building highways in the informatics landscape ed baker
DESCRIPTION
BUILDING HIGHWAYS IN THE INFORMATICS LANDSCAPE Ed Baker. 10.6084/m9.figshare.749699. We need to move from this…. …to this. HOW?. All of these systems: Have different data models Are written in different programming languages Are mutually incompatible. Requirements. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BUILDING HIGHWAYS IN THE INFORMATICS LANDSCAPEEd Baker 10.6084/m9.figshare.749699
We need to move from this…
…to this
HOW?
All of these systems:
• Have different data models
• Are written in different programming languages
• Are mutually incompatible
How do we make these systems talk?
Requirements
How do we make these systems talk?
Requirements
Each pair can define a way of
communicating with each other
How do we make these systems talk?
Requirements
How do we make these systems talk?
Requirements
We need a lingua franca of biodiversity informatics
Requirements
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.
Requirements
Common Intermediary
Easily understood• People• Machines
Easy to share• Using existing technology and infrastructure
Requirements
Easily understood• People• Machines
Easy to share• Using existing technology and infrastructure
Can read in Excel
Requirements
Easily understood• People• Machines
Easy to share• Using existing technology and infrastructure
Can read in Excel
Everything precisely defined
Requirements
Easily understood• People• Machines
Easy to share• Using existing technology and infrastructure
Can read in Excel
Everything precisely defined
Standard formats: csv, zipStandard delivery: via the web
Requirements
Core File
(classification)
Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
STAR SCHEMA
Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
Meta.xml
Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
Meta.xmlWhat is each file?
What does each column in a file contain?
Core File
(classification)
Images
Literature
Specimens
Taxonomic treatments
Meta.xml
dwca.zip
dwca.zip
dwca.zip
dwca.zip
WHAT’S THE BENEFIT?
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These images came from the Scratchpad
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This map didn’t
Aggregators allow us to…
• provide a single user interface to many different systems.
• search easily across multiple datasets simultaneously (and combine results).
You can also share data with …
You can also share data with …
ANY OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THE STANDARD