(http://www.evoio.org/wiki/MIAPA) aims to develop a formal spec for
Minimum Information About a Phylogenetic Analysis. The Open Tree of
Life (http://opentreeoflife.org) is collecting input phylogenies for
synthesis into a comprehensive tree of life. We will share the results
via the MIAPA and Open Tree of Life websites, and results will inform
the MIAPA standard as well as the collection trees for Open Tree of
Life.

If you have any questions about this project, please contact Karen
Cranston (karen.cranston at nescent.org).

Thank you!
Karen Cranston
(on behalf of MIAPA and Open Tree of Life)
National Evolutionary Synthesis Center


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Karen Cranston, PhD
Training Coordinator and Informatics Project Manager
nescent.org
@kcranstn
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