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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Taxonomic Information Systems (TIS)
One of the main benefits of integrated information systems is to expand considerably the use and re-use of biological or taxonomic data by broadening the community of users outside the traditional and limited circle of systematists.
To accomplish this there is need to research and experiment in the creative application of emerging information technologies and in their integration as a foundation for progress and scientific advance.
The studies is developing a Canadian Taxonomic Information System (CTIS) which will position the Centre as a key player in the research and development of large scale biological information systems, nationally and internationally.
res2.agr.gc.ca /ecorc/section5/tis-sit_e.htm   (262 words)

  
 Catalogue of Life : 2005 Annual Checklist : About the Catalogue of Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Species 2000 and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) are involving taxonomists throughout the world in the Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life (CoL) programme, collating a uniform and validated index to the world's known species, for use as a practical tool in inventorying and monitoring biodiversity worldwide.
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is a partnership of numerous organizations from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and data stewards and experts from around the world (see http://www.itis.usda.gov, http//www.cbif.gc.ca/itis and http://siit.conabio.gob.mx).
Species 2000 (http://www.sp2000.org) is an autonomous federation of taxonomic database custodians, involving taxonomists throughout the world in collating a uniform and validated index to the world's known species.
annual.sp2000.org /2005/info_about_col.php   (2127 words)

  
 Preprints of the Metadiversity Conference Proceedings - Collette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is a relational database of scientific and common names for plants and animals.
There is a system that allows you to compare two lists of names if they are in the proper format.
Information presumably will flow out from ITIS to groups like the public and science writers, people who want the correct name for an organism for a high-school report or a story they are writing.
www.nfais.org /publications/metadiversity_preprints11.htm   (2406 words)

  
 The Integrated Taxonomic Information System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
3]: the database of information; an on-line system, which allows access to and distribution of that information; a workbench, which is effectively the way we control the quality of the data and works as the interface between data development and the database; and then an organization and management infrastructure.
We have a system of data stewards—that is people with particular expertise who are responsible for a particular taxonomic group.
It's that process of moving data from the workbench into the on-line system where the taxonomic serial number is assigned and all the format and data quality verification is accomplished.
www.calacademy.org /research/informatics/taf/proceedings/itis.html   (3005 words)

  
 Publications: ITIS and TRED Fact Sheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Further, the ability to refer to standardized taxonomic nomenclature (i.e., the names of species and other taxonomic groups) is a prerequisite for biological data sharing and comparison among different agencies and organizations.
The goal of ITIS is to create an easily accessible, well-documented database with scientifically credible integrated information on species names and authors, their hierarchical classification, commonly used synonyms, vernacular names, species origin (native or introduced), and general distribution.
Many of the taxonomic specialists who are represented in the TRED have participated or may be asked to participate in developing, reviewing, or updating the scientific information in the ITIS database.
www.nbii.gov /about/pubs/factsheet/ITIS-TRED.html   (869 words)

  
 CBI - Biological Characterization: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
CBI - Biological Characterization: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System—ITIS—is the first comprehensive, standardized reference for the scientific names, as well as synonyms and common names, for all the plants and animals of North America and the surrounding oceans.
The ITIS partner agencies collaborate with taxonomic specialists throughout the world, who act as "stewards" to develop, review, and verify the reliability and quality of the data, making necessary revisions and adding newly described species.
biology.usgs.gov /cbi/bio-char/itis.html   (168 words)

  
 NODC Taxonomic Code
Up to 1996, while it was in active use, the NODC Taxonomic Code was the largest, most flexible, and widely used of the various coding schemes which adapted the Linnean system of biological nomenclature to modern methods of data storage and retrieval.
At the same time, relational database management systems were developed that enabled efficient searches and retrievals to be conducted without the need for taxonomic information to be built into the code.
Their efforts were specifically oriented toward development of a universally acceptable coding system since, as they succinctly put it, they felt that "everyone [should] use the same code." The VIMS codes contained a maximum of 10 digits, with each two digits representing a different level of the systematic hierarchy.
www.nodc.noaa.gov /General/CDR-detdesc/taxonomic-v8.html   (814 words)

