Paleonet: Fossil image database creates online plates as desired

[Michael Hesemann]

Fossil image database of foraminifera creates online plates as desired

Dear Reader,

The Foraminifera.eu Project has now integrated 5000 illustrations to its 
free accessible database.  The basic concept is to let the user create 
desired plates by choices from 20 criteria.
The criteria cover classification, geological time, locality and others 
with each criteria having a fixed set of possible values. Each 
illustration carries a set of values, which makes the collection 
searchable.

An Example: A query on the testform "triserial" results within seconds 
in a plate with 263 illustrations. By adding  order "Buliminda" the 
plate is narrowed down to 220, by then adding period "Neogene" to 69 and 
area "Pannonian Basin" to 17 illustrations. Make your own try at 
http://www.foraminifera.eu/querydb.php . Start with a search on one 
criteria and narrow it down from the resulting plates.

We think that this concept of plates as desired is unique and useful. It 
might be applied to other fossil image databases, though a lot of work 
needs to be done in defining the criteria, its values and to get and add 
the information for each image. Please tell us what you think about it 
and which improvements should be made.

To enlarge the power of this concept we are looking permanently for 
illustrations of foraminifera to be integrated or samples to be 
processed. Please consider your contribution.

Michael Hesemann
Foraminifera.eu Project
Hamburg, Germany
www.foraminifera.eu <http://www.foraminifera.eu>
michael [at] foraminifera.eu

The Foraminifera.eu Project is strictly non-commercial, run by amateurs 
supported by scientists, institutions and publishers. It is meant to 
foster the interest in foraminifera, sharing our enthusiasm about 
foraminifera and what they tell us about Earth history. Find more 
details on the concept at http://www.foraminifera.eu/about.html


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