Download - Explorer of Taxon Concepts (ETC) From description to matrix and beyond in a web-based toolbox
ETC GOALS
• Extract comparative information from morphological descriptions• Unsupervised learning algorithm with user feedback
• Analyze taxon character matrices
• Information gain based interactive key generation
• Logical comparison of taxonomies • Through semi-automated articulation of concepts
• Quantitatively compare taxon concepts
Morphological Description
TEXT CAPTURE: TERM CATEGORIZATION
Terms need categorizing
Categorized terms and synonymy
Description Context, Ontology Entries
User’s comments support collaboration
MATRIX GENERATION: REVIEW
Taxonomic Tree
Taxon Concept Details
Characters by OrganCharacter
Actions
Collaboration through Annotations
Character Details
MATRIX GENERATION: REVIEW
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Spreadsheet-like Editing
Character Actions
“Desktop” for Analysis and more
Collapsible Entries
Set States from Description
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ONLINE ACCESShttp://etc.cs.umb.edu/etcsite
SOURCE CODE, ISSUE TRACKERhttps://github.com/biosemantics/etc-site
TEAMHong Cui, University of ArizonaFengqiong Huang, University of ArizonaBertram Ludäscher, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignJames Macklin, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaBob Morris, University of MassachusettsThomas Rodenhausen, University of ArizonaShizhuo Yu, University of California, Davis
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DBI-1147266 and DEB-1208567.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.