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From 01/19/2012 to 02/17/2012

02/13/2012

10:40 AM Task #358: make shortlist of 1st-level fields a method should have
e-mail from Brad on 2012-2-1:
* plot shape: rectangle, circle, line
* area sampled: e.g. 1.0 ha
* plot x: e.g. 100 m...
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

02/10/2012

06:03 PM Task #346: add georeferencing support to schema
We will add a separate locationdetermination for the GNRS-validated place, with calculated set to true. Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
06:01 PM Task #355 (Resolved): implement morphospecies using a scoped plantconcept
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:40 PM Task #355 (Resolved): implement morphospecies using a scoped plantconcept
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
06:01 PM Task #356 (Resolved): support subplot events that link to parent plot events
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:41 PM Task #356 (Resolved): support subplot events that link to parent plot events
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:43 PM Task #357 (Rejected): make shortlist of 1st-level fields a method should have
duplicate of #358 Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:42 PM Task #357 (Rejected): make shortlist of 1st-level fields a method should have
(Brad and Mike)
* area, size, etc.
* see example plot methods on nimoy in @/home/bien_shared/methodology/plotMeth...
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:42 PM Task #358 (Resolved): make shortlist of 1st-level fields a method should have
(Brad and Mike)
* area, size, etc.
* see example plot methods on nimoy in @/home/bien_shared/methodology/plotMeth...
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

02/09/2012

06:27 PM Task #352: create way to represent methods hierarchically in schema
I added a basic plotmethod table. What hierarchical information do we want to add? Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
06:26 PM Task #350: implement methods in VegBIEN
I added a basic plotmethod table Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
05:42 PM Task #348: 1st draft of schema
e-mail from Martha Narro on 2012-2-9:
* 1:1 constraint on taxonOccurrence has been dropped, so that topic is final...
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
05:40 PM Task #345: integrate GNRS into VegBIEN
See "iPlant Geospatial Roadmap":https://pods.iplantcollaborative.org/wiki/display/SOT/Geospatial+Roadmap+%28revised%2... Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
05:36 PM Task #346: add georeferencing support to schema
"DwC georeferencing fields":http://code.google.com/p/darwincore/wiki/Location#Georeference_Terms:
* decimalLatitude
...
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
05:34 PM Task #296 (Resolved): Direct mapping from native salvias_plots MySQL database to VegBIEN
SALVIAS stems have been mapped. Mappings are in SVN under "@inputs/SALVIAS/maps@":https://projects.nceas.ucsb.edu/nce... Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
05:31 PM Task #304: Complete full dataset imports to VegBIEN via VegX of NYBG and SALVIAS
First full NYBG load is complete, with 0.12% error rate. Full stats under [[Benchmarking]]. Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
05:30 PM Task #313 (Resolved): Import full NYBG data
First full NYBG load is complete, with 0.12% error rate. Full stats under [[Benchmarking]]. Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
05:29 PM Task #323 (Resolved): map NYBG data
First full NYBG load is complete, with 0.12% error rate. Full stats under [[Benchmarking]]. Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
05:28 PM Task #342 (Resolved): make DwC_BIEN schema
[[DwC schema]] has a list of fields in DwC-BIEN, mappings from different versions of DwC, and mappings to VegBIEN Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

02/06/2012

10:25 AM Task #317: Direct mapping from VegX to VegBIEN
Mappings have been made for SALVIAS VegX fields Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
10:23 AM Task #333: add traits table to VegBIEN
VegBank had an existing trait table, which was not included in the ERD. We can modify that table for our needs. Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
10:23 AM Task #332: switch to VegX 1.5.3
VegX 1.5.3 is available, so we're switching to that instead Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
10:22 AM Task #313: Import full NYBG data
Almost done with the first full load of the NYBG data. Currently takes 2 days. Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

02/04/2012

03:27 PM Task #349: make ERD of full schema
Full ERD is available at [[VegBIEN schema]]. A few tables are not yet included, because their lines to existing table... Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
03:25 PM Task #354 (Resolved): list of deliverables for next week (2/6-2/10)
See [[2012-02-03 conference call]] Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

