Research Papers
Delivering a name-server for biodiversity information
Authors:
C Hussey ,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, GB
S Wilkinson,
Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, United Kingdom, GB
J Tweddle
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, GB
Abstract
The number of online resources for biodiversity information is growing. Names of organisms underpin access to information but present a number of unique problems when used as search terms. We examine these problems and assert that a taxonomic name-server or thesaurus is necessary to enable optimal retrieval of records from multiple datasets. A simple solution is presented, based upon our experience working with "real-world" data in the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) in the United Kingdom. The NBN provides access to over 18 million observational records and incorporates a nomenclator covering 198,000 names.
How to Cite:
Hussey, C., Wilkinson, S. and Tweddle, J., 2006. Delivering a name-server for biodiversity information. Data Science Journal, 5, pp.18–28. DOI: http://doi.org/10.2481/dsj.5.18
Published on
28 Jun 2006.
Peer Reviewed
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