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Taxonomies and Typologies of Marine Concepts

Contents 1 Background 2 Taxonomies 3 Typologies 4 Additional Resources 5 Subsections of this Article 6 Information about this article 7 Contact

Background

[we need somebody to step up and adopt this topic; would Graybeal and Nieuwenheysen together be interested?

Taxonomies

• "A multi-level controlled vocabulary in which metadata values are grouped according to subject-specific classes, usually hierarchical" - Definition from the Marine Metadata Interoperability website (see below)

Typologies

[need a short intro to the Marine and Coastal Data Typology that is a subsection of this article

Additional Resources

• Taxonomy (Multi-Level Vocabulary) - "Taxonomies are an organizational structure in which metadata values are grouped according to subject-specific classes. The structure tends to be very shallow, with increasingly narrow classes. Each class has a specific description, which is the set of characteristics that each member of a class exhibits. Taxonomies begin with the broadest of classes, and continue to narrow until the final class is reached. " [From MMI website]
• Subject Heading (Multi-Level Vocabulary) - "Subject Headings are an organizational structure in which metadata values are grouped according to broad classes. This type of vocabulary provides a big picture scheme, where values can be viewed in the context of established overarching subjects. This enables a contextual grouping of values. " [From MMI website]
• Wikipedia: Typology
• Wikipedia: Knowledge management - Includes brief section on knowledge mapping
• Coastal Wiki: Typology of Coastal and Marine Areas
• GLOBEC Typology - Map-based classification of global sea regions, for purposes of indexing literature and website resources
• Map of Scottish Transitional and Coastal Water Body Types - Typology of water masses at local/national scale
• Ecological Unit Typology - Marine landscape typology, within the context of a larger program addressing marine nature conservation
• ELOISE: Coastal habitat typology
• EUCC Coastal Guide: Coastal Typology - "[System reflecting the] relationship between important geological, oceanraphic characteristics and the various coastal landscapes"
• LOICZ Typology - Work in progress; no apparent product yet

Subsections of this Article

	Pagename	Short title	Description
Marine and Coastal Data Typology	Marine and Coastal Data Typology	Data Typology	none

Information about this article

Short title: Taxonomies and Typologies

Description: none

Expertise level: beginner

Author: Murray.Brown

Approval status: approved

Approved by: Murray.Brown

Last change: 2008-10-22

Subsection of: Metadata

Contact

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