ViBRANT WP4 Standards meeting, Botanic gardens and museum, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Feb. 17-18, 2011.

1. WP4 Standards meeting: setting the agenda Vince Smith Natural History Museum, London [email_address] ViBRANT Virtual Biodiversity

4. 1. Untangling WP4 objectives Facilitate integration and harmonisation of distributed data-sets i.e. linking up the Scratchpad archipelago How do we do this? Sites: 200+ Users: 2340+ Pages: 205k Circa 2 new sites/wk. Since Mar. ‘07 10% access per mnth 40% accessed per mnth 15

6. Associated deliverables: D4.1) Scratchpad common access point: Develop an initial set of API services to link the Scratchpad communities to the resources of the CDM, to facilitate data exchange. [month 12] - NB Too early D4.3) Ongoing services enhancements: Develop robust services, based on usage statistics and user feedback, that enhance the prototype tools delivered under D4.1 & D4.2 [month 36] 1. Untangling WP4 objectives Facilitate integration and harmonisation of distributed data-sets 15

8. 2. Untangling WP4 objectives Provide mang. & dissemination facilities for the necessary ontologies i.e. providing a more standardised approach to vocabularies Controlled vocabularies in a Scratchpad How do we get people to share these lists? 15

10. Associated deliverables: D4.2) Ontology tools: Develop the GBIF ontology tool and produce an equivalent tool based on a semantic wiki. Deliver a single user interface for ontology creation and editing based on user-acceptance of the alternative technologies. [month 24] D4.3) Ongoing services enhancements: Develop robust services, based on usage statistics and user feedback, that enhance the prototype tools delivered under D4.1 & D4.2 [month 36] 2. Untangling WP4 objectives Provide mang. & dissemination facilities for the necessary ontologies 15

12. 3. Untangling WP4 objectives Flexible service to express knowledge regardless of whether terminology has been standardized i.e. wiki-based system for managing ontologies Need to clarify? 15 Controlled anatomical vocabularies

13. Demonstrate and deploy the advantages of Semantic Mediawiki as a base layer for vocabulary management Controlled per site Controlled across sites Demonstrators via 1. Wiki, 2. Semantic wikii Now ViBRANT Post ViBRANT 3. Untangling WP4 objectives Flexible service to express knowledge regardless of whether terminology has been standardized 15

14. Associated deliverables: D4.2) Ontology tools: Develop the GBIF ontology tool and produce an equivalent tool based on a semantic wiki . Deliver a single user interface for ontology creation and editing based on user-acceptance of the alternative technologies. [month 24] D4.3) Ongoing services enhancements: Develop robust services, based on usage statistics and user feedback, that enhance the prototype tools delivered under D4.1 & D4.2 [month 36] 3. Untangling WP4 objectives Flexible service to express knowledge regardless of whether terminology has been standardized 15

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