Page, R. D.M. (2019) Ozymandias: a biodiversity knowledge graph. PeerJ, 7, e6739. (doi: 10.7717/peerj.6739)
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Abstract
Enormous quantities of biodiversity data are being made available online, but much of this data remains isolated in silos. One approach to breaking these silos is to map local, often database-specific identifiers to shared global identifiers. This mapping can then be used to construct a knowledge graph, where entities such as taxa, publications, people, places, specimens, sequences, and institutions are all part of a single, shared knowledge space. Motivated by the 2018 GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge I explore the feasibility of constructing a “biodiversity knowledge graph” for the Australian fauna. The data cleaning and reconciliation steps involved in constructing the knowledge graph are described in detail. Examples are given of its application to understanding changes in patterns of taxonomic publication over time. A web interface to the knowledge graph (called “Ozymandias”) is available at https://ozymandias-demo.herokuapp.com.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Page, Professor Roderic |
Authors: | Page, R. D.M. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine |
Journal Name: | PeerJ |
Publisher: | PeerJ |
ISSN: | 2167-8359 |
ISSN (Online): | 2167-8359 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2019 Page |
First Published: | First published in PeerJ 7: e6739 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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