Pladias platform: Technical description of the database structure

0561021 - BÚ 2023 RIV BG eng J - Journal Article
Novotný, P. - Brůna, Josef - Chytrý, M. - Kalčík, Vojtěch - Kaplan, Zdeněk - Kebert, T. - Rohn, M. - Řezníčková, M. - Štech, M. - Wild, Jan
Pladias platform: Technical description of the database structure.
Biodiversity Data Journal. Roč. 10, Apr 1 (2022), č. článku e80167. ISSN 1314-2836. E-ISSN 1314-2828
R&D Projects: GA ČR GB14-36079G
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : database * flora * occurrence
OECD category: Plant sciences, botany
Impact factor: 1.3, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e80167

This article describes the relational structure of the Pladias database service and the context of the platform architecture. The structure is relatively complex and the paper covers: (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 for professionals and the general public. We discuss the approaches chosen to model individual elements in database and summarise the experience gained during the first five years of operation of the Pladias platform.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0333771