1. Beispielbild The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy Anton Güntsch Freie Universität Berlin Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem

2. 2 The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy  Development started by the NoE EDIT (European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy)  Create a collection of tools and services which together cover all aspects of the taxonomic workflow. The workflow is grouped into the following areas (taxonomic editing; publishing of edited data; data storage and exchange; collections and specimens; descriptions; fieldwork; literature; and geography).

3. 3 The Common Data Model (CDM) Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy  Agreed  Standards-aware  Comprehensive  Highly granular

4. 4 The Common Data Model (CDM) Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy The CDM covers  Names  Literature references  Classifications (multiple!)  Media  Specimens  Descriptive data  Geographic data  Species-related content of any kind (economic uses, conservation status, …)

5. 5 Platform architecture: levels and roles Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy CDM Store in Database System (mySQL, MS-SQL Server, …) Functions EDIT CDM Programming Library Data Access APIWeb Services User Interface User Software USER APPLICATION DEVELOPER SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR EDIT CDM OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPER COMMUNITY

6. 6 The EDIT “Cybergate” Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy

7. 7 Installation scenarios Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy

8. 8 The Taxonomic Editor Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy

9. 9 Portals: Flora of Cyprus Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy

10. 10 Portals: PalmWeb Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy

11. 11 Portals: Cichorieae Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy

12. 12 Other applications Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy  ViBRANT Index  Central data store for Euro+Med and Fauna Europaea  Integrated Collection Information System (Campanula, German Research Foundation Project)

13. 13 ViBRANT Index (1) Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy

14. 14 ViBRANT Index (2) Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy

15. 15 Anton Güntsch Freie Universität Berlin Botanic Garden & Bot. Museum Berlin-Dahlem Dept. Biodiversity Informatics & Laboratories Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8 D-14195 Berlin-Dahlem a.guentsch@bgbm.org www.bgbm.org/biodivinf Güntsch: The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy