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Timeline for Milestones |
Activity 1 |
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The aim of this first
activity is to open a website which will disseminate information
on the project, including software and species description
updates. A first workshop will be organized to establish species
description standards and to select the appropriate IT database
format. The list of the species of weeds from Cambodia and LAO
PDR will be defined during the workshop after discussions with
partners. |
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Activity 2 |
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The second
activity aims at collecting extensive data on the weeds species
in both Cambodia and Lao PDR for the OSWALD Project. The expert
knowledge on weed identification and control for the selected
weed species, those that are most important and most widely
encountered in Indochina will be introduced in the
database to
be accessible from OSWALD version of IDAO. |
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Activity 3 |
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The aim of
the third activity is to prepare and to aggregate all the
documents (descriptions, hypertexts files, photography,
drawings, scans) and the IDAO software for the weeds of that
area. During this phase, the work will be focused on preparing
the interactive interface and the iconography in a digital
format. |
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Activity 4 |
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The fourth
activity is to organise training sessions and assessment of the
perception of OSWALD tool. The launching of the CD, the web
based and the PDA version will be done during the final
workshop. |
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Results
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To build a
knowledge base (an open-to-all web-based application and one CD-ROM)
for the weed species of paddy fields of Cambodia and Lao PDR. For
this, IDAO technology, an existing multimedia species identification
software, will be used.
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To establish open
data standards and protocols for the common use of species
descriptions, terminology, composite drawings and common software
architecture.
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To build fresh
capacities in both applied botany and agronomy at the institutional
level in Cambodia on one hand and on the other hand in Lao PDR, the
focus will be on capacity building in the application of IT&C to
agronomy.
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To translate the
identification tool in the respective local languages (Khmer and
Lao). This will help the capacity-building of agronomists in weed
control, the self-training initiatives and also contribute to the
effort to preserve traditional knowledge in the southern countries.
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To transfer the
identification system to an Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC), a specification
for a small form factor tablet PC. It has an easy-to-use graphic
interface (an identikit system) on which the identification software
will be available in local languages (Lao and Khmer). These features
are crucial for the computer illiterate and/or non-specialists in
taxonomy. It allows them to better know their immediate environment
and raises their awareness levels regarding the need for
conservation.
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