scholarly journals Specimens, Databases, and Accession Books: Using TaxonWorks to Integrate Multiple Sources of Modern and Historical Data in the INHS Insect Collection

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e25896
Author(s):  
Thomas McElrath ◽  
Dmitry Dmitriev ◽  
Matthew Yoder ◽  
R. Edward DeWalt ◽  
Christopher Dietrich
Keyword(s):  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Relational Databases ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Past ◽  
Illinois Natural History Survey ◽  
History Survey ◽  
Occurrence Records

Grant-supported digitization projects over the past 20 years at the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) have yielded over 1,000,000 occurrence records (representing over 2.7 million specimens), one of the most successful digitization efforts within the United States. However, receiving multiple grants at the cutting edge has led to numerous projects left at various stages of completeness, several relational databases, orphaned data, and specimens at various stages of curation. TaxonWorks (taxonworks.org), an integrated web-based workbench developed by the Species File Group and supported by the INHS and the National Science Foundation, has provided the digital infrastructure to unify multiple workflows, projects, databases, and even historical accession books into one easy to access, open-source platform. We demonstrate the practical utility of this platform and summarize past, present, and future efforts at the INHS towards integrating all our data within TaxonWorks.

scholarly journals ERAS OF WEB MAPPING DEVELOPMENTS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B4 ◽  
pp. 247-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert Veenendaal
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Mapping ◽  
Web Map ◽  
The Past

Developments in web mapping and web based geographic information systems (GIS) have evolved rapidly over the past two decades. What began as online map images available to a small group of geospatial experts and professionals has developed to a comprehensive and interactive web map based on integrated information from multiple sources and manipulated by masses of users globally. This paper introduces a framework that outlines the eras of web mapping and significant developments among those eras. From this framework, some of the influences and trends can be determined, particularly those in relation to the development of technologies and their relation to the growth in the number and diversity of users and applications that utilise web mapping and geospatial information online.

Health Professional ‘Web Based Conversational Learning’ on Unusual Forms of Lupus

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
David Elpern ◽  
Henry Foong
Keyword(s):  
Health Professional ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Diagnostic Uncertainty ◽  
The Past ◽  
Conversational Learning ◽  
Grand Rounds

This article illustrates a web-based conversational learning system termed, “Virtual Grand Rounds in Dermatology” (VGRD), that was developed by two dermatologist colleagues from the United States and Malaysia, respectively, over the past decade. Two blog posts discussing the diagnostic uncertainty around possible dermatological manifestations of lupus are highlighted along with a few conversational comments from other health professionals. The posts, as they appear on VGRD are presented verbatim and illustrate a health professional narrated website that relies heavily on images and pattern recognition. We show that health professional learning may thrive on feedback from colleagues, even if minimal.

scholarly journals ERAS OF WEB MAPPING DEVELOPMENTS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B4 ◽  
pp. 247-252
Author(s):  
Bert Veenendaal
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Mapping ◽  
Web Map ◽  
The Past

Developments in web mapping and web based geographic information systems (GIS) have evolved rapidly over the past two decades. What began as online map images available to a small group of geospatial experts and professionals has developed to a comprehensive and interactive web map based on integrated information from multiple sources and manipulated by masses of users globally. This paper introduces a framework that outlines the eras of web mapping and significant developments among those eras. From this framework, some of the influences and trends can be determined, particularly those in relation to the development of technologies and their relation to the growth in the number and diversity of users and applications that utilise web mapping and geospatial information online.

scholarly journals Primary Insect Types in the Illinois Natural History Survey Collection, Exclusive of the Collembola and Thysanoptera

1980 ◽  
Vol 32 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 55-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald W. Webb
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Zoological Nomenclature ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
International Code ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
The Past ◽  
Illinois Natural History Survey ◽  
History Survey ◽  
The University

In 1927 T. H. Frison published a list of all the insect types in the collections of the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University of Illinois and the Bolter collection. This list contained 1,067 primary types. Type-specimens in the University of Illinois have subsequently been transferred to the collection of the Illinois Natural History Survey. In the past 50 years 2,113 primary types have been added to the Survey's collection, primarily through the systematic research of T. H. Frison in Plecoptera and Hymenoptera; H. H. Ross in Trichoptera, Plecoptera, Homoptera, and Hymenoptera; H. B. Mills in Collembola; and L. J. Stannard, Jr., in Thysanoptera. The acquisitions of the personal collections of J. W. Folsom in Collembola and C. A. Robertson in Hymenoptera added numerous primary types to the Survey's collections. In addition, several active workers have periodically, or occasionally, deposited their types in the Survey's permanent collection upon completion of specific revisionary studies. Recently, Gerdes (1977) and Mari Mutt (1978) have published lists of all of the types of Thysanoptera and Collembola, respectively, in the Natural History Survey collection. In this list only primary types currently located in or on loan from the Illinois Natural History Survey collection are listed along with the original citation for each species. The literature citation for the designation of ach neotype and lectotype is also cited. To clarify the type designation within the bees of the Robertson collection, lectotype specimens have been designated by W. E. LaBerge for those species not previously designated in the literature. The genera under which the species are listed are those under which they were originally described. Where possible the sex of each type is given. The term syntype is used in the sense of Article 73c of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1964) and replaces the term cotype used by Frison (1927). For simplicity, the within each order alphabetically, the genera are arranged alphabetically within each family, and the species are arranged alphabetically within each genus.

