This is great. I look forward to following this project. Gira Mathur On Aug 9, 2015 7:32 AM, "Declan" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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]>: >> > 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] >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > --- >> > 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]. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > -- 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] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > --- > 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]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] --- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