  
 Environmental Information
Nevertheless, the importance of taxonomy to biology and biologists is fundamental since it provides the foundation for understanding and integrating the similarities and differences among the worldís organisms, both living and extinct.
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System http://www.itis.usda.gov/itis-- the product of this interagency effort -- is a readily accessible, scientifically credible, standardized source for scientific names and synonyms (as well as common names) of organisms in North America and its adjacent waters.
*The Fish and Wildlife Information Exchange, which represents State fish and wildlife agencies across the country, is incorporating ITIS into a Web-based information system that, for the first time, links fish and wildlife databases across many states, using ITIS as the species name cross-reference.
govinfo.library.unt.edu /accessamerica/docs/namingsystem.html   (984 words)

  
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).-Offers an easily accessible database with reliable information on ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).-Offers an easily accessible database with reliable information on biological species names and their hierarchical classification.
The goal is to create an easily accessible database with reliable information on species names and their hierarchical classification.
The ITIS includes documented taxonomic information of flora and fauna from both aquatic and terrestrial habitats.
www.scitechresources.gov /Results/show_result.php?rec=1298   (247 words)

  
 Taxonomy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
They are part of the division of biology called Taxonomy, which classifies and names organisms based on their natural relationships and shared characteristics.
(Classification information retrieved Sept 18, 2002, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.usda.gov.)
The modern classification system originated with the Swedish botanist and physician Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), and is based on works he published in 1735, 1753, and 1758.
florida.sierraclub.org /turtlecoast/home/Taxonomy.htm   (474 words)

  
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is a partnership designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species.
ITIS was originally formed in 1996 as an interagency group within the U.S. federal government, involving agencies from the Department of Commerce to the Smithsonian Institution.
Its information should be checked against other sources where these are available, and against the primary research scientific literature where possible.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System   (568 words)

  
 glitzi
A network of taxonomic experts reviews and revises taxonomic names in ITIS, documents new names, and assigns TSNs to new species, subspecies, hybrids etc. Most functions in NPSpecies are dependent on the TSN assigned during data entry.
The IandM Information Resource Dataset Catalog is a database system in which NPS units may record the existence and availability of all types of resource data.
The integration of data and information is an important goal of the IandM Program and of the NPS in general as stipulated in the NPS Strategic Plan, Goal Iva1, Integrating and Interfacing our Major Data Systems.
www.nature.nps.gov /publications/TechRpt2000-1/glitzi-04.htm   (2557 words)

  
 Opera Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with a photo gallery and some checklists for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
A growing taxonomic database and information system that aims at documenting all presently known species (about 1.7 million).
portal.opera.com /web/?cat=27159   (431 words)

  
 ECOLOG-L Digest - 11 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2001
Rather, ITIS is meant to serve as a standard to enable the comparison of biodiversity datasets, and therefore aims to incorporate classifications that have gained broad acceptance in the taxonomic literature and by professionals who work with the taxa concerned.
Taxonomists will be able to enter their expertise information for the TRED database either on the World Wide Web or through a paper form.
Information about the Department of Wildlife Ecology and admission requirements can be found at http://wildlife.wisc.edu.
ces.iisc.ernet.in /hpg/envis/ecology/eco210715.html   (5504 words)

  
 NSDL Metadata Record -- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System; ITIS; Taxonomy; Taxonomic Data; Taxonomic Classification Report; taxonomic resources; taxonomy; taxonomic databases; taxon; taxa; scientific names; biodiversity; systematics; organisms; species; flora; fauna; nomenclature; classification; diversity; biological diversity; plants; animals; NBII
Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
ITIS is also a partner of Species 2000 and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
nsdl.org /mr/441526   (102 words)

  
 POGO - Biological and non-physical data
OBIS partners are the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), the International Biodiversity Observation Year 2001-2002, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).
Marine Life Information Network is an initiative of the Marine Biological Association of the UK in collaboration with major holders and users of marine biological data.
ReefBase is the world's premier online information system on coral reefs, and provides information services to coral reef professionals involved in management, research, monitoring, conservation and education.
ocean-partners.org /data_biol_nonphys.htm   (458 words)

