Project Roadmap

A look at what's been completed, what's in progress, and what may be next for the project.
(Doesn't include many minor or mostly internal changes)

Literature

Simple literature search and bibliographic entry page. Add bibliographic references as in World Catalogue of the Dermestidae 2023 to database
July 20, 2025 completed
Editor features: edit basic information and external links; add support for citation processing e.g. bibliography import/export by BibTex, DOI and other
July 31, 2025 completed
Populate with literature info from private library [complete] and link more articles from public sources such as ResearchGate [35% complete]
in progress
Extended search capabilities, with fields such as: authors, keywords and other
December 14, 2025 completed
Link article citation under each taxon to the corresponding bibliography entry
December 1, 2025 completed

Taxonomy

Add taxonomy tree (with search and species information)
August 7, 2025 completed
Implement data processing and database structure for storing individual taxa
December 9, 2025 completed
Taxon page with full information
in progress
Integrate species images on the taxon page, implement gallery
planned
(Possibly) Display iNaturalist observations on taxon pages
planned
(Possibly) Add a map or visual representation of each species distribution with ability to compare them
planned

Other resources

Add page with all known external Dermestidae resources (is being updated)
August 1, 2025 completed
Add sections with updates, news, new articles
in progress
Add guides section (e.g. for certain locations or genera)
planned
Dermestidae Atlas database is made available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Any rights in individual contents of the database are licensed under the Database Contents License (DbCL).
The copyright for referenced articles and other external content remains with the original authors and publishers (if present, see specified license).