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General Questions:

• Would you find it unappealing to distribute or accept data in this format? If so, why?
  

Data Questions:

• Is the schema reasonably free of NatureServe/Heritage-dependent terms? If not, where can it be improved?
  
• Which data elements do you find confusing or redundant?
  
• Which data elements represented in the schema should not be released freely without restriction or cost, if any?
  
• Which additional species-related data would you like to see included?
  
• Which definitions in the user friendly documentation did you find confusing or incorrect?
  
• What additional documentation would you like to see?
  

Technical Questions:

• Are the schema tags organized in a way that makes sense? What portions of the XML Schema did you find confusing? How can the type system in the XML Schema be improved?
  
• What existing XML standards (or XML Schemas) should be taken into consideration before the final release of this schema?
  
• Are there any technical problems with this schema that make it unappealing? If so, what are they?
  

General Comments:

• Any additional comments about the species schema?