  
 4/16/98: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Partnership to Get Hammer Award
ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System partnership, will receive a prestigious national award for successfully completing a major project aimed at providing easy access to the first credible database of scientific names of organisms in North America and its adjacent waters.
Waggoner, a scientist at the USGS Center for Biological Informatics in Denver, Colo., is one of the leaders of an award-winning interagency team that has been working on standardizing scientific names for several years.
Applying the ITIS system, said Peterson, can also help both crop and stock farmers identify hazards to their fields, the fishing industry to define the population dynamics of commercial species, and environmental managers to assess the health of natural systems.
govinfo.library.unt.edu /npr/library/news/041698.html   (666 words)

  
 NBII Digital Image Library - Related Resources
Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
BugGuide.net - Identification, Images, and Information for Insects, Spiders and their Kin for the United States and Canada.
Butterflies and Moths of North America is an interactive, searchable, and updateable web-enabled database of butterfly and moth information.
images.nbii.gov /resources.html   (256 words)

  
 SERTC: Taxonomic Links
Description Language for Taxonomy (DELTA): a method for encoding taxonomic descriptions for computer processing that an be used to produce natural-language descriptions, conventional or interactive keys, cladistic or phenetic classifications, and information-retrieval systems.
Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI) Develops and produces scientific and educational computer-aided information systems.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
www.dnr.sc.gov /marine/sertc/links.htm   (307 words)

  
 NBII - Pacific Basin Information Node- Taxonomy Page
In the original system, the highest ranking group was the "Kingdom", which at the time included only two names: "Animalia" for animals, and "Plantae" for plants.
One of the unique and enduring aspects of the Linnaean scientific nomenclatural system is that it is "binomial"; that is, each species is referenced by both its Genus and Species names together.
Their collection is unrivalled and the scientists and curators of the museum continue to do research and collect information, specimens and artifacts.
pbin.nbii.gov /taxonomy   (736 words)

  
 Catalogue of Life : Dynamic Checklist : About the Catalogue of Life (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The member databases of Species 2000 and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), working closely with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), are working together to produce the Catalogue of Life.
The taxonomic database organisations starting the Catalogue of Life programme currently provide or are developing indexes for: Viruses, Bacteria, Corals, Molluscs, Crustacea, Flies, Ichneumon Wasps, Geometrid Moths, Weevils, Fishes, Birds, Mammals, Fungi, Mosses, Fossil Plants, and Angiosperms (including Cacti, Palms, Legumes and Umbellifers).
Organisations with databases covering a further 40 major groups are joining the Programme and it is projected that existing database projects may provide for approximately 40% of known species.
spice.sp2000.org.cob-web.org:8888 /info_about_col.php   (435 words)

  
 USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Science Information System Project Abstract   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The ITIS project is part of a general framework of cooperation among the federal agencies and the scientific community to develop, review the content of, continuously improve, and maintain a taxonomic information system to be used by the signatory agencies and others.
The end product integrates taxonomic information into an information system that can be utilized by all signatory agencies, other federal agencies and the public.
The PWRC team will serve in a peer-review capacity and revise taxonomic and nomenclatural treatments of vertebrates, house the database within PWRC facilities, make taxonomic information more accessible to its intended users, and work to develop better links between the scientific capabilities within the taxonomic community and the applied needs of the Federal government.
www.pwrc.usgs.gov /research/sis2000/mcdiar06.htm   (451 words)

  
 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Research and Collections- Informatics and Collections Databases
Searchable lists of specimens, illustrations, anthropological collections, and summary information about the National Museum of Natural History collections.
This system will allow us to provide access to more of our collections over the next several years.
Information resources that support or are the products of taxonomic and nomenclatural research at the National Museum of Natural History.
www.mnh.si.edu /rc/db/databases.html   (168 words)

  
 The Oreo-Odessa Index & Bibliography
The background information on why Odessa and Oreo are presenting this article.
For information on agricultural permits required to import snails and slugs visit: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/permits/plantpest/snails_slugs.html
Taxonomy of the Phylum Mollusca Voyages of the H.M. Bark Endeavour and its Replica
www.manandmollusc.net /Odessa/odessa-index.html   (513 words)

  
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
The ITIS is the result of a partnership of federal agencies formed to satisfy their mutual needs for scientifically credible taxonomic information.
The database will be reviewed periodically to ensure high quality with valid classifications, revisions, and additions of newly described species.
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please use the Ohio University Libraries' Feedback Form.
infotree.library.ohiou.edu /single-records/2723.html   (156 words)

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