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INFORMATION FACILITY. Internationalisation & GBIF Catering for multiple languages, indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage. GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY. Asian Regional Meeting and Biodiversity Informatics Workshop 16-19 Nov 2009. David Remsen Senior Programme Officer, ECAT. Objectives. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GLOBALBIODIVERSITY
GLOBALBIODIVERSITYINFORMATIONFACILITY Internationalisation &
GBIF
Catering for multiple languages, indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage
David RemsenSenior Programme Officer, ECAT
Asian Regional Meeting and Biodiversity Informatics
Workshop 16-19 Nov 2009
Objectives
Objectives
1. Define Internationalisation in the Context of GBIF
2. Review Areas of Focus within GBIF network
3. How you may Contribute and Benefit
Internationalisation/Localisation
Internationalisation/Localisation
Ensuring that components of the GBIF architecture can be adapted to different languages and regional differences.
…without engineering changes.
Internationalisation (i18n)
Localisation (L10n)
Adapting internationalised software or infrastructure for a specific region or language by adding locale-specific components
GBIF Goal
GBIF Goal
“There will be no barriers to enable the simple and effective uptake of GBIF infrastructure, tools, and services within a given national or regional setting due to issues of language or encoding.”
Why?
Because GBIF is a means, not an end
Controlled Vocabularies Server
Controlled Vocabularies Server
ISO: CountriesISO: LanguageDwC: Basis of RecordDwC: Nomenclatural StatusDwC: Sex (Gender)DwC: Taxonomic StatusIUCN: Threat Status…
http://vocabularies.gbif.org