Since 1996, the risk categories and mammal
classification schemes have changed, making it difficult to directly compare 1996 data with the new
information, says Schipper.
However, now the increasing availability of tools like the CanLII API, linked data publication of
information standards — such as the Canada developed KF Modified
Classification scheme (in development), and the Clio API means that it will not be necessary for software developers to include the full
information infrastructure within their systems any longer (I wrote about this at more length here; this article is focussed on resources of relevance in Canada, for more
information about similar projects internationally see Robert Richard's Legal Informatics Blog).