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Species

Taxonomy

Monitoring data

ecologicalassessment

Species on the W.W.W(eb)

Present situation in the Netherlands (and…..?)Present situation in the Netherlands (and…..?)• standardisation of ecological assessment (EWFD)standardisation of ecological assessment (EWFD)

• growing need for exchange of informationgrowing need for exchange of information

• constantly changing nomenclatureconstantly changing nomenclature

• disappearing taxonomic knowlegdedisappearing taxonomic knowlegde

Camiel Dijkers, AquaSense

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ENTAX and the CIW

DemandsDemands• centralised registration of taxacentralised registration of taxa

• combining taxa, names and coding systemscombining taxa, names and coding systems

• validation of content by taxonomical expertsvalidation of content by taxonomical experts

• freely available information and free data-exchangefreely available information and free data-exchange

Management of taxa and coding systems Management of taxa and coding systems • for Commission for Integrated Water management (www.CIW.nl)for Commission for Integrated Water management (www.CIW.nl)

• for national and regional institions, dealing with water for national and regional institions, dealing with water managementmanagement

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The Taxonomica-concept

Encyclopaedia Taxonomica (ENTAX): Encyclopaedia Taxonomica (ENTAX): • Browser-based system for management of taxonomical informationBrowser-based system for management of taxonomical information

EcoWorkbench: EcoWorkbench: • Client management-tool for local usage, data-exchange and validationClient management-tool for local usage, data-exchange and validation

+ How does it workHow does it work

What technology is usedWhat technology is used

Wat does it containWat does it contain

Show interfacesShow interfaces

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site ewb

ENTAX = a tool for management of taxa and coding systems, as ENTAX = a tool for management of taxa and coding systems, as a basis for management of monitoring dataa basis for management of monitoring data

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ENTAX and its site

freely available through internetfreely available through internet search for taxa and coding systemssearch for taxa and coding systems hierarchical databasehierarchical database

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ENTAX and its EcoWorkBench for local usefor local use for announcement of mutations or for announcement of mutations or

new namesnew names for validation by expertsfor validation by experts automated message notification automated message notification

system (email)system (email) scalable expert voting systemscalable expert voting system for free! download or order cdROMfor free! download or order cdROM

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Technology of ENTAX Database in Microsoft SQL ServerDatabase in Microsoft SQL Server Secure XML data-exchangeSecure XML data-exchange XML Schema for data exchange availableXML Schema for data exchange available XML between EWB and the outside WorldXML between EWB and the outside World

EcoWorkBenchwww.taxonomica.com

localdatabase

centraldatabase

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Basic taxonomic informationBasic taxonomic information• globally unique identifier for each taxonglobally unique identifier for each taxon

• former name-coding system IAWMformer name-coding system IAWM

• CIW; introduction of TCN-coding system CIW; introduction of TCN-coding system

(Taxon Code Netherlands)(Taxon Code Netherlands)

• attributes per taxon:attributes per taxon: scientific and local names synonyms/homonyms author(s) taxonomic parent and rank coding systems: international/national

What can be found in ENTAX

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Content of ENTAX

Present content; over 40.000 namesPresent content; over 40.000 names• diatomsdiatoms

• zooplanktonzooplankton

• macro-invertebratesmacro-invertebrates

• birdsbirds

new content; before end 2002new content; before end 2002• fishfish

• macrophytesmacrophytes

• phytoplanktonphytoplankton

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ENTAX and the future?

ENTAX integrated with monitoring dataENTAX integrated with monitoring data Integrated part of Information desk water (Integrated part of Information desk water (www.idsw.nl)) More internationally focussedMore internationally focussed Cooperation with other taxonomic databasesCooperation with other taxonomic databases ENTAX-foundation?ENTAX-foundation?

Technology is not the solution, it’s only a way to reach your solution!