Restauração e integração da extensão de comparação de exsicatas no sistema HCF-Web

Abstract

The Herbário do Centro Federal (HCF) at the Federal Technological University of Paraná, Campo Mourão Campus, constantly expands. Until recently, it managed its exsiccatae collection using a local, single-user system. To optimize this management, HCF-Web, a multi-user web plat- form, was developed in 2019. The HCF shares data with the Virtual Herbarium Reflora and INCT-HVFF, receiving suggestions for re-identification of samples. Previously, tools automated comparisons with these providers (via Reflora API and INCT-HVFF CSV file reading). Howe- ver, a database migration turned off this functionality. This work aimed to restore and optimize HCF-Web’s connectivity with external data providers. This work involved refactoring pre-existing extensions to resume integration with Reflora and, for INCT-HVFF, replacing CSV reading with its newly available API. Additionally, the system now allows the export of exsiccatae data to species- Link 4 a functionality previously performed with an external tool, which has now been integrated into HCF-Web, streamlining the submission of information to the platform. These HCF-Web refactorings and updates aim to make interconnections with data providers more efficient, reducing manual interventions and ensuring the constant updating and correction of HCF collections.