From MUNRODB at inspection.gc.ca  Tue Oct  1 05:35:13 2002
From: MUNRODB at inspection.gc.ca (Derek Munro)
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 08:35:13 -0400
Subject: [bdwg-dev] Re: itis*ca xml dtd
Message-ID: <sd995ec2.041@em.agr.ca>

Hi Matt:

The DTD is found at:  http://sis.agr.gc.ca/xml/itis_our.dtd 


Cheers,

Derek Munro



Biodiversity knowledge, Global knowledge
http://sis.agr.gc.ca/itis
Biological Observations, Specimens & Collections (BiOSC)  Gateway
http://sis.agr.gc.ca/biosc

>>> Matt Jones <jones at nceas.ucsb.edu> 09/30/02 09:17pm >>>
Hey Derek,

Do you have a DTD or XML Schema describing the format of the ITIS*ca XML 
output?  If so, could you point me to where I can find it?  I've been 
searching your site and haven't had much luck yet.   I reverse 
engineered the format for our itisLib client library, but it would be 
good to be able to reference a schema for our future work.

Sorry you couldn't make it to DC for the taxonomy nomenclature standards 
meeting -- it would have been good to have you there. I guess I'll see 
you in Kansas in November?

Thanks for the info,

Matt

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From jones at nceas.ucsb.edu  Mon Oct  7 13:07:25 2002
From: jones at nceas.ucsb.edu (Matt Jones)
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 12:07:25 -0800
Subject: [bdwg-dev] Re: dtd release policy
References: <77918ED0E1A8E24A931D7B50683C6CEF0318B3@fcmail.ociofc.usda.gov>
Message-ID: <3DA1E97D.80508@nceas.ucsb.edu>

Hi Paula and Bob,

I put up the ITIS US and Canada DTD's into the new CVS server that I 
created.  There are quite a few differences considering they supposedly 
house the same data!  Paula, you'll have to call me to get account 
information to access CVS (today would be great).  Bob, you should 
already have access.  Once you have your accounts set up, you can get 
the files with the following CVS information:

Module: bdgw
CVSROOT: :ext:yourusername at cvs.ecoinformatics.org:/cvs
CVS_RSH: ssh

If that makes no sense to you, don't worry -- contact me and I'll help 
you get CVS set up.  Once its set up, its pretty easy to use. In the 
meantime, you can also access all of the files from the web at:
http://cvs.ecoinformatics.org/cvs/cvsweb.cgi/bdwg/

I didn't do anything yet in terms of content except set up a structure 
to contain the eventual schema (taxonstd.xsd).  Its got a single element 
in it now.  Bob, do you want to take a first pass at enumerating what 
should be in the schema -- you could do that by outlining an instance 
document if you would prefer, and I could convert that to a schema 
pretty easily.  Harmonizing your proposal with the two ITIS DTDs would 
probably be useful.

I'm traveling for the rest of the week, so I'll probbaly not get back to 
this until next week.  See ya...

Matt

Huddleston, Paula wrote:
> Hi Matt,
> Sorry for the delay in replying.
> As far as I am aware there are no restrictions on the dtd. As far as the 
> draft model, it's still a draft but I see no problem with those who are 
> interested reviewing it.
> 
> I'm ready to review the work you've done on the schema. Has Bob added 
> his thoughts? Let me know when there's a good time to call to get the 
> pertinent information.
> 
> Thanks,
> Paula
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Jones [mailto:jones at nceas.ucsb.edu]
> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 7:21 PM
> To: Huddleston, Paula
> Subject: dtd release policy
> 
> 
> Hi Paula,
> 
> What's your release policy on the itis dtd and data models?  Can I put
> those on the CVS repository for the group to use as background, or do
> you have some restrictions on their distribution for some reason?  Its a
> lot easier for me to track everything in one place rather than having to
> track down huge email attachments all the time.  Thanks for the info.
> 
> Matt
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> http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/    Fax: 425-920-2439   Ph: 907-789-0496
> National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
> 
> Interested in ecological informatics? http://www.ecoinformatics.org
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http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/    Fax: 425-920-2439   Ph: 907-789-0496
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)

Interested in ecological informatics? http://www.ecoinformatics.org
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From Nicolson.David at NMNH.SI.EDU  Tue Oct 22 06:06:57 2002
From: Nicolson.David at NMNH.SI.EDU (David Nicolson)
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:06:57 -0400
Subject: [bdwg-dev] Richard Pyle posting on modeling issues
Message-ID: <sdb51538.031@mnhgwia.si.edu>

Dear all,

Richard made an interesting post to the ICNZ discussion listserv, and I
thought it was worth passing along to this group. Of course it is
specifically tailored to zoological interests (ie name seems to imply
epithet in parts, rather than combination... valid..., etc.), but it is
worth a read.

Cheers,
Dave
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