From 9aa3af97989d7b991e1a413f1d4748d464e98afe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: St33v Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:41:51 +1100 Subject: start to flesh out scope/boundaries of Ontology --- README.md | 16 +++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d2ac18a..68099e4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,10 +1,24 @@ -# TaxRefOnt +# txRefOnt Ontology for Taxonomic Reference Systems ## Kanban Status [![Board Status](https://dev.azure.com/agriculturegovau/f4c7f9cc-1727-4f22-9f8d-c151f34012d8/48c9f2cb-f61b-41ad-ad45-19db63579a2d/_apis/work/boardbadge/d708934d-3930-4411-9122-8721cce41cab?columnOptions=1)](https://dev.azure.com/agriculturegovau/f4c7f9cc-1727-4f22-9f8d-c151f34012d8/_boards/board/t/48c9f2cb-f61b-41ad-ad45-19db63579a2d/Microsoft.EpicCategory/) +# Introduction +This Ontology is designed to describe the structure of a Taxonomic Reference System, i.e. an information system that holds information about taxa. It is not an attempt to codify taxonomy as a whole. + +## Scope of a Taxonomic Reference System +A Taxonomic Reference System (TRS) records only taxonomic infomation about taxa. It does not include +* 'status' (such as whether it is deemed to be present or absent from a given area) +* occurrences +* Conservation status +* Biosecuturity status +* ... + +# Central Importance of 'Taxon Concept' + + # References TODO: (These should be moved to a wiki page maybe?) -- cgit v1.3