an interactive resource for identification! On Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 6:52:44 AM UTC-4, Luis Miguel Morillas wrote: > > But you want to create an encyclopedia of aquatic invertebrates or > some kind of interactive resource to classify them? > > > Saludos, > > -- luismiguel (@lmorillas) > > > 2015-08-08 3:45 GMT+02:00 Declan <[email protected] <javascript:>>: > > Hi folks > > > > I have put some aquatic insect resources online in WE and I'm > considering a > > new one. > > > > The idea is an aquatic invertebrate key...point and click with lots of > > photographs. > > > > All traditional identification keys essentially work the same > way...paired > > questions that walk you through the identification process. But > imbedded in > > this process, and ignored in a paper key, there is some binary logic. > Each > > insect either has or has not got each of several characteristics. I > think > > my first draft will be similar to the traditional, time honored key. > > > > But....I think that I can make the process more efficient by building > some > > mug shot pages. The idea will be to have panels of 4 images and have > users > > click on the best match. Most people can tell if they have a snail, an > > insect, a worm, or an arachnid. My thinking is that 4 pictorial choices > > could rapidly take a person through the process and reduce some > frustration > > for beginners. > > > > Also built into all organism classifications we have nested groups. > Several > > species within each genus; some genera within each family.....etc. I > wonder > > if I need to build that into file structure? Or would that be better > > handled using Wiki categories and sub categories? > > > > Any thoughts or suggestions before I begin? > > > > Cheers > > > > Declan > > > > -- > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > > To visit the discussion forum: > http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] <javascript:> > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "WikiEducator" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >
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