ABCD - Access to Biological Collection Data

Welcome to ABCD!

This Wiki was created for documenting the ABCD schema, version2 which is hosted at TDWG and the CODATA Task Group site. Please note that this is work in progress for a planned publication, this Wiki is therefore not open for public editing. Questions and additions should be addressed to the Editor at w.berendsohn [at] bgbm.org.

ABCD Documentation

• AbcdIntroduction
• AbcdPrimer
• AbcdSchemaGroups
• AbcdConcepts, list of the nearly 1200 concepts in ABCD 2.06 with individual documentation pages for each of them (note that updates to v.2.06b are not yet included)
• AbcdAndDwC, lists the concepts used by Darwin Core and its extensions (also OBIS) and maps them to ABCD 2.06b
• AbcdAcknowledgements
• AbcdReferencesCited

ABCD Extension Schemas

• How to DesignAbcdExtensions
• Extension for Geosciences (EFG): http://www.geocase.eu/
• Extension for DNA data (ABCDDNA): http://www.dnabank-network.org/
• HISPID Extension for herbarium collections: http://hiscom.chah.org.au/wiki/HISPID_5

Editorial process

• GeneralConsiderations
• ItemDescriptions
• New Version 2.06d (forthcoming)
• SchemaChangesVersion206 to 2.06b and 2.06c (2.06a to c also documented in cvs)
• SchemaChanges from version 2.00 to 2.06
• FurtherSteps
• DiscussionItems