In working toward the elements of a National Biodiversity Assessment that will be presented in a number of ways, including through the National Biogeographic Map, we are pursuing the idea of developing discrete Biogeographic Analytical Packages. These are essentially encapsulated scientific workflows with inputs, processing, and outputs that result in data visualizations, explanatory text, references, and other information that can be presented together in various ways. Each Package should be able to be fully communicative on its own but may be put together with other Packages into a composition.
Summary
In working toward the elements of a National Biodiversity Assessment that will be presented in a number of ways, including through the National Biogeographic Map, we are pursuing the idea of developing discrete Biogeographic Analytical Packages. These are essentially encapsulated scientific workflows with inputs, processing, and outputs that result in data visualizations, explanatory text, references, and other information that can be presented together in various ways. Each Package should be able to be fully communicative on its own but may be put together with other Packages into a composition.
