Review species groups for plants (and generally)

[charvolant]

The speciesgroup.json configuration is old and may no longer reflect the taxonomy in the BIE.

[vjrj]

Related: https://atlaslivingaustralia.slack.com/archives/CCTFGEU1G/p1531828275472902

[ansell]

When this review occurs it should include the ozatlas-proxy hardcoded list:

https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ozatlas-proxy/blob/master/grails-app/services/mobileauth/GroupService.groovy#L43-L245

[adam-collins]

grailsApplication.config?.species?.groups?.location should support a URL so that https://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/explore/hierarchy can be used.

Also need to check that it matches in both applications.

• https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-install/blob/master/ansible/roles/biocache-properties/files/subgroups.json
• https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/bie-index/blob/master/grails-app/conf/speciesGroups.json

[adam-collins]

From #104
Hi ALA people,
Can you please adjust your species categories to include woodlice Crustacea, Isopoda (I had to submit it in the Crab & Lobster subgroup).
Also there is no category for worms and leeches etc. Annelida, Hirudinea or Oligochaeta etc. I had to a submit a record of a local Striped Forest Leech (Chtonobdella limbata) as a Fish & Carpet Shark! (otherwise the submission was not accepted).
Also, I couldn't find a category for slime moulds etc. (Protista) either.
I intend to edit submissions when you have updated these groupings.
Many thanks
Keep up the great work.
Terry Annable

[adam-collins]

Another file for reference, although I do not think this is used https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-install/blob/7bcdc90954a1f506483f4514bca046cd49bac1f4/ansible/roles/collectory/files/data/data/taxa/taxa.json

[adam-collins]

pipelines uses the namematching service for species group information. This is sourced from these 2 files https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-install/tree/master/ansible/roles/namematching-service/files

Everything else should be based on these 2 files.

[adam-collins]

Found some related issues in ala-namematching-service
AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-namematching-service#67, contemplates additions
AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-namematching-service#52, changes the format of subgroups.json so it now differs from ala-install and all other applications that use this same file?
AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-namematching-service#28, extends subgroups.json format to include the value excluded.

[adam-collins]

ala-install is now consistent with ala-namematching-service master branch. AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-install#759

[peggynewman]

We've had a support ticket come in asking about species groups (in this case in the Explore your Area)... "it would also be helpful if the output included such information as the nature of each species (tree, shrub, spider, etc in layman’s language) and whether it is a native or imported species."

[adam-collins]

Details of the changes required can be found here