Projects

openModeller

openModeller is a fundamental niche modelling library, providing a uniform method for modelling distribution patterns using a variety of modelling algorithms. The openModeller desktop graphical user interface provides a user friendly front end to the openModeller library. The program runs on ... [More] both GNU/Linux and Windows (9x,ME,2k,NT,XP). In the future a Mac OSX binary will also be available. [Less]

biodiverse

OverviewBiodiverse is a tool for the spatial analysis of diversity using indices based on taxonomic, phylogenetic and matrix-based (e.g. genetic distance) relationships, as well as related environmental and temporal variations. Biodiverse supports four processes: linked visualisation of data ... [More] distributions in geographic, taxonomic, phylogenetic and matrix spaces; spatial moving window analyses including richness, endemism, phylogenetic diversity and beta diversity; spatially constrained agglomerative cluster analyses; and randomisations for hypothesis testing. Biodiverse is open-source and supports user developed extensions. It can be used both through a graphical user interface (GUI) and through user written scripts. Currently more than 170 indices are supported. See the Indices page. An overview of the system is provided in Dan Rosauer's talk at TDWG2008: Rosauer, D.F. & Laffan, S.W. (2008) Linking phylogenetic trees, taxonomy & geography to map phylogeography using Biodiverse. Taxonomic Data Working Group 2008, Perth, Australia. (PPT) (SWF with audio). Screen shots can be found on the ScreenShots page. A discussion group is at http://groups.google.com.au/group/biodiverse-users News01Feb2010 Biodiverse version 0.13 has been released. Go to the downloads section to download it. The summary of changes is at http://code.google.com/p/biodiverse/wiki/ReleaseNotes Installation instructions are at http://code.google.com/p/biodiverse/wiki/Installation AcknowledgmentsThis research has been supported by Australian Research Council Linkage Grant LP0562070 (Laffan and West) and UNSW FRGP funding to Laffan. Persistent URLhttp://www.purl.org/biodiverse KeywordsBiodiversity analysis tool, spatial analysis, phylogeography, spatial analysis, endemism [Less]

indicia

Indicia is a toolkit that simplifies the construction of new websites which allow data entry, mapping and reporting of wildlife records. It’s not a finished online survey website – think of Indicia as a kit car as opposed to a manufactured car. You get the wheels, engine and all the important ... [More] tricky bits ready-made, but you still have to assemble the parts. Indicia is an Open Source project funded by the Open Air Laboratories Network and managed by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. The Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network is an exciting initiative that is open to anyone with an interest in nature. It aims to create and inspire a new generation of nature-lovers by getting people to explore, study, enjoy and protect their local environment. [Less]

Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia Of Life's goal is to collect all publicly available information about all biological species known to science

ala-portal

This code base includes enhancements to the GBIF portal and indexing software to enable the production of a web portal more suited to the needs of Australia. The ALA GIS portal is an maven overlay on the GBIF portal code base. The GBIF Portal code base is available here: http://code.google.com/p/gbif-dataportal/

biodiversitydigit

Biological collections are key to study biodiversity. Most of the data available on these collections is not digital and therefore must digitized prior it is possible to use it. The project aims at creating an application where volunteers can help the digitization process. In this way people will be ... [More] able to help to digitize collection for better knowledge of biodiversity and therefore for helping to save it. The application is highly influenced by other human computation projects and specially with Games with a purpose. [Less]

GBIF Integrated Provider Toolkit (IPT)

The GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT)The GBIF IPT is an open source, Java (TM) based web application that connects and serves three types of biodiversity data: taxon primary occurrence data, taxon checklists and general resource metadata. The data registered in a GBIF IPT instance is ... [More] connected to the GBIF distributed network and made available for public consultation and use. DOWNLOADThe latest version of the GBIF IPT is 1.0 and it is available HERE. DEMOA demonstration IPT is hosted on http://ipt.gbif.org. Trainign WorkshopResources for the IPT training workshop can be found in the wiki. About GBIFThe Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) works to make digital biodiversity data openly and freely available on the Internet for everyone. GBIF provides access to scien [Less]

gbif-agi

A comprehensive catalog of all biological genera

gbif-gbrds

Initial prototype work for the GBRDS

taxonnameseditor

A .NET based tool that allows editing of taxonomic names, concepts, literature references, biostatus, images and keys. The data can be imported/exported using standard formats such as the TDWG RDF schemas. The tool also handles LSID resolution, provides an LSID resolver and a TDWG TAPIR service ... [More] for your data. The data can be presented using RDF and XML. [Less]