EDIT WP6

Mapping (geolocation) of data is a core task of biologists and for many Scratchpad users their needs rarely exceed the capability of Google Maps. For this reason we have been experimenting with integrating Google Maps into the Scratchpads. At the time of writing, some of the features we would like to include like the dynamic mapping of geolocation data as it is added to a site, are not fully implemented.

A key requirement of the Scratchpads that we have been unable to meet until now is the ability to handle biological taxonomic hierarchies of taxon names within a site. Various users have come up with their own solutions to handling names, but in an effort to produces something more robust we have started to play with Drupal's built in taxonomy module. Through this tool you can tag web pages (nodes) on your site around these names and dynamically create taxon pages with new information as it is submitted to the site.

As an aid to help us keep track of the new Scratchpads as they go up, Simon Rycroft has written a little script that dynamically pulls the list from the Edit Web Revisions server. We will try to embed a bit more information (like each site's missions statement) in due course. In the unlikely event that you want to keep track of these sites on your own web page, just paste the following into a webpage: