NaviKey 2.0
NaviKey is now at version 2.0, and has undergone major
changes. NaviKey is a Java applet which has
been developed to provide a web interface for DELTA files. It has a graphical
interface which allows users to select characteristics or enter
observations in order to identify a specimen. Each key presents a list of
"characters," each of which contain a set of defining "states." By making
selections based on observations, a clear method is available for
specimen identification.
The applet is downloadable and as an applet can be
included in any web page. For details, check out the
FAQ.
As of January, 2001, this application is no longer supported by Harvard University
Herbaria (HUH). The developers are no longer associated with HUH and have not
provided for its future. However, it remains available here for download.
NaviKey in Action
NaviKey was presented at the XVI
International Botanical Congress!
The following keys all make use of NaviKey. Check out
Both the software and the data are at this point experimental, and
should not be used for actual species identification.
Credits
- Michael Bartley was the
programmer of NaviKey.
- Noel Cross
has contributed to some of the programming, and has joined Michael in
design efforts.
- Gregor Hagedorn, the creator of
DeltaAccess
has given us many ideas and good advice since the beginning of this
project.
- Jim Jarvie explained the
Delta file format to us and gave us feedback as the project got off the
ground.
- Professor Donald Pfister
has lent his support to this project.
- The initial development of NaviKey was supported in part through an
award from the National Science Foundation's PEET program*
* (DEB-9521944; 9/15/95-8/31/00): "Enhancing taxonomic
expertise in filamentous ascomycetes: Monographic studies in the
Sarcoscyphineae (Pezizales)."
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