Re: IUCN status for the species profiles?
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:32 pm
Sorry, for the delay in responding here. I don't think we legally CAN "share" the IUCN data in any meaningful way [because the IUCN has rules about how you can use their data, and hosting a copy in a machine readable form on another site is not one of those things you are allowed to do].
So, I think we are doing what we canL:
display it on the data sheets, and the listing page for all species with an IUCH status
So, you can find all species with an IUCN status here:
http://www.aquaticrepublic.com/common/iucn_list.php
Now, it would be GREAT if the IUCN actually produced their data so that it's EASY to share their information, or if you could at least produce such a site without being in "legal trouble". But I can't change that, and whilst Jools is a better salesman than me, I doubt he can convince them either... If someone knows someone, personally, that work within the IUCN and are able to help out, I'm sure all the animals would be grateful!
(Oh, and new species are automatically updated once a week, so if a new species is added, it will, after up to a week, be updated to the it's current IUCN status - we still have to build a system to re-check species, but the IUCN isn't changing very quickly, and we've got their latest release already...)
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Mats
So, I think we are doing what we canL:
display it on the data sheets, and the listing page for all species with an IUCH status
So, you can find all species with an IUCN status here:
http://www.aquaticrepublic.com/common/iucn_list.php
Now, it would be GREAT if the IUCN actually produced their data so that it's EASY to share their information, or if you could at least produce such a site without being in "legal trouble". But I can't change that, and whilst Jools is a better salesman than me, I doubt he can convince them either... If someone knows someone, personally, that work within the IUCN and are able to help out, I'm sure all the animals would be grateful!
(Oh, and new species are automatically updated once a week, so if a new species is added, it will, after up to a week, be updated to the it's current IUCN status - we still have to build a system to re-check species, but the IUCN isn't changing very quickly, and we've got their latest release already...)
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Mats