BUILDING HIGHWAYS IN THE INFORMATICS LANDSCAPE Ed Baker 10.6084/m9.figshare.749699.

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1 BUILDING HIGHWAYS IN THE INFORMATICS LANDSCAPE Ed Baker 10.6084/m9.figshare.749699

2 We need to move from this…

3 …to this

4 HOW?

5 All of these systems: Have different data models Are written in different programming languages Are mutually incompatible

6 How do we make these systems talk? Requirements

7 How do we make these systems talk? Requirements Each pair can define a way of communicating with each other

8 How do we make these systems talk? Requirements

9 How do we make these systems talk? Requirements

10 We need a lingua franca of biodiversity informatics Requirements

11 We need a lingua franca of biodiversity informatics Requirements Any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.

12 Requirements Common Intermediary

13 Easily understood People Machines Easy to share Using existing technology and infrastructure Requirements

14 Easily understood People Machines Easy to share Using existing technology and infrastructure Can read in Excel Requirements

15 Easily understood People Machines Easy to share Using existing technology and infrastructure Can read in Excel Everything precisely defined Requirements

16 Easily understood People Machines Easy to share Using existing technology and infrastructure Can read in Excel Everything precisely defined Standard formats: csv, zip Standard delivery: via the web Standard formats: csv, zip Standard delivery: via the web Requirements

17 Core File (classification) Core File (classification)

18 Core File (classification) Core File (classification) Images Literature Specimens Taxonomic treatments

19 Core File (classification) Core File (classification) Images Literature Specimens Taxonomic treatments

20 Core File (classification) Core File (classification) Images Literature Specimens Taxonomic treatments STAR SCHEMA

21 Core File (classificati on) Core File (classificati on) Images Literature Specimens Taxonomic treatments Meta.xml

22 Core File (classificati on) Core File (classificati on) Images Literature Specimens Taxonomic treatments Meta.xml What is each file? What does each column in a file contain? What is each file? What does each column in a file contain?

23 Core File (classificati on) Core File (classificati on) Images Literature Specimens Taxonomic treatments Meta.xml dwca.zip

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28 WHAT’S THE BENEFIT?

29 dwca.zip

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32 These images came from the Scratchpad

33 So did this description

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35 This map didn’t

36 Aggregators allow us to… provide a single user interface to many different systems. search easily across multiple datasets simultaneously (and combine results).

37 You can also share data with …

38 ANY OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THE STANDARD