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The Ecosystem of Genealogical Data Exchange
Ryan Heaton
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● The Evolution of our Genealogical Ecosystem● The Elements of our Genealogical Ecosystem● The Actors of our Genealogical Ecosystem● The Flows of our Genealogical Ecosystem● The Inhibitors of our Genealogical Ecosystem● The Developments of our Genealogical Ecosystem
Author: Soren Schaperhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
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Ecosystem (noun)
A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system.
Author: Richard Linghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
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The beginnings of a genealogical ecosystem...
Author: Owen Gilberthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
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Author: Daniel Kulinskihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
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The Elements of a Genealogical Ecosystem● Records● Persons● Relationships● Sources● Citations● Analysis● Research
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Author: Phil's 1stPixhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
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The Actors of a Genealogical Ecosystem● Systems● Users
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Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Flows of a Genealogical Ecosystem
● User-to-User● System-to-User● System-to-System
Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Flows of a Genealogical Ecosystem
● User-to-User● GEDCOM● Proprietary Formats
Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Flows of a Genealogical Ecosystem
Case Study
Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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● GEDCOM● Proprietary Import (not Export)● Data Loss feature mismatch, encoding issues, etc.
Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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● Inhibitors● Lack of specification support
● e.g. citation metadata● Lack of incentive
Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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Author: Jen Goellnitzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
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The Flows of a Genealogical Ecosystem
● System-to-User● Web Interface● APIs
Author: Jen Goellnitzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
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The Flows of a Genealogical Ecosystem
Case Study
Author: Jen Goellnitzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
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Author: Jen Goellnitzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
● Family Graph API● JSON over HTTP ● Entities Person, Relationship, User, Event, Source, Note
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● Family Graph API● Smart Matches
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The Flows of a Genealogical Ecosystem
Case Study
Author: Jen Goellnitzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
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Author: Jen Goellnitzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
● FamilySearch API● XML, JSON over HTTP ● Entities Person, Relationship, User, Source, Note, Discussion Photo/Story, Search, Match, Change History, etc.
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Author: Jen Goellnitzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
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Author: Jen Goellnitzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
● FamilySearch API● Conforms to GEDCOM X ● Significant number of partners
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Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Flows of a Genealogical Ecosystem
● System-to-System● APIs● Business Deals
Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Flows of a Genealogical Ecosystem
Case Study
Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
● Open Archives (openarch.nl)● Tooling and APIs for data from hundreds of providers.
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Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
● Open Archives (openarch.nl)● OAI-PMH● A2A (Archives to All)
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The Flows of a Genealogical Ecosystem
Case Study
Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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● Bulk Record Data● Bulk Tree Data● Atom + GEDCOM X (Notify/Feed)● GEDCOM X Data Sets
Author: Henrik Johanssonhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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Author: William Beemhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Inhibitors of a Genealogical Ecosystem● Security● Budget Constraints● Data Loss/Impedance● Feature Mismatch
Author: William Beemhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Inhibitors of a Genealogical Ecosystem● Lack of Well-Established Processes● Lack of Well-Established Specifications
Author: William Beemhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Inhibitors of a Genealogical Ecosystem● User Immaturity● Developer Immaturity● Product Management Immaturity
Author: William Beemhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Inhibitors of a Genealogical Ecosystem● User Immaturity
● “My Tree-itis”● Outdated Mindsets
Author: William Beemhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Inhibitors of a Genealogical Ecosystem● Developer Immaturity
● Re-inventing the Wheel● Internationalization Ignorance● Backwards-Incompatible Changes● Specification Ignorance
Author: William Beemhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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The Inhibitors of a Genealogical Ecosystem● Product Management Immaturity
● “My Product-itis”● Misunderstood User Demands● Compatibility De-prioritization
Author: William Beemhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
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Author: Jason Scragzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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The Developments of a Genealogical Ecosystem● User Demand● Business Demand● Increasing Interest
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The Developments of a Genealogical Ecosystem● GEDCOM X● FHISO● OAI-PMH and A2A
Author: Jason Scragzhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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Author: Randy OHChttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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GEDCOM X● Conceptual Model● Data Formats● API Specifications
Author: Randy OHChttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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GEDCOM X● Conceptual Model
● Defines the Concepts and Vocabulary● Person● Relationship● Event● Source Description● Evidence● Place Description
Author: Randy OHChttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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GEDCOM X● Data Formats
● XML● JSON● File Format
Author: Randy OHChttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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GEDCOM X● API Specifications
● REST Architecture● Tree API● Records API
Author: Randy OHChttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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GEDCOM X● API Specifications
● Resources, Operations, and Links● Read Person● Update Source Description● Search for Persons● Delete Relationship
Author: Randy OHChttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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GEDCOM X● API Specifications
● Potential for new providers● Ancestry, FindMyPast, MyHeritage● PHPGedView, WikiTree
Author: Randy OHChttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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GEDCOM X● API Specifications
● Potential for new providers
Author: Randy OHChttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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GEDCOM X● API Specifications
● Potential for new providers
Author: Randy OHChttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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GEDCOM X● API Specifications
● Potential for new providers
Author: Randy OHChttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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How to Improve our Genealogical Ecosystem● Make Noise● Use the paved roads
Credit: NASA
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Credit: NASA