---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Date: 20 March 2017 at 14:05 Subject: Re: [itpmods:10393] Fwd: Are we not the biggest site in the world for wild plants with images ? To: itpmods <[email protected]>
Thanks, Pankaj ji. Well said. There is nothing to be get offended. It is nice that you have provided some data, which possibly I was aware of as far as herbarium images are concerned- as many organisations are working aggressively in this direction including GBIF, Kew etc. I just wanted to highlight that we may be one of the biggest in the world in so many aspects & want to explore whether there is some truth to it or not. On 20 March 2017 at 13:57, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Dont get offended if I say it is not the largest, because Chinese Virtual > Herbaium has 5,000,000 images but the images also mean images of herbarium > specimens. And CVH is ofcourse working under collaboration with around 52 > different Universities in China and Taiwan and hence lot of subject experts > as well as citizen scientists involved many of whom are paid to do that, > although it started at a much lower scale once. > But > That doesnt make our efforts smaller. I must say that we have come a long > long way but still we have a long way to go and I am confident that we can > one day have atleast a full flora of India represented on our eflora. We > are not a google group but a family and our efforts can never be under > estimated. As dDinesh sir said, it is really ONE OF ITS KIND where no money > is involved, no professional organisation is involved but only our selfless > efforts. > Thanks and regards > Pankaj > > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Lalithamba Avadhanam < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> It is true, if we add fruit and other identifiable characters to as many >> as plants it is fantastic >> regards >> Lalithamba >> >> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> This post skipped my attention. >>> I too think eFI must be largest, and one-of-a-kind site - that is, >>> though there are many sites related to botany / taxonomy / etc. I do not >>> find any site that has so much of substance, in terms of pages made per >>> species, the number of pictures illustrated on the page, relevant content >>> from the group / forum regularly getting associated to the site. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:39 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 20 March 2017 at 11:39 >>>> Subject: Fwd: Are we not the biggest site in the world for wild plants >>>> with images ? >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Awaiting any thoughts in the matter, even wild ones although I know we >>>> have to go a long way as well as focus on better accuracy of our database. >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 10 March 2017 at 15:39 >>>> Subject: Are we not the biggest site in the world for wild plants with >>>> images ? >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear members, >>>> While discussing a few things with someone, it just stuck me that >>>> possibly we are the biggest site in the world for wild plants with images ? >>>> I do a lot of searching & have not come across many big sites with >>>> images on wild plants. >>>> Most of such sites are specialised ones restricting themselves to some >>>> family or genus or to cultivated plants etc. >>>> I think we have more than 2,50,000 images at out links out of which >>>> 30,000 to 40,000 have already been inserted. >>>> And what we are creating now in the form of comparative images at >>>> genera pages appears to be a unique work in the world at such a large >>>> scale. >>>> Further, if we consider non commercial sites without any >>>> advertisements, it certainly is a great feat. Are we number one in this >>>> aspect also? >>>> I request members to give more inputs in the matter. >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>> >>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>>> >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in >>>> the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or >>>> Efloraofindia >>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>>> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >>>> >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>> >>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>> India'. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>> >>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>>> >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in >>>> the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or >>>> Efloraofindia >>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>>> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >>>> >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>> >>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>> India'. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>> >>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>>> >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in >>>> the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or >>>> Efloraofindia >>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>>> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >>>> >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>> >>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>> India'. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/itpmods. >>>> >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/itpmods. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ITPmods" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/itpmods. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > ************************************************************ > ********************************************************** > *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. > *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* > > *Office*: > > Conservation Officer > > Orchid Conservation Section > > Flora Conservation Department > > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > *Residence*: > House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo Tsuen > Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > *email*: [email protected]; [email protected] > *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 > (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ITPmods" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/itpmods. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
