Trees To Data

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###Convert PDFs of Evolutionary Trees into Data

####Background

There is a large body of scientific literature that contains taxonomies in the form of tree structures. The paleontologists need the images of the trees contained in the PDFs converted into nested data.

####Solutions

Machine vision, character recognition, turn a tree into a data structure
Create a crowdsourcing system to allow people to easily transcribe nested tree structures

####Resources

Output format nested data sample .tre file 1
Output format nested data sample .tre file 2
Site using tree data Onezoom Tree of Life Explorer and its software

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