Biodiversity informatics, Biota/FAPESP and the future a personal view

Chapman, Arthur D.

doi:10.1590/s1676-06032001000100004

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“…Finally, in 1992, personnel of CONABIO, as well as an international group including Kenyan, Indonesian, Costa Rican, and U.S. American scientists (Chapman 2001), visited the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN), in Australia (Kaye et al 1997). ERIN has since disappeared, although many of its capabilities were replaced by the Atlas of Living Australia (Belbin 2021).…”

Section: Biodiversity Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Biodiversity Informatics for Public Policy. The case of CONABIO in Mexico

Soberón

2022

Biodiv. Inf.

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In this work I present an overview of the development of the system of biodiversity information that was developed for the federal government of Mexico. I describe briefly the organization that made the system possible and some of its history. Then I focus on the principles of design of the information system, and a few of its major uses. I provide data on costs and usage, and finish reflecting on the institutional fragility of such systems.

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Section: Biodiversity Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Biodiversity Informatics for Public Policy. The case of CONABIO in Mexico

Soberón

2022

Biodiv. Inf.

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“…Errors are common and are to be expected, but cannot be ignored. Good understanding of errors and error propagation can lead to active quality control and management improvement (Chapman, 2004).…”

Section: Data-cleaning Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Which method one uses may depend on the number of points available, type of environmental variables, availability of absence data, purpose to which the model is going to be put, and personal preferences and experience (Chapman, 2004).…”

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Global Biodiversity Informatics: setting the scene for a “new world” of ecological forecasting

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Abstract.--Recent developments in information and communication technology are allowing new experiences in the integration, analysis and visualization of biodiversity information, and are leading to development of a new field of research, biodiversity informatics. Although this field has great potential in diverse realms, including basic biology, human economics, and public health, much of this potential remains to be explored. The success of several concerted international efforts depends largely on broad deployment of biodiversity informatics information and products. Several global and regional efforts are organizing and providing data for conservation and sustainable development research, including the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, the European Biodiversity Information Network, and the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network. Critical to development of this field is building a biodiversity information infrastructure, making primary biodiversity data freely and openly available over the Internet. In addition to specimen and taxonomic data, access to non-biological environmental data is critical to spatial analysis and modeling of biodiversity. Adoption of standards and protocols and development of tools for collection management, datacleaning, georeferencing, and modeling tools, are allowing a quantum leap in the area. Open access to research data and open-source tools are leading to a new era of web services and computational frameworks for spatial biodiversity analysis, bringing new opportunities and dimensions to novel approaches in ecological analysis, predictive modeling, and synthesis and visualization of biodiversity information.

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