Pladias platform: Technical description of the database
structure

J 2022

Pladias platform: Technical description of the database structure

NOVOTNÝ, Petr, Josef BRŮNA, Milan CHYTRÝ, Vojtěch KALČÍK, Zdeněk KAPLAN et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Pladias platform: Technical description of the database structure

Authors

NOVOTNÝ, Petr (guarantor), Josef BRŮNA, Milan CHYTRÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vojtěch KALČÍK, Zdeněk KAPLAN, Tomáš KEBERT, Martin ROHN, Marcela ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Milan ŠTECH and Jan WILD

Edition

Biodiversity Data Journal, Pensoft Publishers, 2022, 1314-2836

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10619 Biodiversity conservation

Country of publisher

Bulgaria

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.300

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00129150

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e80167

UT WoS

000824607600001

Keywords in English

botany; Czech Republic; database; flora; occurrence; plant; relational database model; species; trait; tree hierarchy; vegetation

Abstract

V originále

BackgroundDigitising and aggregating local floristic data is a critical step in the study of biodiversity. The integrative web-based platform Pladias, designed to cover a wide range of data on vascular plants, was recently developed in the Czech Republic. The combination of occurrence data with species characteristics opens many opportunities for data analysis and synthesis. New informationThis article describes the relational structure of the Pladias database service (PladiasDB) and the context of the platform architecture. The structure is relatively complex, as our goal was to cover: (i) species occurrence records, including their management, validation and export of revised species distribution maps, (ii) data on species characteristics with quality control tools using defined data types and (iii) separate user interfaces (UI) for professionals and the general public. We discuss the approaches chosen to model individual elements in PladiasDB and summarise the experience gained during the first five years of operation of the Pladias platform.

Links

GB14-36079G, research and development project

Name: Centrum analýzy a syntézy rostlinné diverzity (PLADIAS) (Acronym: PLADIAS)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

NOVOTNÝ, Petr, Josef BRŮNA, Milan CHYTRÝ, Vojtěch KALČÍK, Zdeněk KAPLAN, Tomáš KEBERT, Martin ROHN, Marcela ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ, Milan ŠTECH and Jan WILD. Pladias platform: Technical description of the database structure. Biodiversity Data Journal. Pensoft Publishers, 2022, vol. 10, April, p. "e80167", 17 pp. ISSN 1314-2836. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e80167.

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N2  - BackgroundDigitising and aggregating local floristic data is a critical step in the study of biodiversity. The integrative web-based platform Pladias, designed to cover a wide range of data on vascular plants, was recently developed in the Czech Republic. The combination of occurrence data with species characteristics opens many opportunities for data analysis and synthesis. New informationThis article describes the relational structure of the Pladias database service (PladiasDB) and the context of the platform architecture. The structure is relatively complex, as our goal was to cover: (i) species occurrence records, including their management, validation and export of revised species distribution maps, (ii) data on species characteristics with quality control tools using defined data types and (iii) separate user interfaces (UI) for professionals and the general public. We discuss the approaches chosen to model individual elements in PladiasDB and summarise the experience gained during the first five years of operation of the Pladias platform.
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NOVOTNÝ, Petr, Josef BRŮNA, Milan CHYTRÝ, Vojtěch KALČÍK, Zdeněk KAPLAN, Tomáš KEBERT, Martin ROHN, Marcela ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ, Milan ŠTECH and Jan WILD. Pladias platform: Technical description of the database structure. \textit{Biodiversity Data Journal}. Pensoft Publishers, 2022, vol.~10, April, p.~''e80167'', 17 pp. ISSN~1314-2836. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e80167.

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