---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 at 20:45 Subject: Re: [itpmods:12924] Fwd: GBIF- A great developments for eFI To: itpmods <[email protected]>
Thanks Garg ji. Regards. Dinesh On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 7:42 PM Mohina Macker <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for this link Garg ji, it is going to be such a good resource > > Sent from my iPad > > On 06-Aug-2019, at 23:30, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 at 09:00 > Subject: GBIF- A great developments for eFI > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > GBIF <https://www.gbif.org/en/> (home page) has been a great development > over last few years, not only for the taxonomists but also to the laymen, > in particular to eFI. > There has been issues in the past in identifications, when we do not get > images of a species in discussion, on net. Even in many cases descriptions > may not be available on net or the related links/ websites may not be > working. Sometimes there are only wrong images and sometimes a mixture of > the two, on net causing confusion. > Now GBIF <https://www.gbif.org/en/> has come to a great relief for all of > us. It has sometimes numerous specimens to even show diversity/ variations > available in a particular species. > If I have to check many species listed in a particular area, GBIF is my > first authentic choice. It gives a great sense of confidence in the > identification. Due to this, we are able to identify and add many new > species, along with reducing our dependence on experts in the related area/ > families. > Hope more & more of our members use it in future for authentic > identifications. > -- > 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- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than > 1,70,000 images are directly displayed). > > 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- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than > 1,70,000 images are directly displayed). > > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFDqbbdy%3DeZ%2BMupmMN0Up0xmNuscCBWWazKCsf2BT_b-1g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFDqbbdy%3DeZ%2BMupmMN0Up0xmNuscCBWWazKCsf2BT_b-1g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/3C99D6E4-3E7F-4183-9CB5-77960E2C3862%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/3C99D6E4-3E7F-4183-9CB5-77960E2C3862%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABSQqC0Rv7EA57bp2HX9OdCDmyk9bgsM2fmmT8MmtyifH6du9Q%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABSQqC0Rv7EA57bp2HX9OdCDmyk9bgsM2fmmT8MmtyifH6du9Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- 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- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 1,70,000 images are directly displayed). 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. 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