Explorer of Taxon Concepts (ETC)

From description to matrix and beyond in a web-based toolbox

ETC GOALS

• Extract comparative information from morphological descriptions• Unsupervised learning algorithm with user feedback

• Analyze taxon character matrices

• Information gain based interactive key generation

• Logical comparison of taxonomies • Through semi-automated articulation of concepts

• Quantitatively compare taxon concepts

Morphological Description

TEXT CAPTURE: TERM CATEGORIZATION

Terms need categorizing

Categorized terms and synonymy

Description Context, Ontology Entries

User’s comments support collaboration

MATRIX GENERATION: REVIEW

Taxonomic Tree

Taxon Concept Details

Characters by OrganCharacter

Actions

Collaboration through Annotations

Character Details

MATRIX GENERATION: REVIEW

Collaboration through Annotations

MATRIX GENERATION: REVIEW

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Spreadsheet-like Editing

Character Actions

“Desktop” for Analysis and more

Collapsible Entries

Set States from Description

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ONLINE ACCESShttp://etc.cs.umb.edu/etcsite

SOURCE CODE, ISSUE TRACKERhttps://github.com/biosemantics/etc-site

TEAMHong Cui, University of ArizonaFengqiong Huang, University of ArizonaBertram Ludäscher, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignJames Macklin, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaBob Morris, University of MassachusettsThomas Rodenhausen, University of ArizonaShizhuo Yu, University of California, Davis

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DBI-1147266 and DEB-1208567.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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