Virtual BiodiversityViBRANT

Descriptive data supporting keys – SDD

ViBRANTVirtual Biodiversity

Workpackage 5Services

Gregor HagedornJulius Kühn-Institute (JKI)

Epidemiology and Pathogen DiagnosticsBerlin, Germany

Virtual BiodiversityViBRANT

SDD – Structured Descriptive Data

1. Exists

2. Matrix data like DELTA, Lucid

3. Single-access keys (dichotomous/polytomous)

4. Document-style – archive style

Roles:

1. Support Scratchpad SDD data exchange

2. Support Services (Matrix to Single-access keys)

3. Collaborate with Scratchpad Core Team on Matrix editor user interface development