Canadensys Explorer presentation
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Canadensys ExplorerChristian Gendreau, Anne Bruneau, Peter Desmet, David ShorthouseUniversité de Montréal, Biodiversity Centre
What it is?
Filter occurrence records
Query on map
View statistics
View occurrence
Download resultsEmail message contains:• Recommended citation• Licencing information• Link to revisit the queryDownload contains:• Darwin Core Archive
Progression - Data
Progression – Features 2014
● 1.2.5: January 2014● 2.0.0: Framework Update● 2.1.0: GeoSpatial filters● 2.2.0: Customization enhancements
System Architecture
How it was built● Iterative and incremental approach
o Rapid deliveryo Adapt to changing requirementso Adapt to changing circumstances
Explorer Architecture
Query System● Abstraction from storage technology
o Allows for changing technologyo Decouples filter from how data is stored
Examples of changes• Changes storage technology• Changes asked by Agriculture Canada & Other
Stakeholders• Changes/adds filters• Allows customization
What’s next• Cluster map points• Integrate checklists• Support for extensions
Cluster Map Points
Leaflet.MarkerCluster example from leafletjs.com
Integrate ChecklistsFilter and show records according to a known
checklist Examples: Catalogue of Life, Vascular Plants of
Canada Ingested as Darwin Core Archives Used as a pre-computed filter of concepts
Parses namestrings into canonical forms Reconciles against species namestrings,
accommodates synonymy Resolves and displays hierarchy information
Support for ExtensionsAdd support for Simple Multimedia extension
Thorough display of image information Attribution, licensing
Possibly ingest, cache and create thumbnailsAdd support for Darwin Core Identification History
extension Enhance filtering
Contacthttp://www.canadensys.net
http://github.com/Canadensys
@Canadensys