Planning for the Development of a Distributed, Internet Database System for Biodiversity Data Sets from the International Network of Conservation Data Centers

DBI 9975496;规划为国际养护数据中心网络的生物多样性数据集开发一个分布式因特网数据库系统，项目摘要规划赠款，用于一个多年期分阶段项目的第一阶段，以探索和解决国际养护数据中心网络对功能性分布式数据系统的需求。专家生物学家，信息科学家和管理人员，计算机科学家，互联网专家和地理信息系统程序员将被邀请评估最新的技术发展，并确定如何使多管辖区的保护数据中心的数据提供给研究人员和其他用户通过超链接到一个主要的网页。其结果将是一个动态、分布式数据集的执行计划，该计划将构成该项目第二和第三阶段的基础。第二阶段预计将包括在一个原型，多个国家和省，分布式数据系统的开发和管理组件。第三阶段设想为整个保护数据中心网络全面推出经过验证的分布式数据系统。讲习班的目标是确定保护数据中心网络的综合数据库的需要和框架。具体目标包括：确定需要使用分布式网络技术建立综合数据库系统的优先问题，根据当前和未来的保护需要评估分布式数据库模式，设计综合信息系统原型框架，制定战略行动计划和实施目标。拟议的为期五天的讲习班将于1999年11月在亚利桑那州图森市举行，将包括保护生物学、信息管理、计算机信息科学、互联网设计和地理信息系统方面的专家。会议形式将包括特邀发言者的发言，并有机会提问和一般性讨论、小组讨论、圆桌讨论和分组会议。邀请和提供的论文和讨论摘要将汇编成会议记录，通过网络以电子方式发表。

DBI 9975496; Planning for the Development of a Distributed, Internet Database System for Biodiversity Data Sets from the International Network of Conservation Data Centers.Project SummaryPlanning grant for Phase I of a multi-year, phased project to explore and address the need for a functional, distributed data system for the International Network of Conservation Data Centers. Expert biologists, information scientists and managers, computer scientists, Internet specialists, and GIS programmers will be invited to evaluate the latest technological developments and determine how to make multi-jurisdictional Conservation Data Center data available to researchers and other users through hyperlinks to a main Web page. The result will be an implementation plan for a dynamic, distributed data set that would form the basis for Phases II and III of this project. Phase II is expected to consist of development and curation components in a prototype, multi-state and provincial, distributed data system. Phase III envisions the full rollout of a validated, distributed data system for the entire Network of Conservation Data Centers. The goal of the workshop is to define the need and set the framework for an integrated database for the Conservation Data Center Network. Specific objectives include: identification of the priority issues driving the need for an integrated database system using distributed Web technology, evaluation of distributed database models in the context of the current and future needs for conservation, the design of a framework for a prototype integrated information system, and development of a strategic action plan and targets for implementation. The proposed five-day workshop will be held in November 1999 in Tucson, Arizona and will include experts in conservation biology, information management, computer information science, Internet design, and GIS. The format will consist of presentations by invited speakers with opportunities for questions and general discussion, panel discussions, round table discussions, and breakout sessions. Invited and contributed papers and summaries of the discussion will be compiled into a proceedings that will be published electronically via the Web.