Web Portal

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Web Portal
John Wieczorek Lead Developer, REBIOMA Museum of
Vertebrate Zoology University of California,
Berkeley
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Global Objective
To serve up-to-date, validated biodiversity
occurrence data for the conservation community in
Madagascar. How?
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Conservation Applications
Models Database
User Queries, Visualization
Automated Modeling
Validated Occurrence Data
Human Expert Review
Automated Validation
Distributed Data Network
Occurrence Data
Occurrence Data
Occurrence Data
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How are data being shared?
Distributed Data Network
Provider Software
Provider Software
Provider Software
Public Database Local Copy
Public Database Hosted Copy
Occurrence Database
Occurrence Database
Occurrence Database
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MaNIS Query
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MaNIS Query Summary
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MaNIS Result Map
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Automated Data Validation
Taxonomy Digital Taxonomic Thesaurus Geography
BioGeomancer
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Human Expert Review
Taxonomic Review Board Experts notified of new
records Experts flag suspect records
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Automated Modeling
Linked to environmental data Choice of model
algorithms Choice of scenarios Update models as
data change
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User Queries,Visualization
Heteropsis parva
2000
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Conservation Applications
Conservation Planning Protected Area
Design Planning for Climate Change Monitoring
Biodiversity Business Ecotourism Development
Plans Environmental Impact Statement Science Bi
ogeographic Analyses Identifying New Survey Areas