Andrea Grosse U.S. Geological Survey/National Biological Information Infrastructure OAS IABIN Workshop on Tools for Protected Areas 23 January 2007, Washington,

Andrea Grosse

U.S. Geological Survey/National Biological Information Infrastructure

OAS IABIN Workshop on Tools for Protected Areas 23 January 2007, Washington, DC

I3N Tools: Database and Country Web System

Tools for creating/exporting/displaying Tools for creating/exporting/displaying standardized databasesstandardized databases

invasive species lists, characteristics, experts, projects

Information standards and guidanceInformation standards and guidance

Bilingual search tool for national inventoriesBilingual search tool for national inventoriesCross-country search and display

Internet hosting of national inventories and Internet hosting of national inventories and publications at no chargepublications at no charge

Content-rich bilingual web siteContent-rich bilingual web site

ListservListserv

Concepts/informatics training moduleConcepts/informatics training moduleSpanish, English

Tools and Services

Paraguay ‘06

Jamaica ‘06

Bahamas ‘06

Chile ‘06

SCB: multiple ‘05

Uruguay ‘05

Colombia ‘06Venezuela ‘06

Costa Rica ‘06

Additional Workshops:

GISIN: Morocco, Malaysia (‘06)

CABI/TNC/Horus: Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia (‘06)

Malaysia, Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Portugal (‘07)

Mexico ‘06

Ecuador ‘06Peru ‘06

Ecuador ‘06

Dominican Republic ‘05

Workshops

Develop standard IAS data in each countryDevelop standard IAS data in each countryspecies profiles, impact, locations, control, datasets, references, projects, experts

Enable countries to organize their Enable countries to organize their informationinformation

Offer a tool for national IAS activities that Offer a tool for national IAS activities that facilitates collaboration and makes facilitates collaboration and makes information accessible to managersinformation accessible to managers

Facilitate IAS information exchange among Facilitate IAS information exchange among countriescountries

Database Goals

I3N-El Salvador

Microsoft Access 2000 or Web interface Microsoft Access 2000 or Web interface (templates for countries)(templates for countries)

Spanish, Portuguese, and English versionsSpanish, Portuguese, and English versions

Detailed user manualsDetailed user manuals

Controlled vocabulary (GISIN, GISD)Controlled vocabulary (GISIN, GISD)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) as taxonomic authorityas taxonomic authority

Dublin Core Metadata StandardDublin Core Metadata Standard

XML export function for exporting data to other XML export function for exporting data to other databasesdatabases

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XML reports that XML reports that are machine are machine readable for readable for sharing across the sharing across the WebWeb

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Template that contains three utilities:Template that contains three utilities:

Public portal, with fielded search functionPublic portal, with fielded search function

Intranet systemIntranet system

Authorized users can input/edit data online

Entries do not become public until accepted by administrator

Administration function (I3N National Lead)Administration function (I3N National Lead)

New websites online (beta)

I3N Argentina: I3N Argentina: www.inbiar.org.arwww.inbiar.org.ar (Lophortyx californica)

I3N Paraguay: I3N Paraguay: www.i3n.org.pywww.i3n.org.py

(and many “old” sites)(and many “old” sites)

I3N Tools RepresentativesI3N Tools RepresentativesSilvia Ziller [email protected] Zalba [email protected]

I3N ManagerI3N [email protected] I3N-US leadI3N-US lead [email protected]

i3n.iabin.neti3n.iabin.net

ADDITIONAL SLIDES ON DATABASE AND WEB

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XML reports that are machine XML reports that are machine readable for sharing across the Webreadable for sharing across the Web

Summary of possible reports

Portal template