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girar

This project implements server engine initially developed for git.alt, including management of git repositories, building of packages and access control management.

gbif-sdr

Species Distribution Repository (SDR)Species distributions or ranges are a very fundamental information for biodiversity studies and conservation. Without knowledge of where species are most of the envision biodiversity services are not possible. Most of the information on species distributions ... [More] comes from: Range maps published as images or shapefiles. Formatted text, like a list of countries where species occur or other area definitions. Raster systems based on multiple "grid" formats, like UTM cells, AFE divisions, etc. All this information is now currently published on different websites and in multiple formats. This makes very hard the accessibility of information and makes almost impossible merging information from multiple sources into common analysis/reports/APIs etc. The purpose of the Species Distribution Repository is to provide a common places where all these different sources can be aggregated and transformed into a common data model/format. On top of this common data model a set of visualization APIs and data APIs had been developed to allow programatic access and sharing of the data. Technically SDR is a; PostGIS database for incorporating all data a set shell scripts for importing new data sources a website developed in PHP allow the exploring of current data a set of Flash/Flex visualizations using Google Maps to present the information as widgets. The main components of the project are: The Geospatial DataStore and the managing scripts The Named Area Repository The Visualization and data API GBIF Secretariat contacts for this work: David Remsen, Senior Programme Officer (ECAT) dremsen@gbif.org [Less]

distribute-on{to,}-CDs

Distribute-a-collection-of-packages-on{to,}-multiple-CDs. Especially good for future use with APT. "distribute" program makes doing the tasks related to creating a CD set for distribution of a collection of packages easier. The tasks include: * laying out the CDs filesystem (splitting ... [More] the large amount of packages into several discs etc.), * preparing the collection for use by APT (indexing), * creating ISO images and recording the discs. Periodical updates to the initially distributed collection can be issued with help of "distribute". This utility will be useful to you, if you have a collection of packages on one machine (say, a mirror), and you want to bring them to your home computer (and install), or if you would like to distribute the collection of packages for some other purpose [Less]