{"id":2933,"date":"2019-10-17T13:01:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T13:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/?page_id=2933"},"modified":"2019-10-17T13:05:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T13:05:59","slug":"delta-description-language-for-taxonomy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/delta-description-language-for-taxonomy\/","title":{"rendered":"DELTA (Description Language for Taxonomy)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>DELTA (Description Language for Taxonomy)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DELTA-ICON-2-300&#215;225.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Participants will learn the basics of DELTA as well as the great potential of the program. DELTA is an advanced computer program developed by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific &amp; Industrial Research Organisation, Australia) to handle all kinds of taxonomic data in the most optimal way. It is currently regarded as the state of the art tool in modern taxonomy and used by taxonomists to (re)describe taxa in a standardised format, which makes the information readily available for comparative (phylogenetic) studies, cataloguing of fauna lists and construction of interactive illustrated keys. Processing time and quality control of the data is being optimized by DELTA, as all data have to be treated in an identical manner.<br \/><\/span><br \/> <span>The introduction of the course will provide an overview of current international biodiversity aggregators, such as the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gbif.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Biodiversity Information Facility<\/a><span>, the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iobis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ocean Biogeographic Information System<\/a><span>,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tolweb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tree of Life<\/a><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GenBank<\/a><span>. Attention will be given to the Biodiversity Information Standards (developed by the Taxonomic Databases Working Group) which aim to improve efficient exchange of biodiversity data. <\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the main part of the course will focus on learning to use the DELTA program. 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