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The taxonomic aggregators recommended by TETTRIs for use in name matching etc. are independent entities with their own priorities and specific targets. From TETTRIs' side we can therefore only suggest changes to be made to their services.
 
The taxonomic aggregators recommended by TETTRIs for use in name matching etc. are independent entities with their own priorities and specific targets. From TETTRIs' side we can therefore only suggest changes to be made to their services.
 
   
 
   
==Downloads==
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==Name Matching==
Provide DwC-A and ColDP standard downloads
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See [[Wish_list_for_name_matching_services|Wish list for name matching services]]
  
==Name matching==
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==Concept Subscription or Taxonomic Activity Notification Service==
===Truly exact matching===
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There are caveats regarding the unanimity of scientific names. As a consequence, in some cases taxonomic expertise is needed to decide if names from different sources do really refer to the same currently accepted taxon. Taxonomic aggregator systems should monitor such changes and be able to alert users when relevant changes are detected. An initial step toward such a Service is to categorize the changes in the content of a taxonomic database that influence the linkage of a scientific name to a taxonomic concept (see [[Database content changes affecting the taxonomic standing of a scientific name]]). The service itself could be implemented either by storing the user's name matching result (aggregator's name ID only) and informing users about changes when a new version is published (or, better, when a change is made in the dynamic version), or by users querying changes using their list of aggregator name IDs.
Currently, services use algorithms to match the input names with the aggregator's name. Most of these start with a canonical form of the name, i.e. without the standard author citation (and year) prescribed by the codes of nomenclature. Since presently no aggregator can claim completeness, this may result in erroneous exact matches. <br/>
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WFO: good to know: matches canonical string to name with author and declares result as exact, if it is the only match. <br/>
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==Names of Interest==
WFO: bug: matches canonical string of infraspecies without considering the rank.<br/>
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This is an idea coming from research, where taxonomists strive to cover all names that belong to the taxonomic group they are working on. There are two parts in this:
===Maximum number of matches===
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*Notification about new additions to a taxonomic group of interest (independent of the concept subscription mentioned above)
Create asynchronous response mechanisms (e.g. by email notification) to allow for large numbers of matches. Currently most matching services limit the number of names that can be checked in one go.
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*Following name matching: information about additional names in the aggregator's database that presumably belong to the taxonomic group of interest.
===Matching result===
 
Include additional columns uploaded in the result table. This is particularly important with respect to the name-ID in the uploaded file.<br/>
 
===Interactive matching===
 
Allow for interactive selection of the matching record
 

Latest revision as of 10:26, 23 May 2024

The taxonomic aggregators recommended by TETTRIs for use in name matching etc. are independent entities with their own priorities and specific targets. From TETTRIs' side we can therefore only suggest changes to be made to their services.

Name Matching

See Wish list for name matching services

Concept Subscription or Taxonomic Activity Notification Service

There are caveats regarding the unanimity of scientific names. As a consequence, in some cases taxonomic expertise is needed to decide if names from different sources do really refer to the same currently accepted taxon. Taxonomic aggregator systems should monitor such changes and be able to alert users when relevant changes are detected. An initial step toward such a Service is to categorize the changes in the content of a taxonomic database that influence the linkage of a scientific name to a taxonomic concept (see Database content changes affecting the taxonomic standing of a scientific name). The service itself could be implemented either by storing the user's name matching result (aggregator's name ID only) and informing users about changes when a new version is published (or, better, when a change is made in the dynamic version), or by users querying changes using their list of aggregator name IDs.

Names of Interest

This is an idea coming from research, where taxonomists strive to cover all names that belong to the taxonomic group they are working on. There are two parts in this:

  • Notification about new additions to a taxonomic group of interest (independent of the concept subscription mentioned above)
  • Following name matching: information about additional names in the aggregator's database that presumably belong to the taxonomic group of interest.