The summary below lists collections available from each data provider, and the number of records per resource.
Not all collections listed are available or searchable at all times.
Click on the name of the data provider to jump to their website (external links).
There is a lag between display with GBIF and NBII.
If a data provider service (at the institution) has been "stopped" or deactivated, the records will not be searchable through NBII's portal. NBII's DiGIR search is a decentralized search, querying each data provider as the search is requested. Searching can still be done through GBIF's portal, since all records have been indexed for faster retrieval.
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is a coordinated international scientific effort to enable users throughout the world to discover and put to use vast quantities of global biodiversity data, thereby advancing scientific research in many disciplines, promoting technological and sustainable development, facilitating the equitable sharing of the benefits of biodiversity, and enhancing the quality of life of members of society.
GBIF News
A MESSAGE FROM THE GBIF SECRETARIAT
Call for Nominations for the 2010 Ebbe Nielsen Prize
The Ebbe Nielsen Prize will be awarded for the ninth time in 2010 to a person or small team that is demonstrating excellence in combining biodiversity informatics and biosystematics research. The Science Committee of the GBIF Governing Board seeks nominations for the Prize, which are due by 1 March 2010.
A description of the award, qualification criteria, and the nominating procedures may be found on the GBIF announcement site.
A training CD for GBIF's Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) has been released. This CD is a compilation of presentations, promotional materials, technical documents, videos and online resources about the GBIF IPT. It represents a complete set of materials for those willing to collaborate in the deployment and dissemination of this recently released biodiversity data publishing tool.
The CD image is available for download in the training resources section of the GBIF website.
GBIF has also created an Experts Network on IPT Helpdesk and Training. Those interested in having an IPT instance running but lacking the technical capacity needed can request technical support from the group, or from the expert with whom they have a the closest affinity (geographically, in language, work area, etc). Contact information is available on the GBIF IPT Webpage.
GBIF's New Data Portal Officially Launched
The new GBIF Data Portal is an Internet gateway to more than 130 million data records provided by 200+ institutions scattered over 30+ countries around the world. The GBIF Data Portal is a single point-of-entry to these millions of data records (with more to come).