Applications and Evaluation of the IRIS Earthquake Browser: A Web-Based Tool That Enables Multidimensional Earthquake Visualization

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 2922-2935
Author(s):  
Danielle F. Sumy ◽  
Russ Welti ◽  
Michael Hubenthal
Keyword(s):  
Visual Display ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Survey Respondent ◽  
User Survey ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mexico Earthquake ◽  
Real Earthquake ◽  
Tectonic Boundaries

Abstract The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Earthquake Browser (IEB; see Data and Resources) is a web-based tool that enables anyone to query an earthquake database composed of over five million events recorded over the past 50 yr. The IEB visitor can query on earthquake magnitude, depth, timing, and location and can visually display the results in 2D map view or as an interactive pseudo 3D view. The user can toggle features such as plate tectonic boundaries, terrain or satellite mapping, and zoom to place the results in a geologic or geopolitical context and add visual appeal. To better understand who visits the IEB and why, to include information on demographics and how users perceive the IEB functionality and ability to meet their needs, we conducted a pop-up user survey on the IEB from 25 January to 21 February 2018. We received 495 useable responses from 58 countries, with 40% of the total respondents from the United States. The largest demographic consists of interested citizens who are 55 yr of age or older and have a high school education. We also find that visitors come to the IEB to learn about earthquakes for two main reasons: for their own personal knowledge or because expanding their knowledge is important to their research or work in a professional context. We also find a dramatic increase in survey respondent activity following the 16 February 2018 M 7.2 Oaxaca, Mexico, earthquake, with many respondents interested in finding more information about recent earthquake events that affect them or their family. Our observations indicate that users are successful and satisfied with the ease of use and amount of time spent on the IEB to find answers to their questions about earthquakes. The most beneficial feature of the IEB as identified by survey respondents is the spatiotemporal visual display of real earthquake data.

scholarly journals The Apple Flea-weevil, Orchestes pallicornis Say (Order Coleoptera; Family Curculionidae)

1924 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-9) ◽  
pp. 1-37
Author(s):  
W. P. Flint ◽  
S. C. Chandler ◽  
P. A. Glenn
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Agricultural Experiment Station ◽  
Large Area ◽  
The Past ◽  
Experiment Station ◽  
Illinois Natural History Survey ◽  
Agricultural Experiment ◽  
History Survey ◽  
And Control

During the past decade it has become so destructive over a large area in Illinois and in a limited section of Ohio that serious study of the life history and control of the pest has been made by both the Illinois Natural History Survey and the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, and the present publication is issued to set forth the results of these studies.

scholarly journals Annotated Catalog of Type Specimens in the Illinois Natural History Survey Fish Collection

1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (1-5) ◽  
pp. 253-300
Author(s):  
Mark H. Sabaj ◽  
Kevin S. Cummings ◽  
Lawrence M. Page
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Fish Fauna ◽  
Comprehensive Treatment ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
The Past ◽  
Illinois Natural History Survey ◽  
Fish Collection ◽  
History Survey

