Webservices
External Web Services - Integrating Third-Party Data Sources
Some modules within the DiversityWorkbench offer the ability to link your data to external web services.
For instance, DiversityTaxonNames allows you to access taxonomic names from Index Fungorum.
To establish a connection to an external web service, click the 
button.
This will open a window where you can select either DiversityWorkbench modules or external web services.
For a detailed overview, refer to the short tutorial 
.
The currently provided Web Services are:
- DiversyityExssicatae
- DiversyityGazetteer
- Geonames
- IsoCountry
- WorldSeas
- DiversyityReferences
- Recent Literature on Lichens
- DiversyityScientificTerms
- gfbioEnvironmentOntology
- gfbioKingdom
- gfbioRecordbasis
- Litholex
- DiversityTaxonNames
Subsections of Webservices
Diversity Collection
DiversityWorkbench provides the possibility to link your data to an
external webservice. The webservice provided by the Catalogue of
Life is possible through the
module DiversityTaxonNames. To establish a connection to this external
webservice click on the button. A
window will open where you may choose this webservice (see below).
In the field Name in Query conditions enter your search string and
click on the 
button to start the query. In the
list of the left upper part the results of the query will be listed. In
the right part of the window additional information is shown as provided
by the webservice.
To include the link from the webservice into your
database choose one of the entries in the list and click OK. The entry
will change as shown below.
If you double-click on the link
area, a window will open providing you with the
retrieval information of the webservice (e.g.:https://api.checklistbank.org/dataset/3LR/nameusage/8K9Y).
To receive the information related to an entry as provided by the
webservice click on the 
button. A
window will open as shown below where information on the webservice is
listed in the upper part. If available, additional information provided
on a corresponding website will be shown in the lower part.
If you wish to remove the link to the webservice, click on the
button. This will only remove the relation to the
webservice, not the cached name.
Diversity Collection
Some modules within the DiversityWorkbench provide the possibility to
link your data to an external webservice. For example
DiversityTaxonNames gives you access to the taxonomic names of Index
Fungorum. To establish a connection to this webservice, click on the
button. A window will open where you
may choose Index Fungorum from the database list (see below).
Enter the query restriction for the name in the Name field in Query
conditions. The maximum number of records you receive may be set in the
max. results field 
(choose a low
number, if you have a slow connection to the internet). Click on the
search button to start the query. In the list in
the left upper part the results of the query will be listed. In the
right part of the window additional information is shown as provided by
the webservice. For certain entries buttons will appear, as e.g. shown
above for the basionym and the current name of a scientific name. Click
on these buttons, if you wish to change to one of these related data
sets from the webservice. If available, the information provided on the
corresponding website is shown in the lower part. To include the link
from the webservice into your database choose one of the entries and
click OK. The entry will change as shown below.
If you double-click on the link area
, a window will open providing you with the retrieval
information of the webservice.
To receive the entire information related to this entry as provided by
the webservice click on the button. A window will
open as shown below where information on the webservice is listed. If
available, the lower part will show the corresponding information of a
website.
If you wish to remove the link to the webservice, click on the
button. This will only remove the relation to
the webservice, not the cached name.
Diversity Collection
Some modules within the DiversityWorkbench provide the possibility to
link your data to an external webservice. For example
DiversityTaxonNames gives you access to the taxonomic names of Mycobank.
To establish a connection to this webservice, click on the
button. A window will open where you
may choose Mycobank from the database list (see below).
Enter the query restriction for the name in the Name field in Query
conditions. Click on the search button to start
the query. In the list in the left upper part the results of the query
will be listed. In the right part of the window additional information
is shown as provided by the webservice. To include the link from the
webservice into your database choose one of the entries and click OK.
The entry will change as shown below.
If you double-click on the link area
, a window will open providing you with the retrieval
information of the webservice.
To receive the entire information related to this entry as provided by
the webservice click on the button. A
window will open as shown below where information on the webservice is
listed.
If you wish to remove the link to the webservice, click on the
button. This will only remove the relation to the
webservice, not the cached name.
Diversity Collection
DiversityWorkbench provides the possibility to link your data to an
external webservice. The webservice provided by the Palaeontology
Database is possible through the
module DiversityTaxonNames. To establish a connection to this external
webservice click on the button. A
window will open where you may choose this webservice (see below).
In the field Name in Query conditions enter you search string and
click on the button to start the query. In the
list of the left upper part the results of the query will be listed. In
the right part of the window additional information is shown as provided
by the webservice. The lower part of the window will show the webpage of
the related information.
For synonyms the accepted name will be shown as well as shown above. To
change to the accepted name click on the linked entry of the ID - in the
example above ID: 57254. To include the link from the webservice into
your database choose one of the entries in the list and click OK. The
entry will change as shown below.
If you double-click on the link area
, a window will open providing you with the
retrieval information of the webservice.
To receive the information related to an entry as provided by the
webservice click on the button. A
window will open as shown below where information on the webservice is
listed in the upper part. If available, additional information provided
on a corresponding website will be shown in the lower part.
If you wish to remove the link to the webservice, click on the
button. This will only remove the relation to the
webservice, not the cached name.
Diversity Collection
Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure (PESI)
Some modules within the DiversityWorkbench provide the possibility to
link your data to an external webservice. For example
DiversityTaxonNames gives you access to the taxonomic names of the
Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure (PESI). To establish a
connection to this webservice, click on the
button. A window will open where you
can choose PESI from the database list (see below).
Enter the query restriction for the name in the Name field in Query
conditions. Click on the search button to start
the query. In the list in the left upper part the results of the query
will be listed. On the right part of the window additional information
is shown as provided by the webservice. If available, the information
provided on the corresponding website is shown in the lower part. To
include the link from the webservice into your database choose one of
the entries and click OK. The entry will change as shown below.
If you double-click on the link area
, a window will open providing you with the retrieval
information of the webservice.
To receive the entire information related to this entry as provided by
the webservice click on the button. A
window will open as shown below where information on the webservice is
listed. If available, the lower part will show the corresponding
information of a website.
If you wish to remove the link to the webservice, click on the
button. This will only remove the relation to the
webservice, not the cached name.
Diversity Collection
Recent Literature on Lichens
The module DiversityReferenes gives you access to the webservice Recent
Literature on Lichens. To
access this service click on the
button. A window will open where you can search for entries in the
database (see below).
Enter the query restriction for the Authors, the Year and the
Title in the query conditions. Click on the search button
to start the query. In the list in the left upper
part the results of the query will be listed. On the right part of the
window additional information is shown as provided by the webservice. To
include the link from the webservice into your database choose one of
the entries and click OK. The entry will change as shown below.
If you double-click on the link area
, a window will open providing you with the retrieval
information of the webservice.
To receive the entire information related to this entry as provided by
the webservice click on the button. A
window will open as shown below where information on the webservice is
listed.
If you wish to remove the link to the webservice, click on the
button. This will only remove the relation to the
webservice, not the cached name.
