tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23152166377793502112024-03-16T00:08:43.611-07:00GBIF-Nodes Portal ToolkitThis blog gives the latest news about the progress, resources and ideas flying around the NPT project.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-46276790764129116842013-07-18T03:17:00.001-07:002013-07-18T03:17:24.251-07:00Reconciling GBIF NPT communication channels<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This message is to inform the followers on this blog that they can follow the next steps on NPT developments by visiting the dedicated GBIF website <a href="http://links.gbif.org/npt">here</a>.<br />
The rest of the posts will remain in this blog for future reference.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com92tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-38672756879105001632011-10-07T07:12:00.000-07:002011-10-07T07:12:16.556-07:00Back from the Global Nodes meeting... a few reflexions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I recently gave a progress report on the development of the NPT at the GBIF global Nodes meeting in Buenos Aires. After the presentation, a long and *very* animated discussion took place between the Nodes representatives, the Advisory Group, members of the GBIF secretariat and myself. A few days later, here are a few reflexions about how the meeting went, which I'd like to share with the community.<br />
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1. The NPT project triggers a lot of interest: feedback from the Nodes representatives during the meeting was intense and precious for the coordination of the project;<br />
2. The communication needs to be improved: apparently, several participants weren't well informed about the NPT project. Additional communication channels will be explored. It should be stressed that a lot of efforts so far have been devoted to technical aspects as well as requirements capture and their transfer to software documentation.<br />
3. There is a risk of digital divide between the participants. A special effort should be devoted to limiting this divide, by adapting the development strategy. The possibility for early training should be explored as well;<br />
4. The governance and responsibilities of the different bodies managing the project, as well as the role of the project coordinator need to be clarified. The decision making process didn't seem to be transparent enough;<br />
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As a followup, I'm intending to take the following actions:<br />
1. setup a shopwindow website (in additions to the existing websites) giving the basic information (background, functionalities, roadmap, governance) about the project.<br />
2. prepare an information paper, to be circulated widely within and beyond the community, possibly in several languages.<br />
3. setup a "dummy" website to give a general idea of what the first version of NPT is going to look like<br />
4. setup face to face meetings to the best extent feasible to address issue (3).<br />
5. prepare a general survey to find-out about the potential level of pickup of the first version by the community (how many instances would be installed from NPT1)<br />
6. prepare a survey on the technical capacity of the network<br />
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Your comments and feedback are most welcome on this.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-902959554633030482011-09-24T05:44:00.000-07:002011-09-24T05:44:41.735-07:00Updated Mindmap available<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you want to get detailed information on the NPT, in an interactive, dynamic way, you can view/download the new Mindmap, available from the<a href="http://www.xmind.net/share/biodiversityaq/"> x-mind share space</a>. The map allows you to drill down in the details of the project, and visualize the many facets of the NPT. Stay tuned, as this mindmap is often updated. You can also re-use/re-publish the map yourself, and share with the ret of the community!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-83659013530510278792011-09-22T07:51:00.000-07:002011-09-22T07:53:29.483-07:00From Problems to Solutions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We've just held our first NPT technical meeting in Brussels. After a lot of care was devoted to capturing and analyzing what the potential users of the NPT would want (Scoping and Requirements) and how the system should behave in many different circumstances (Software Requirement Specification), we were finally able to go into the solutions during a focused workshop recently organized.
Considering the extent of the GBIF network, the extreme heterogeneity of the wishes and needs of the community, the fast pace of technological developments and the time constraints, we found that applying a one-size-fits-all approach will simply not work. Nevertheless, the NPT will provide a custom solution which will be fit for many situations.<br />
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The NPT Technical Task Force (TTF) agreed:<br />
• To have a phased approach for implementing the NPT, provisionally referred to as NPT1 and NPT2<br />
• That both implementations will be based on the Drupal framework which supports the development of custom community-driven modules<br />
• That both NPT1 and NPT2 will interact with the GBIF registry and the GBIF Data Portal via web services<br />
• That both NPT1 and NPT2 will retrieve GBIF content through the GBIF Data Portal<br />
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Briefly, <b>NPT1</b> will be just focusing on basic need of national nodes that have no IT capacity at all, which will have a set of functionalities allowing nodes to obtain web presence. NPT1 will be introducing the necessary modules to interact with GBIF web services, which will be further used in NPT2.<br />
Encapsulating the modules and profiles of NPT1, <b>NPT2</b> will introduce a sophisticated geospatial component which will allow nodes to process, manage and visualise biodiversity data directly within the NPT.<br />
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An information document will soon be circulated as part of the information package for the NPT session of the Nodes Global meeting, as well as a detailed report for the TTF meeting. Both documents will be posted on the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gbif-npt/">NPT Google Code site</a> and on the <a href="http://community.gbif.org/pg/groups/3507/nodes-portal-toolkit-npt/">NPT GBIF community site</a>.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-36420122339453966982011-09-13T11:23:00.000-07:002011-09-13T11:23:54.188-07:00We're also on FacebookJoin our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/230949953621571/">Facebook page</a>
Do you want to share biodiversity information? The NPT has the power to get things moving! join our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/230949953621571/">Facebook group</a>, and feel free to join us!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-6038630674998185852011-09-12T04:50:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:50:09.636-07:00A few words about the SRS documentA Nodes Portal Toolkit (NPT) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Requirements_Specification">Software Requirements Specification</a> (SRS) document is being prepared as the next logical step after the NPT Scoping and Requirements (S&R) document, which was prepared during the NPT Advisory Group workshop, held in Madrid in March 2011 and publicly released in June 2011.
