Biodiversity Service & Application Tracker

Data & Geospatial

1. GIS data downloads Mon, 11/24/2008 - 13:28

   Download of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data layers.

   Free GIS layers from different sources, in Idrisi and Shape formats, etc. to make easy download and use of this information.

   Some GIS layers are still under construction, and the web page with links to the information is provisional.

2. LIAS – A Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:04

   LIAS is a multi-authored information system for the collection and distribution of descriptive and other biodiversity data on lichens and non-lichenized ascomycetes. The goal is
   * to provide a working space for cooperation and collaboration of experts on ascomycetes in the Internet
   * to establish a multi-authored worldwide database on descriptive data of all ascomycetes
   * to design user-friendly web tools for an easier access and remote editing of database records via Internet
   * to offer a online database system for multiple usage and therewith dissemination of expert knowledge especially by providing public access to database generated identification keys and natural language description of ascomycetes
   * to promote the gathering, furnishing and administration of data by experts in a standard database system which allows an information deposit for individual use only (e. g. for revision) and – after agreement – the public access to the data via Internet
   * to promote common standards on descriptive data connected with taxonomic names of ascomycetes to facilitate interoperability and data exchange
   The vision of LIAS is to establish a non-commercial global information system of advanced technology where published biodiversity data of all ascomycetes are joint in a multi-authored database and used for the most sophisticated queries.

3. SYNTHESYS NAD: Providing itinerary related datasets and tools (for integration, visualisation and quality check) Fri, 10/19/2007 - 09:30

   The funtion of this service is to detect itinerary patterns in georeferenced primary data presumably collected during a collecting event.

4. TDWG World Geographical Scheme - GIS Shapefiles v2.0 Fri, 05/25/2007 - 11:14

   TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions

   The International Taxonomic Database Working Group's world geographical scheme for recording plant distributions can be downloaded from this website as ArcView shape files for use in GIS. This is the first release of these dataset so there may be some errors. Please send any corrections to J.Moat@rbgkew.org.uk. Please see the metadata for more information on these datasets (contained with the zip file metadata.xml and metadata.txt). Also please read the disclaimer and copyright before downloading this data.