Develop a digitization workflow using Symbiota
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This guide is intended to help data providers develop digitization workflows for fossil specimens using Symbiota.
{: .notice–primary } 📬 Questions? Data providers are encouraged to contact paleoinformatics@gmail.com for assistance with questions related to developing a digitization workflow for fossil collections using Symbiota. Include “Symbiota” in the subject of your email, e.g. “Help with developing a workflow for my fossil collection using Symbiota”.
Workflow components
Cataloging and transcription
Because data transcription inherently involves judgement calls, and not all label data can be accurately represented using existing data standards, imaging specimen label images is recommended whenever possible.
Georeferencing
Imaging
External resources
- New Symbiota Features to Support Digital and Extended Specimen Data: Abstract of conference oral presentation on New Symbiota Features to Support Digital and Extended Specimen Data. Presented at the 2022 meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections.
- Symbiota Docs: Documentation for users of Symbiota software.
Lesson developed as part of a course, Introduction to Biodiversity Specimen Digitization, offered by the iDigBio Digitization Academy with the goal of introducing the creation of digital data about biodiversity specimens to those who are just beginning this activity.