The purpose of the SRS is to describe the software requirements for the NPT, reaching a level of detail which makes it fit to be circulated amongst the NPT stakeholder, and in particular amongst the potential developers, as well as to prepare a high-level document focusing on the architectural and design aspect of the NPT.
The SRS focuses on functional characteristics of the NPT. Data structures and user interfaces will require further specification and development using an iterative,
prototype-oriented software development methodology.
The purpose of the current version of the SRS document is to clarify, validate and verify the requirements, focusing on the functional aspects. The SRS captures and describes the desired behavior of the end product.
The SRS document is intended to be a planning instrument for the future development of the NPT and its potential derivatives.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-5219031888397570172011-09-12T04:42:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:42:26.932-07:00NPT Technical meeting coming upA meeting will be convened at the end of this week to delineate some technical aspects of the Nodes Portal Toolkit. 14 participants will be attending the meeting, organized in Brussels and will tackle the high-level Architecture aspects, as well as the development plan for this (extremely) challenging project, after a reality check of the Toolkit's software specifications. This technical meeting will be a first step towards the development phase of this community-driven project. Stay tuned!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-56745866635386131522011-07-07T02:39:00.000-07:002011-07-07T02:39:00.128-07:00What are we up to?Wondering what's going on with the NPT project?<br />
The easiest way to find out it to take a look at our <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gbif-npt/wiki/Roadmap">Roadmap</a>! It gives our followers an overview of the main milestones and where we are at the moment.<br />
Right now, advanced technical documentation is in preparation, following up the release of the NPT Scoping and Requirements document, to ensure the development phase rolls and that minimal space is left for questioning and doubts for the developers. This demands in-depth analysis (reality checks) of the available tools, standards, data, modules, components, other technical and human contraints, etc... and will shape the overall design of the NPT.<br />
The next outcome is an NPT SRS (Software Requirements Specification) document, detailing interface requirements and system features, which will be followed by a Software Design Document.<br />
At the same time, discussion are ongoing to reconcile a team of developers that will get their hands in the grease and make it happen.<br />
If you have any questions or comments, you can <a href="mailto:bruno.danis@gmail.com">contact</a> the NPT coordinator directly, or use this <a href="http://nodesportaltoolkit.blogspot.com/">Blog</a>, or the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gbif-npt/">Google Code</a> website to inject your feedback (which is most welcome!).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-76804107641606702752011-06-10T07:36:00.000-07:002011-06-10T07:42:08.623-07:00NPT Mindmaps<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An<a href="http://www.xmind.net/share/biodiversityaq/npt-v1-0-9/"> interactive mindmap</a> is available for all to visualize a series of components of the future NPT. The mindmap mainly focuses on the requirements, and front/backend functionalities of the Toolkit. As usual, comments and feedback are more than welcome!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-36364347846321979722011-06-10T07:04:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:50:09.644-07:00Requirement 15: Exploration of APIs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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(APIs) that expose NPT functions should be explored to allow third parties to
use NPT functionalities. Web services should also be explored.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Simple to maintain</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">.
