Collaborative Research: NEODAT II: An Inter-Institutional Database of Fish Biodiversity in the Neotropics

合作研究：NEODAT II：新热带地区鱼类生物多样性机构间数据库

• 批准号: 9632672
• 负责人: Julian Humphries
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-03-15 至 1999-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9632672&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; NEODAT; II; Inter

9632673 Schaefer The original NEODAT data base project was the first large-scale effort to build a centralized multi-institutional collection catalogue in ichthyology. This effort was aimed at improving the infrastructure for, and facilitating access to, computerized collections resources with a specific focus on Neotropical fishes. There are two primary emphases in this renewal proposal. The first is to continue the progress of the NEODAT project in accumulating and distributing catalogue-based specimen data, and associated literature and species descriptions. The second emphasis is to create a network-based infrastructure for Neotropical ichthyology, incorporating technological advances made in Internet access methods since the original grant was funded. Currently, there are nearly 300,000 catalogue records from over 74,000 localities in the NEODAT system. The system receives approximately 800 searches per month. Additional records are now available, and when entered the database will have over 450,000 catalogue records. The technological advances in Internet services allow for greater user-friendly service to those using the database. Thus, as part of the second goal, software and hardware modifications will be implemented to improve the utility of the database. NEODAT is an important international, multi-institutional cooperative effort. All products of this effort are made available to the international scientific and lay communities through the Internet. In addition, this project, in particular, can serve as a model for other large-scale database development efforts.

最初的NEODAT数据库项目是建立鱼类学集中的多机构收集目录的第一次大规模努力。这项工作的目的是改善计算机化收集资源的基础设施和便利获取，特别侧重于新热带鱼类。在这个更新建议中有两个主要的重点。第一个目标是继续NEODAT项目在积累和分发基于目录的标本数据以及相关文献和物种描述方面的进展。第二个重点是为新热带鱼类学创建一个基于网络的基础设施，结合自最初资助以来在互联网接入方法方面取得的技术进步。目前，NEODAT系统中有来自74,000多个地方的近30万份目录记录。该系统每月接收大约800次搜索。现在有更多的记录，当输入数据库时，将有超过45万条目录记录。互联网服务的技术进步使使用数据库的人能够获得更方便的服务。因此，作为第二个目标的一部分，将对软件和硬件进行修改，以改进数据库的效用。NEODAT是一项重要的国际多机构合作努力。这项工作的所有成果都通过互联网提供给国际科学界和非专业人士。此外，这个项目尤其可以作为其他大型数据库开发工作的模型。