Strengthening of the Biota-FAPESP information system and study of the development of a GIS for the program

• Grant number: 98/05117-1
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• Start date: January 01, 1999
• End date: August 31, 2003
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Alfredo Joly
• Grantee: Carlos Alfredo Joly
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant(s): 01/09319-2 - Strengthening of the biotasp information system and study of the development of a gis for the program., AR.EXT
• Associated scholarship(s): 01/09318-6 - Workshop on development of data exchange format for species related data: feasibility study | Manassas - United States, BE.PC; 01/09317-0 - Workshop on development of a data exchange format for species related data: feasibility study | Manassas - Estados Unidos, BE.PC; 01/08034-4 - Strengthening of the BIOTA/FAPESP information system and study of the development of a GIS for the program, BP.TT; + associated scholarships 01/00910-0 - Strengthening of the BIOTASP information system and study of the development of a GIS for the program, BP.TT; 99/11347-2 - Characterization of the remnants of vegetation in Ribeirão Preto, SP, BP.DR; 00/00787-0 - Study and development of tutorial supporting the analysis of georeferecned data for the environment of distance learning, BP.IC; 00/01912-3 - Strengthening of the BIOTA-FAPESP information system and study of the development of a GIS for the program, BP.TT; 00/02442-0 - Strengthening of the BIOTASP information system and study of the development of a GIS for the program, BP.TT; 99/12609-0 - SinBIOTASP: strengthening of the BIOTASP information system and study of the development of a GIS for the program, BP.TT; 99/07052-7 - Strengthening of the BIOTA/FAPESP information system and study of the development of a GIS for the program, BP.TT - associated scholarships

Abstract

The information system to support BIOTA/FAPESP aims at contributing towards the conservation and sustainable use of São Paulo's State biodiversity, promoting and facilitating the access of information to the scientific community, government and society in general. The system was launched In July, 1997, as an open, cooperative and integrating network, using the Internet as a means of communication and dissemination of information. It was a very important supporting tool for the workshop "Basis for the conservation of São Paulo's State biodiversity” held in July, 1997. BIOTASP aims at integrating scientific information per se and with different fields of interesting such as legislation, conservation units etc., aiming at both a thematic and geographic approach. It aims at collaborating and complementing existing initiatives and includes the launching of the BIOTA NEOTROPICA an online publication space for the national and international scientific community. The study of GIS available on the internet requires the establishment of standards and a follow-up of new developments (software, systems) on the net. It will be necessary to relate databases to GIS systems, producing images and maps as an output. Production and distribution of images online and on CDs to both scientific and educational communities is sought as a first step, following the development/adoption of a web GIS interface. (AU)