[Taxacom] Global biodiversity databases

[Dr.B.J.Tindall]

Hi Rich,
Don't forget prokaryote (or virology) efforts, where the question is  
not when, but how long have we been refining. Names4Life is also doing  
some really interesting things today, not x years in the future. You  
know where this is coming from ;-)

Brian

Quoting Richard Pyle <deepreef at bishopmuseum.org>:

> Hi Stephen,
>
>> Question 1: Do you expect a comprehensive and reliable GBD to exist in the
>> foreseeable future (or do you think that one or more already exist)?
>
> Yes.
>
>> If so, do
>> you think it is likely to come from an existing initiative, and if so,
> which
>> one(s)?
>
> Too many to mention: GBIF, CoL/ITIS, EoL, WoRMS, ALA, GN*, numerous
> nomenclators (IPNI, Index Fungorum, ZooBank, IRMNG, and many others),
> Wikispecies/Wikipedia, etc., etc.  I don't think it's right to think in
> terms of "a" database.  I think the key is building infrastructures that
> allow existing databases to become more tightly integrated.
>
>> Question 2: Which would you prefer, (A) data verified by "experts"; or (2)
>> data verifiable by the user (via referencing)?
>
> Is there a difference?  I would hope that users who contribute via
> referencing have some level of expertise.  Perhaps you meant whether anyone
> with time/interest/expertise can contribute content  (open model), vs. a
> very small number of people having access to contribute content (closed
> model).  I prefer the former.
>
>> Question 3: What kinds of data do you want to be able to access from a
> GBD?
>
> Code-relevant Nomenclature bits (original publication/authorship,
> typification, homonymy, objective synonymy, etc.), index of "usages" of
> names in literature and elsewhere (including historical and current
> classifications, syonymies, etc.), cross linkage to museum specimens,
> genetic data (GenBank, BOLD, etc.), non-vouchered observations and
> images/video/audio recordings, dynamically generated distribution maps,
> phylogenetic hypotheses, and a suite of tools and services to analyze and
> visualize patterns, trends, etc.
>
>> Question 4: Which existing initiative currently comes closest to what you
>> would ideally like to see?
>
> Almost all of them. What we need to do now is make them all work together
> seamlessly.
>
> Aloha,
> Rich
>
> P.S. I just reat Tony Rees' post, and I agree with everything he wrote. Like
> Tony, I'll cite an online presentation that encapsulates some of my thinking
> on this:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSzL2NwRemU
>
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