The Fish Collection of the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) dates back to the late 1800s and the extensive surveys of Illinois fishes led by Dr. Stephen A. Forbes, director of the Survey's predecessor, the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History (ISLNH). From 1876 to 1903 Forbes, assisted by his esteemed colleague Robert E. Richardson and numerous field and laboratory personnel, collected and preserved over 200,000 specimens from more than 450 localities distributed in 93 of the 102 counties of Illinois. During this time, the ISLNH Collection served as the basis for several catalogs of Illinois fishes (Nelson 1876; Jordan 1878a; Forbes 1884; Large 1903), and provided material for the description of at least 25 species. This work culminated in the classic Fishes of Illinois written by Forbes and Richardson, published by the Survey in 1909 and reprinted in 1920 (although no publication date is given for the original volume, H.C. Oesterling, former INHS editor, lists the date as 1909 in Howard 1932:46). Accompanied by a separate atlas of distribution maps of 98 species, this comprehensive treatment of the state's ichthyofauna still is recognized as one of the finest publications on fishes. The INHS Fish Collection was expanded by Dr. Philip W. Smith, who worked as a systematic biologist at the Survey from 1942 until his retirement in 1979 (Burr and Page 1987). Over a period of 1 1 years from 1962 to 1972, Smith assembled a large collection of fishes from Illinois and neighboring states. The ichthyological surveys conducted by Smith, his students, and INHS staff led to the publication of a second Fishes of Illinois (Smith 1979). Smith's monograph provided identification keys, information on the ecology and taxonomy of Illinois fishes, and detailed distribution maps that documented changes in the state's fish fauna that had occurred since the survey of Forbes and Richardson. The size and geographic scope of the INHS collection have been considerably expanded in the past three decades; the collection now contains about 7 1 1 ,000 cataloged specimens (over 7 1 ,000 lots) of more than 1,800 species. A recent literature survey identified over 250 publications citing the use of INHS specimens over the past 40 years. Included are two publications that have greatly advanced both the professional and popular understanding of North American fishes: the Handbook of Darters (Page 1983) and A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico (Page and Burr 1991).

Web-Based Mapping Untuk Pemetaan Lokasi Kerusakan Jalan Raya Menggunakan Cluster Marker

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Agusta Praba Ristadi Pinem
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Mapping Data ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mapping Technology ◽  
Gis Software

Online mapping has developed rapidly over the past few years resulting to replace GIS functionality. This system allows users to use appliacation without using specialized GIS software. The system can receive data from multiple sources and display the map to all users. These developments bring web-based mapping technology. Web-based mapping using MapsAPI as third-party tools. MapsAPI allows system to mapping data in real time and real location. That information technology can support smart city program’s to solve several problem in a city like mapping the location of the damaged roads. Users only need to use internet browsing application to add location or observe the map of road damage. People and government as system user’s, can utilize the system to determine the priority of roadwork.

Making Connections Between Service and Engineering in K-12 Education

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Pinnell ◽  
Rebecca Blust ◽  
Jayne Brahler ◽  
Margy Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Math Curriculum ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The Impact

This paper will summarize the findings obtained through the work of a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored grant entitled, “Making Connections: Resources for K-12 Service-learning and Experiential Learning in STEM Disciplines.” The objective of this grant was to encourage K-12 educators to incorporate service-learning into the science and math curriculum by providing an easy-to-use resource. It was hoped that the use of service-learning in the science and math curriculum would help promote the entry of women and minorities into the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, increase the potential pool of engineers and scientists in the United States, contribute to the development of STEM educators and enhance cultural sensitivity, ethics and social responsibility in future STEM workers. The methodology used to develop, assess and refine the web based resource will be discussed. Additionally, the research design and inferential statistics used to assess the impact of service-learning on K-12 students’ perceptions of STEM careers will be presented.

scholarly journals Analisis Basis Data Relasional dan Basis Data Temporal

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juanda Hakim Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Relational Database ◽  
Real World ◽  
Relational Databases ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Temporal Databases ◽  
Temporal Database ◽  
Time Dimension ◽  
The Past ◽  
Valid Time ◽  
Require Data

Abstract. At present, many applications require data from the past and the future. These data are usually used to trace the events that happened to look at trends and find the mistakes in the past so as to prevent the occurrence of the same mistakes. Temporal database is one of the solutions to handling data in the past and future. Temporal database is a database with data representing the valid time dimension. The use of this valid time shows aspects of the historical data because the data will be recorded in accordance with real-world from the beginning until the end of the validity of the data. This research implements temporal databases and relational databases that take the historical aspects of the data into consideration in order to measure the effectiveness of each database. Keywords: Temporal Database, relational database, valid time, historical data, response time. Abstrak. Pada saat ini banyak aplikasi yang membutuhkan data dari masa lampau dan data pada masa yang akan datang. Data-data ini biasanya digunakan untuk menelusuri event-event yang terjadi untuk melihat trend dan menemukan kesalahan-kesalahan di masa lampau sehingga mencegah terjadinya kesalahan yang sama. Temporal Database merupakan salah satu solusi dalam penanganan data-data di masa lampau maupun di masa yang akan datang. Temporal database adalah database yang merepresentasikan data dengan dimensi waktu berupa valid time. Penggunaan valid time ini dapat memperlihatkan aspek historical data karena suatu data akan dicatat sesuai dengan waktu real world baik dari dimulai sampai akhir keberlakuan data. Penelitian ini, melakukan analisis temporal database serta relational database yang memperhitungkan aspek historical data untuk mengukur keefektifan penggunaan masing-masing basis data. Kata kunci: Temporal Database, relational database, valid time, historical data, response time.

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