10.12 Biodiversity

Biodiversity Validation Review and TaxaMatch Planning 10 December 2012

Participants:

• Fin: Nicolas Bailly
• iMarine: A.Ellenbroek

Topics

Relevant sections of the meeting:

• AE explained how he past validation results will be used to prepare next steps, and that the efforts of FIN were much appreciated;
• AE explained the change towards a structure to requirements collection and to improve the description of the desiderata;
  • Use a tool such as GANTTPROJECT;
  • Split requirements in Functional , technical, and UI parts (proposed);
  • Functional requirements have a tree structure, where there can be sub-sub-sub-sun requirements;
  • After the functional part has been described, it can be discussed in fora such as TCom to estimate the effort needed
  • Such approach can work for the TaxonMatcher and EnvironmentalEnrichment parts. AE will start with their compilation
• The objective is to have a clearer set of requirements for developers, validators, and users.
• NB provided an status updated of the FIN activities, and will contribute to the development of the Work Plan.

Main discussion outcomes

The actions towards exploitation of a FishFinder reporting VREVirtual Research Environment. are for December:

• AE to continue with the GANTT for Taxon matching;
• AE to start teh GANTT for Environmental Enrichment;
• NB to contribute to descriptions;
• NB to ensure the GANTTs are discussed in the Biodiv cluster to ensure coverage.