Digitization TCN: Collaborative Research: Southwest Collections of Arthropods Network (SCAN): A Model for Collections Digitization to Promote Taxonomic and Ecological Research

数字化 TCN：合作研究：西南节肢动物馆藏网络 (SCAN)：馆藏数字化促进分类学和生态学研究的模型

• 批准号: 1207371
• 负责人: Neil Cobb
• 金额: $ 36.63万
• 依托单位: Northern Arizona University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-01 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1207371&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Digitization; TCN; Collaborative; Research; Southwest

Collaborative Research Digitization TCN: Southwest Collections of Arthropods Network (SCAN): A Model for Collections Digitization to Promote Taxonomic and Ecological ResearchThe Southwest Collections of Arthropods Network (SCAN) brings together 10 diverse arthropod collections at universities and museums throughout the Southwest to create a virtual network of ground dwelling arthropods which are notably responsive to temporal and spatial environmental changes. These 10 collections document much of the Southwest's biodiversity, but currently the data associated with millions of arthropod specimens are not easily accessible. To overcome this, SCAN will develop methods for integrating existing databases, catalogue-image specimens, develop new electronic identification techniques, and produce a virtual library of ground-dwelling arthropods (beetles, grasshoppers, spiders, ants). In addition the project will work with the existing project Filtered Push to increase the capacity of experts to provide remote identifications and annotations of data that can be sent throughout the network.The comprehensive SCAN online library and expert information will be available to the public as well as professionals in taxonomy, ecology, and climate change science. Smaller institutions will be provided increased access to large data sets for promoting research. The SCAN datasets will support a number of ongoing projects examining the effects of environmental and land-use change on individual arthropod species. By increasing access to this information, SCAN will stimulate new research and increased awareness in biodiversity conservation throughout the region. Over 50 undergraduates also will be trained in cyberinfrastructure, systematics, and ecology. This award is made as part of the National Resource for Digitization of Biological Collections through the Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections program and all data resulting from this award will be available through the national resource, iDigBio.org.

合作研究数字化TCN：西南节肢动物网络收集（SCAN）：收集数字化的模式，以促进分类学和生态学研究西南节肢动物网络收集（SCAN）汇集了10个不同的节肢动物收藏在整个西南地区的大学和博物馆，以创建一个虚拟的网络，地面居住的节肢动物，显着响应时间和空间的环境变化。这10个收藏品记录了西南部的大部分生物多样性，但目前与数百万节肢动物标本相关的数据并不容易获得。为了克服这一点，SCAN将开发整合现有数据库的方法，编目图像标本，开发新的电子识别技术，并建立一个地面节肢动物（甲虫，蚱蜢，蜘蛛，蚂蚁）的虚拟图书馆。此外，该项目还将与现有项目Filtered Push合作，以提高专家对可通过网络发送的数据进行远程识别和注释的能力。综合性的SCAN在线图书馆和专家信息将向公众以及分类学、生态学和气候变化科学的专业人士提供。规模较小的机构将获得更多的大型数据集，以促进研究。SCAN数据集将支持一些正在进行的项目，研究环境和土地使用变化对单个节肢动物物种的影响。通过增加获得这一信息的机会，SCAN将促进新的研究，并提高整个区域对生物多样性保护的认识。50多名本科生还将接受网络基础设施、系统学和生态学方面的培训。该奖项是作为国家资源的一部分，通过推进生物收藏品数字化计划的生物收藏品的数字化，从这个奖项产生的所有数据将通过国家资源，iDigBio.org提供。