02/03/2012

05:33 PM Task #347 (Resolved): revise milestones
Brad and Martha have approved it Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
03:15 PM Task #347: revise milestones
My revisions are on the wiki under *[[Milestones]]* Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
01:57 PM Task #347 (Resolved): revise milestones
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
03:18 PM Task #320: Convert user-defined VegX fields to first-class fields
Brad's meeting notes on 2012-2-3:
* Aaron to make whatever modifications are needed to match VegBien schema
* Sub...
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:04 PM Task #346: add georeferencing support to schema
* support DwC georeferencing fields Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
01:57 PM Task #346 (New): add georeferencing support to schema
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:03 PM Task #354 (Resolved): list of deliverables for next week (2/6-2/10)
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:02 PM Task #353 (Resolved): add terms from previous versions of DwC to DwC-BIEN
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:02 PM Task #352 (Resolved): create way to represent methods hierarchically in schema
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:01 PM Task #351 (Resolved): list of fields and method attributes needed to know whether can combine data from different plots
* critical methodological elements Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
02:00 PM Task #350 (Resolved): implement methods in VegBIEN
* middle ground between descriptions and ontological metadata Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
01:59 PM Task #349 (New): make ERD of full schema
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
01:58 PM Task #348 (Resolved): 1st draft of schema
* plots and specimens data Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
01:56 PM Task #345 (Resolved): integrate GNRS into VegBIEN
* geovalidation in scope
* georeferencing out of scope unless existing implementation
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
01:56 PM Task #344 (Resolved): contact John about GNRS/georeferencing
* Using PostGIS/R? Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
01:55 PM Task #343 (Resolved): integrate TNRS into VegBIEN
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

01/30/2012

04:15 PM Task #323: map NYBG data
Infrastructure exists to do full NYBG loads, but there are many errors in the import Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
04:12 PM Task #338 (Resolved): put together samples of SALVIAS data that aggregates individuals and stems in different ways
See [[SALVIAS issues]] Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

01/27/2012

03:04 PM Task #342 (Resolved): make DwC_BIEN schema
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
03:03 PM Task #341 (New): create verbal descriptions of edge cases
test cases for whether model can appropriately accommodate data Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

01/26/2012

06:29 PM Task #340 (Resolved): put together definitions of abstract BIEN terms
* specimen
* voucher
* taxonoccurrence
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

01/24/2012

06:32 PM Task #339 (New): have "schema showdown"
Discuss different meanings everyone has for various ecological terms, especially:
* taxonoccurrence
* specimen
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

01/20/2012

03:02 PM Task #337 (Closed): VegBIEN table renames
E-mail from Brad on 2012-1-20:
Hi Mike,
You and Aaron have convinced me. Bob & I were advocating a return to th...
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
12:29 PM Task #338 (Resolved): put together samples of SALVIAS data that aggregates individuals and stems in different ways
* individual count
* stem count
* individuals
* stems
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza

01/19/2012

06:06 PM Task #337: VegBIEN table renames
"observation" can be confusing, because it's not obvious what it's an observation of (a plot, an organism, a stem?). ... Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
06:02 PM Task #337 (Closed): VegBIEN table renames
E-mail from Brad:
Conceptual definitions of tables:
observation: permanent attributes of a unit or area of obse...
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
05:32 PM Task #336 (Resolved): create VegBIEN ERD
Now live on [[VegBIEN schema]]! Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
04:56 PM Task #336: create VegBIEN ERD
I discovered that MySQL Workbench can synchronize its model with an existing CREATE script. So, it looks like we can ... Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
04:54 PM Task #336 (Resolved): create VegBIEN ERD
Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
11:35 AM Task #302 (Resolved): Make changes to VegBIEN schema
Extensive changes have been made Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
11:33 AM Task #331 (Resolved): use VegX's individualOrganismObservation/relatedItem to model stems
Stems are now modeled in VegX. (Note that _VegBIEN_ stems import not complete yet) Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
11:32 AM Task #319: Update statistics/lists of user-defined fields in use in VegX and VegBIEN
I've done this for NYBG to VegX Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
11:31 AM Task #322 (Resolved): get access to raw CTFS data
I have the data from Shash, including a SQL dump Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
11:30 AM Task #334 (Resolved): which DarwinCore attributes do we want to include in the specimen table?
Desired fields have been added or moved from other tables Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
11:30 AM Task #314: Import CTFS data
I have data from Shash and am working with her to make sure we can parse it Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
11:29 AM Task #318 (Resolved): decide whether to switch to VegX 1.5.2
In fact, we will switch to 1.5.3, which is now available Aaron Marcuse-Kubitza
 

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