CyberFlora Louisiana

通过国家科学基金会的奖励，路易斯安那州15个植物标本馆的110万株植物标本将在一个为期三年的项目中被成像。利用软件工具从标签中提取收集信息，建立电子数据库。数字化的图像和数据将通过一个名为“路易斯安那州网络植物”的中心网站免费在线提供。它将提供快速的数据分类和过滤，可缩放图像的快速传输，标本位置的映射，以及特定位置的植物清单。该网站将补充植物、植物部分的数字图像，以及在路易斯安那州发现的物种的识别特征。将开发视觉识别键，使其比具有复杂术语的传统键更容易使用。对整个州进行成像，数据库和地理定位？对于需要定期查阅植物标本馆的地方、州和联邦机构来说，这些重要资源的价值和利用将大大提高。作为全国首批全州范围内的项目之一，它将成为其他州网络的典范。在线收集植物信息将增加对路易斯安那州重要性的认识？美国植物及其保护。对于学校、博物馆、野生动物保护区和公园来说，提供活体植物图像、钥匙和有用的信息也会激发人们对植物的兴趣。

Through a National Science Foundation award, 1.1 million plant specimens in the 15 Louisiana herbaria will be imaged during a three-year project. Collection information will be extracted from the labels with software tools to develop electronic databases. The digitized images and data will be freely available online through a central website called CyberFlora Louisiana. It will offer fast data sorting and filtering, rapid delivery of zoomable images, mapping of specimen locations, and checklists of plants for particular locations. The website will be supplemented with digital images of plants, plant parts, and identifying features for species found in Louisiana. Visual identification keys will be developed that are easier to use than traditional ones with difficult terminology.Imaging, databasing, and geo-referencing all the state?s collections would significantly increase the value and utilization of these important resources, especially for local, state, and federal agencies that need to consult the herbaria regularly. As one of the first statewide projects in the nation, it will serve as a model for other state networks. An online collection of plant information will increase appreciation of the importance of Louisiana?s plants and their conservation. For schools, museums, wildlife refuges, and parks, the availability of live plant images, keys, and useful information will also stimulate more interest in plants.