Re: Schema Changes
For information, we've made the following changes to the NBN query and data schemas:
gateway_data.xsd
1. Provided a new implementation for selecting a list of datasets. The response element DatasetSummaryList provides metadata for one or more datasets. No species data is returned with this response.
2. For the Species element, renamed the child element Spp to ScientificName. Hopefully this should make the purpose of the element clearer.
3. For the Species element, replaced the TaxonGroupList child element with the TaxonGroup element. A species can only belong to one taxon reporting group, e.g. insect - butterflies, so the TaxonGroupList is unnecessary.
gateway_query.xsd
1. Renamed the SpeciesConservationStatus type to SpeciesDesignation. This has been done to reflect the changed purpose of this type. Originally this was intended to let you filter a species list to some conservation designation such as BAP. However, the type has become more general being used to define any list of species, e.g., Scotlands favorite species.
2. Renamed attribute status to designation
3. Provided an implementation for DatasetListRequest. This request element lets get metadata for one or more datasets for either a species, species group or by providing one or more dataset keys.
These changes mean some queries will stop working. Over the next few days we will be publishing updated examples and documentation to the web services library at http://www.searchnbn.net/library/webservices/wsIndex.jsp
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