mastodon 4.7.2#Wikimedian, #CitizenScientist, digital curator, #volunteer, nature nerd, wine geek, partner & mum. Inordinately fond of moths and weevils. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-7721
I've just had a letter published in Nature! My co-authors and I briefly advocate for biodiversity knowledge experts to contribute not just to #Wikipedia but also to #Wikidata and #WikiCommons. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00940-y
Thinking how beautiful Lepidoptera eggs are. #HappyEaster
Image by George Vernon Hudson, Public Domain via #WikiCommons & #TePapa https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MA_I437590_TePapa_Frontispiece-The-butterflies_full.jpg
I've been working on data models for #Wikidata type specimen items & structured data for #WikimediaCommons specimen images. This is part of my Wikimedian in Residence & is a collaboration with Brodie Satherley from Auckland Museum.
See https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Natural_History_Specimen_Data_Model
#NaturalHistory #TypeSpecimen #DataModel #StructuredDataCommons
Just a reminder that the Aotearoa New Zealand Wiki meetup will be happening on SUNDAY the 19th of April - this weekend -from 10am until 11.30am NZST. For more information see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Aotearoa_New_Zealand_Online/74 #Wikicommons #Wikipedia #Wikidata #wikisource
Ok folks do you have any suggestions for papers that used #wikidata and #entomology collection data? I’m thinking not just collector data or citation data - though also gratefully received - but trait data, other identifier linking etc.
I'm participating in #WeDigBio! From the 9th of April until the 12th there is a world wide effort to mobilise biodiversity data. Go to #NotesFromNature https://www.zooniverse.org/organizations/md68135/notes-from-nature or #DigiVol https://volunteer.ala.org.au/ & sign up for an account to help.
Help improve #Wikipedia coverage of native wildlife at the New Zealand species edit-a-thon.
Beginners welcome, our friendly experts will be there to help. Bookings required, $5 each.
Sat 2 & Sat 9 Aug 2025
Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, #Wellington
Book at https://events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington
Help improve #Wikipedia coverage of native wildlife at the New Zealand species
edit-a-thon in #Wellington.
Beginners welcome, friendly experts will be there to help. Bookings required, $5 each.
Sat 2 & Sat 9 Aug 2025
Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington
Book at https://events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington
Please share with those interested!
A botany related follow up #Wiki workshop will be held on 9 December at 3.30pm NZST. We'll be covering creating new species articles in #Wikipedia, changing plant image file names in #WikiCommons & giving links to #Wikidata tools. Anyone can attend!
Register at:
https://tepapa.zoom.us/meeting/register/mtnGEgaCQYmZwOz7vWgb6A#/registration #botany
