[Taxacom] Is it possible to create easy-to-use, accurate and rapid keys for species identifiation?

[Mauri Åhlberg]

I read with great interest Steve Marshall's and John Grehan's messages  
about difficulties of using keys, even interactive keys.

NatureGate Online service for species identification is designed to be  
easy-to-use, accurate and rapid. It is based on patented system and  
method for object idenfification (Lehmuskallio, E. & Lehmuskallio, J.  
2008, http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?IA=FI2008000039 )

NatureGate is looking for partners to expand this system to new  
organisn species and new regions: http://www.naturegate.net

* IUCN: http://www.iucn.org/about/union/commissions/cec/?2614/
  * The Finnish Institute of Environment (SYKE), and Ministry of Environment:
       http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=298951&lan=EN
* Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG):
       http://www.tdwg.org/biodiv-projects/projects-database/view-project/1550/
       http://www.tdwg.org/biodiv-networks/networks-database/view-project/56/
•	Poster at the e-Biosphere 09 conference, June 1 – 3, 2009, London,  
UK. In the category: New Tools, Services and Standards for Data  
Management and Access, http://www.e-biosphere09.org/posters/D1.pdf

Mauri Åhlberg (in English: Ahlberg) FLS
Professor of Biology and Sustainability Education
http://www.helsinki.fi/people/mauri.ahlberg
http://www.naturegate.net