[SEEK-Taxon] LC/TCS - How many schemas?

[Berendsohn, Walter G.]

Dear All,

I think that we have to achieve common data definitions on the data
element level and for a number of types as well. Different purposes may
need different schemas, as Jerry has indicated. However, different needs
as to, for example, integrity can also be covered by extensions to
common types, as Gregor has demonstrated for SDD and UBIF. 

I still think that we have at least three levels of needed
standardisation: the full taxonomic concept "world" (excluding the
geographical and descriptive data used to circumscribe the taxon), the
full "nomenclator world" as defined by the codes, including
_nomenclatural_ relationships to other names and assertions as to
adherence to the rules of nomenclature, and the normal murky name as
used by many databases out there, where no further definition of concept
etc. is given. I would like to have this latter component somewhat
isolated, e.g. as a type, from the rest, because I would like to plug it
into ABCD (as the result of an identification). 

Best wishes

Walter



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