E Infrastructures For Data Publishing In Biodiversity Science
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E Infrastructures For Data Publishing In Biodiversity Science
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Author : Vincent Smith
language : en
Publisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
Release Date : 2011-11-28
E Infrastructures For Data Publishing In Biodiversity Science written by Vincent Smith and has been published by PenSoft Publishers LTD this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-28 with Science categories.
This collection of articles, developed in association with the EU funded ViBRANT project, illustrates how advances to research infrastructures are reciprocally changing the practice of taxonomy. A detailed review of data issues in the life sciences (Thessen and Patterson 2011) sets the tone for subsequent articles in this special issue, whose contributions broadly fall into three categories. Theÿ initial articles consider some of the major infrastructure platforms that support the production and management of biodiversity data. These include the EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy, Wiki-based approaches including BioWikiFarm and the Scratchpads Virtual Research Environment. Later articles provide deeper coverage of specialist areas of interest to taxonomic and biodiversity researchers. The topics covered include the mark-up (Penev et al. 2011) and management (King et al. 2011) of taxonomic literature, geospatial assessment of species distributions (Bachman et al. 2011) and licensing issues specific to life science data (Hagedorn et al. 2011). Finally, the special issue closes with a series of research and review papers that provide detailed use cases illustrating how these research infrastructures are being put into practice. Highlights from this section include citizen science approaches to collecting species information by the COMBER Marine observation network (Arvanitidis et al. 2011) and the Australian Bush Blitz programme (Lambkin and Bartlett 2011); use of new tools for data publishing like the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) and the DRYAD Data Repository; new forms of publication via ?data papers? that allow checklists and identification keys to be formally published as structured datasets (e.g., Narwade et al. 2011); and finally new taxonomic revisions and species descriptions constructed from within the collaborative systems like XPER2 and Scratchpads.
Metadata And Semantics Research
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Author : Emmanouel Garoufallou
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-10-25
Metadata And Semantics Research written by Emmanouel Garoufallou and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-25 with Computers categories.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference, MTSR 2013, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in November 2013. The 29 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 89 submissions. The papers are organized in several sessions and tracks. The sessions cover the following topics: platforms for research datasets, system architecture and data management; metadata and ontology validation, evaluation, mapping and interoperability; content management. The tracks cover the following topics: big data and digital libraries in health, science and technology; European and national projects and project networking; metadata and semantics for open repositories, research information systems and data infrastructures; metadata and semantics for cultural collections and applications; metadata and semantics for agriculture, food and environment.
Towards Interoperable Research Infrastructures For Environmental And Earth Sciences
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Author : Zhiming Zhao
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-07-24
Towards Interoperable Research Infrastructures For Environmental And Earth Sciences written by Zhiming Zhao and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-24 with Computers categories.
This open access book summarises the latest developments on data management in the EU H2020 ENVRIplus project, which brought together more than 20 environmental and Earth science research infrastructures into a single community. It provides readers with a systematic overview of the common challenges faced by research infrastructures and how a ‘reference model guided’ engineering approach can be used to achieve greater interoperability among such infrastructures in the environmental and earth sciences. The 20 contributions in this book are structured in 5 parts on the design, development, deployment, operation and use of research infrastructures. Part one provides an overview of the state of the art of research infrastructure and relevant e-Infrastructure technologies, part two discusses the reference model guided engineering approach, the third part presents the software and tools developed for common data management challenges, the fourth part demonstrates the software via several use cases, and the last part discusses the sustainability and future directions.
No Specimen Left Behind Mass Digitization Of Natural History Collections
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Author : Vincent Smith
language : en
Publisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
Release Date : 2012-07-20
No Specimen Left Behind Mass Digitization Of Natural History Collections written by Vincent Smith and has been published by PenSoft Publishers LTD this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-20 with Science categories.
Centuries of exploration and discovery have documented the diversity of life on Earth. Records of this biodiversity are, for the most part, distributed across varied and distinct natural history collections worldwide. This makes the task of extracting and mobilising the information within these collections an immense challenge.ÿÿIn this special issue of ZooKeys, 18 papers by 81 authors examine progress and prospects for mass digitising entire natural history collections. These papers provide a snapshot of activity, in what is a fast moving field that is seeing ever-increasing degrees of collaboration across disciplines and between collection-based institutions. Examples of research covered by these articles include a description to efforts digitise 30 million plant, invertebrate and vertebrate specimens at NCB Naturalis in the Netherlands; new scanning and telemicroscopy solutions to digitise the millions of pinned insect specimens held in the Australian National Insect Collection and its European and North American counterparts; citizen science projects being used to crowdsource the transcription of thousands of specimen labels and field notebooks; and new data portals providing central access to millions of biological specimens across Europe.ÿÿMany of these projects deal with the unique challenges associated with major collections that have built up over several centuries, with different communities of practices and different user communities. Despite many differences, standards for collection acquisition, preservation and documentation are broadly consistent, meaning that there is sufficient common ground to bring together the enormous amounts of data that are being exposed through mass digitisation efforts. These data will become the new frontier for natural history collection management and research in the next decade.
Opening Science
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Author : Sönke Bartling
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-12-16
Opening Science written by Sönke Bartling and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-16 with Science categories.
Modern information and communication technologies, together with a cultural upheaval within the research community, have profoundly changed research in nearly every aspect. Ranging from sharing and discussing ideas in social networks for scientists to new collaborative environments and novel publication formats, knowledge creation and dissemination as we know it is experiencing a vigorous shift towards increased transparency, collaboration and accessibility. Many assume that research workflows will change more in the next 20 years than they have in the last 200. This book provides researchers, decision makers, and other scientific stakeholders with a snapshot of the basics, the tools, and the underlying visions that drive the current scientific (r)evolution, often called ‘Open Science.’
Improving Eia Practice Best Practice Guide For Publishing Primary Biodiversity Data
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language : en
Publisher: GBIF
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Improving Eia Practice Best Practice Guide For Publishing Primary Biodiversity Data written by and has been published by GBIF this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
New Avenues For Electronic Publishing In The Age Of Infinite Collections And Citizen Science Scale Openness And Trust
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Author : B. Schmidt
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2015-09-03
New Avenues For Electronic Publishing In The Age Of Infinite Collections And Citizen Science Scale Openness And Trust written by B. Schmidt and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-03 with Computers categories.
Research and scholarly communication is increasingly seen in the light of open science, making research processes and results more accessible and collaborative. This brings with it the chance to better connect research and society by introducing new avenues for engagement with citizens. This book presents the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Electronic Publishing (Elpub), held in Valetta, Malta, in September 2015. This year’s conference explores the interplay of two dimensions of electronic publishing – the ever growing volume of digital collections and the improved understanding of the widest user group, citizens. This exciting theme encompasses human, cultural, economic, social, technological, legal, policy-related, commercial, and other relevant aspects. Echoing the conference agenda, the book covers a wide range of topics, including engagement with citizens and professionals, enhanced publishing and new paradigms, discovery and digital libraries, open access and open science, as well as the use and reuse of data. Addressing the most recent developments in these areas, the book will be of interest to practitioners, researchers and students in information science, as well as users of electronic publishing.
Karstology In The Classical Karst
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Author : Martin Knez
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-05-02
Karstology In The Classical Karst written by Martin Knez and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-02 with Science categories.
This book presents the latest advances in karstology by researchers at the ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia – home of Classical Karst. It features interdisciplinary investigations carried out on the karst surface, subsurface, caves, and associated waters. It covers various topics, such as analysis of karst processes, including the mineralogical and lithological characteristics of sediments and carbonate rocks; structural geological mapping; detecting the old traces of paleokarst; the formation of karst surfaces in a variety of types of rock and conditions; and the evolution of karst, which can aid in dating sediments, and in tracing aquifers using artificial and natural tracers. In addition, the book provides detailed information on the use and development of various research methods, ranging from comprehensive field research, long-term measurements, and laboratory analyses to computer and laboratory modeling. Integrating karst geology, geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, speleobiology, and microbiology research, these methods provide readers with a far deeper understanding of karst terrains.
Information Technologies In The Research Of Biodiversity
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Author : Igor Bychkov
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-03-14
Information Technologies In The Research Of Biodiversity written by Igor Bychkov and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-14 with Science categories.
This book offers a collection of papers presented at the First International Conference” Information Technologies in the Research of Biodiversity” that was held from 11-14 September 2018 in Irkutsk (Russia). Papers in this book cover areas of interaction of knowledge on biodiversity and information technologies. The main topics include: methods, models, software systems for the analysis of biodiversity data; global data portals; information and analytical systems on biodiversity; application of remote methods in vegetation mapping; theoretical fundaments and organization technologies of the information and telecommunications infrastructures.
European Research Activities In Cloud Computing
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Author : Dana Petcu
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2011-11-15
European Research Activities In Cloud Computing written by Dana Petcu and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-15 with Computers categories.
What’s new in the European research and development area? Cloud computing is a provision model where whatever computing resource that can be thought of (machines, network, software solutions, applications) is provided as a service. This new paradigm has changed the center of gravity of computing in both the academic and industry environments, but despite the considerable efforts and investments, there are critical problems that are not yet solved. The research and development community involved in distributed computing is searching for viable solutions that will increase the adoption of the cloud. This is the case of the collaborative work done by multi-national teams in the context of the FP7 programme of the European Commission. Students, researchers and developers working in the field of distributed computing will find in this book a snapshot of the on-going activities in research and development of cloud computing undertaken at the European level. These activities are organized by the latest hot topics of cloud computing research, which include services, management, automation and adoption. Summarizing, this book will help the reader understand and identify the research and development winds that are pushing the clouds to Europe.