Maintenance in terms of user interface configuration, user rights management,
and data source(s) customisation should be done at the management level with
visual tools. The installation, operation and maintenance at the system
administrator level should be well documented and administrator manuals and
guidelines should be carefully provided. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-69955431181267793982011-06-10T07:01:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:50:09.658-07:00Requirement 12: Discoverability<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<link href="file://localhost/Users/bruno/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link>
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<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>66</o:Words>
<o:Characters>377</o:Characters>
<o:Company>SCAR-MarBIN</o:Company>
<o:Lines>3</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>462</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
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<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
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</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
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</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
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mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
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mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
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font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
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</style>
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<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Discoverable through search engines</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">. The NPT should have appropriate html metadata tags that allow the
portal itself to be discovered through search engines. Those metatags should be
populated with metadata that allow portals to be distinguished from each other,
for example as they deal with distinct themes, regions, or countries. Metadata
made available to search engines should aim primarily at making the data easily
discoverable through e.g. Google. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-45556046669797418962011-06-10T07:00:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:50:09.663-07:00Requirement 11: Tracability<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<link href="file://localhost/Users/bruno/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link>
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<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>63</o:Words>
<o:Characters>362</o:Characters>
<o:Company>SCAR-MarBIN</o:Company>
<o:Lines>3</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>444</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
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{font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
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mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}
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{mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
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margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt;
mso-header-margin:36.0pt;
mso-footer-margin:36.0pt;
mso-paper-source:0;}
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{page:Section1;}
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</style>
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<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
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<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Capability to efficiently track portal usage and
database content statistics</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">. Both end-users and
portal managers should be able to view statistics about the portal usage.
Statistics can include number of hits, number of occurrences, number of new
records monthly, number of queries, number of downloads, total number of
downloaded records. In the case of data downloads, there should be brief metrics
collected on how the data are used. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-39134789433682481272011-06-10T06:59:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:50:09.668-07:00Requirement 10: Community-driven<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<link href="file://localhost/Users/bruno/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link>
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<o:DocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>57</o:Words>
<o:Characters>325</o:Characters>
<o:Company>SCAR-MarBIN</o:Company>
<o:Lines>2</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>399</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
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@font-face
{font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
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mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}
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{mso-style-parent:"";
margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
@page Section1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt;
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mso-footer-margin:36.0pt;
mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
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</style>
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<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
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<![endif]-->
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opportunities for user feedback, the system should evolve by iterations and
respond to user (NPT manager and end-users) needs. User interactions can also
happen by using stored queries. The implication of the community is a core
requirement for the NPT, and the objective is to ensure that the tool has
enough buy-in for it to be allowed to evolve in the future.</span></span><!--EndFragment-->
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-614308691787534222011-06-10T06:58:00.001-07:002011-09-12T04:50:09.673-07:00Requirement 9: Collaboration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<link href="file://localhost/Users/bruno/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link>
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<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
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<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>26</o:Words>
<o:Characters>151</o:Characters>
<o:Company>SCAR-MarBIN</o:Company>
<o:Lines>1</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>185</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
</o:DocumentProperties>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
</w:Compatibility>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
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{font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
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mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}
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mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
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mso-ascii-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
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</style>
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<style>
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{mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Open collaborative development.</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> The development of the application should be consistent with open
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time. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-52736350691177235782011-06-10T06:58:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:50:09.677-07:00Requirement 8: Documented<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<link href="file://localhost/Users/bruno/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link>
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<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
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<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
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<w:PunctuationKerning/>
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<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
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<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
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mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
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mso-style-parent:"";
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<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Documentation and code maintenance</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">. A clear and standard practice for the maintenance and
documentation of code should be set in place, agreed and communicated as a best
practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any features developed
outside the core of the NPT should follow that practice. Environments such as
Google code should be used to support this collaboration. Where needed, other
environments can be adopted to ensure all players have access. Regarding non
visual tools, procedures and routines for installation, configuration and
maintenance can be accepted if they are well documented and guidelines provided
all the way down to the simpler operation. Upgrades should be made as simple as
possible: the possibility to have them ran automatically should be examined.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-47164151982837856392011-06-10T06:57:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:50:09.681-07:00Requirement 8: Friendliness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<link href="file://localhost/Users/bruno/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link>
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<o:Characters>329</o:Characters>
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<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
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<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
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<w:WordDocument>
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<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
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<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
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font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ascii-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
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<style>
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{mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
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<![endif]-->
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<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Intuitive and friendly end-user interface</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">. The interface for end-users and to a lesser extent portal managers
should be relatively intuitive and easy to use, without requiring extensive
technical assistance, support or off line user guides. For portal managers,
such guides may be needed to explore advanced functionalities, but those
advanced functionalities should be as intuitive as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-3199875253991792072011-06-10T06:56:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:42:27.124-07:00Requirement 7: Configurability<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<link href="file://localhost/Users/bruno/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link>
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<o:Template>Normal.dotm</o:Template>
<o:Revision>0</o:Revision>
<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>54</o:Words>
<o:Characters>309</o:Characters>
<o:Company>SCAR-MarBIN</o:Company>
<o:Lines>2</o:Lines>
<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>379</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
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<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
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<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
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<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
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</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276">
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mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}
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mso-ascii-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
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mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
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font-family:"Times New Roman";
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-hansi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
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mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
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<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Configurable</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">. The NPT
should be configurable in terms of features, data sets, modules and be able to
plug in various layout designs and on different CMS (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_Management_System">Content Management Systems</a>).
