A Metadata-based Framework for Multilingual Ecological Information Management
摘要
Herein, we introduce a framework of an ecological information management prototype of tools based on a metadata standard. The framework was developed by the Ecological Informatics Working Group of the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) to aid with editing, storing, and using documents in the multiple languages of Asian cultures that comprise the East-Asia Pacific International Long-Term Ecological Research (EAP-ILTER) Network. The conceptual framework of the system can be divided into three tiers. The first tier deals with datasets and related information. The second tier relates to information management. Once datasets and other related information have been described, they are stored in a schema-independent database. The third tier is comprised of the full web-based interfaces that allow easy access to the second tier. Results of the application of this framework consist of an Ecological Metadata Language (EML) document database module, a data analysis function module, and a collection of 58 EML documents.