EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy
What is the EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy?
The EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy is a collection of open source 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. At the heart of the Cybertaxonomy platform is the Common Data Model (CDM), a repository for every conceivable type of data produced by taxonomists in the course of their work, and the backend for most EDIT components.
The EDIT Platform Cybergate(pictured) offers a good overview of the Cybertaxonomy platform. It is a visual tool for showing how data is exchanged between the various components, and thus for plotting out individual taxonomic workflows within the Cybertaxonomy platform.
FAQ: Getting Started With the Cybertaxonomy platform is a good place for both taxonomists and technologists to begin familiarizing themselves with the Cybertaxonomy platform, with an eye towards implementing individual components in their institution.
Platform Components
The main Cybertaxonomy platform components are listed below.
Desktop Taxonomic Editor |
CDM Data Portal |
CDM Server |
A Reference on projects using the EDIT DataPortal: http://cybertaxonomy.org/DataPortalReference |
Further Components of the EDIT Platform for Cybertaxonomy:
- Specimen Search Portal: technical info | download | example
- Geo Tools: technical info | download
Getting started as a User
The CDM Setups site provides installations instructions for different scenarios. CDM based platform components can be downloaded from http://cybertaxonomy.eu/download/.
Getting started as a Developer
- Desktop Taxonomic Editor: technical info | user guide | download
- Data Portal Software: technical info | A Reference on projects using the EDIT DataPortal
- CDM Java Library: technical info
- Specimen Search Portal: technical info | download | example
- Geo Tools: technical info | download