In the beginning, the NPT should at least provide support for popular CMS, such
as Drupal and/or Zope. It should include provisions to add other CMS support at
a later stage of development.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-26232646044853469802011-06-10T06:47:00.000-07:002011-06-10T07:28:36.949-07:00Checkout the NPT mockups<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Want to have an idea as to how the NPT user interface will look like? Take a sneak peak at the NPT mockups <a href="https://gomockingbird.com/mockingbird/#uj991eq">here</a>!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't hesitate to comment, or send us your ideas!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-55028910651998286592011-06-10T06:46:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:42:27.285-07:00Requirement 5: Extensibility<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<link href="file://localhost/Users/bruno/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link>
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<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
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<o:Characters>353</o:Characters>
<o:Company>SCAR-MarBIN</o:Company>
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<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
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<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
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<w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
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<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
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<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
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<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
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<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
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<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
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mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}
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{mso-style-parent:"";
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mso-paper-source:0;}
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{mso-style-name:"Tableau Normal";
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mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
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<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>Extensible</b></span><span lang="EN-GB">. The NPT
development and implementation should follow design principles that will enable
future growth, both in terms of the addition of new functionality or through
modification of existing functionality. In addition, NPT developers should provide
the possibility to consume services and functions that are created elsewhere.
Examples might include taxonomic data sources or mapping functions or web map
services. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-74665833092545123322011-06-10T06:27:00.000-07:002011-09-12T04:42:27.288-07:00Requirement 6: Multilingual<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<link href="file://localhost/Users/bruno/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link>
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<o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime>
<o:Pages>1</o:Pages>
<o:Words>85</o:Words>
<o:Characters>487</o:Characters>
<o:Company>SCAR-MarBIN</o:Company>
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<o:Paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs>
<o:CharactersWithSpaces>598</o:CharactersWithSpaces>
<o:Version>12.0</o:Version>
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<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
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<w:WordDocument>
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<w:HyphenationZone>21</w:HyphenationZone>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>
<w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
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<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
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</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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mso-style-parent:"";
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<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
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<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
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<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
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to cope (without crashing) with a wide range of stress situations, and it
should perform reasonably under important workload (queries and data
discovery). User experience, both front end and back end, should be as
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-9781304399790496802011-06-10T06:22:00.000-07:002011-06-10T06:22:43.941-07:00Meet the NPT GoogleCode siteFor those of you following the developments of the NPT project, a <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gbif-npt/">googlecode site</a> is available. The website includes documentation, downloads, resources, a wiki, issue tracking and information about the NPT. In the near future, the site will give access to source code.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4oyOHDYs6dqQikCoHFmCJPIp6n29zfgf8gJcVjudaLW1G-a3FFYlSl0PXV69hCwcYN7vVtZkYU9trAUDjXYKAee3Ab9q35uIfzlhj_oFkfHlQHNrzamLCuOT2ETQTl3F3oOnX1NmBLA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-10+at+15.24.23.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="200" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4oyOHDYs6dqQikCoHFmCJPIp6n29zfgf8gJcVjudaLW1G-a3FFYlSl0PXV69hCwcYN7vVtZkYU9trAUDjXYKAee3Ab9q35uIfzlhj_oFkfHlQHNrzamLCuOT2ETQTl3F3oOnX1NmBLA/s320/Screen+shot+2011-06-10+at+15.24.23.png" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315216637779350211.post-61461620423518716222011-06-09T02:20:00.000-07:002011-06-09T02:20:57.678-07:00A concept for building the content of the NPT<img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/pub?id=1cdUrsCfcxPRg9lKXU5pVr4vtXLYVP-wOCZel_cQ1B70&w=480&h=360">Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02141651767924443716noreply@blogger.com0