Thanks, Minal ji & Arpit ji, for a nice beginning. Better things will certainly follow.
On 24 November 2014 at 13:02, min J <min...@gmail.com> wrote: > *THE IBIS FLORA PORTAL* <http://flora.biota.in/> > > > > A hundred years after the publication of “The Flora of British India”, the > time has arrived to compile and update the data on floral biodiversity of > India with the knowledge that we have gleaned in the last century. Digital > technologies provide us with various tools which enable us to cater to the > exacting and varied demands of scientists, naturalists, students, > researchers and interested members of the public. Photographs of > morphological features, herbarium specimens, distribution maps with point > locations, data on vernacular names, synonyms, ecological details, threats > to the species, conservation status of the species, list of publications > and lots of other related information have been compiled, in a > *IBIS-Flora *portal, which is freely accessible to everyone. > > > > IBIS-Flora is a platform for all those who are interested in plants, > irrespective of their level of expertise and experience. It is geography > independent and allows anyone with an internet connection to access the > information and also to contribute to the continued development of the > portal. We are aware that there are thousands of scientists, naturalists, > students and interested amateurs working in different areas of plant > science, and have thus developed separate spaces and applications for each > of them. > > > > *Launch of IBIS-Flora Beta version <http://flora.biota.in/>* > > > > We have launched the *Beta* version of IBIS-Flora for review at the 24th IAAT > Conference (inaugurated by Dr. M.Sanjappa), Tiruchirapalli on 31st Oct, > 2014. We request you to critically review and provide your feedback on the > portal. You can visit the latest version of the portal at flora.biota.in > > > > *What is IBIS?* > > IBIS is a group of web-based, modular and searchable, biodiversity > portals, designed to aggregate authentic information on Indian flora and > fauna. IBIS strives to serve information in a readily accessible, free, > and user friendly format on a common platform. Currently AVIS-IBIS > http://www.indianbiodiversity.org/about-avis-ibis/ and IBIS-Mammals > http://www.indianbiodiversity.org/about-ibis-mammals/ are online and the > *Beta* version of IBIS-Flora http://flora.biota.in/ has been launched to > provide a baseline compilation and checklist of the angiosperm flora of > India. > > > > *IBIS-Flora has:* > > > > A *working *checklist for about 21,765 species, 515 subspecies, 2515 > varieties, 4 sub-varieties and 58 formas belonging to 3667 genera, 271 > families and 50 orders been prepared and available. Approximately 95,160 > synonyms have been compiled. > > > > *Categories used in IBIS-Flora* > > *Accepted:* This name is generally in use currently as per The Plant List > (18,181 names). > > *Synonym: *Another name for the presently accepted name (95,161 names). > > *Provisionally Accepted:* It is accepted on the basis of available > literature but not yet included in The Plant List (1906 names). > > *Provisional/Unresolved: *We have not yet concluded about the status of > these taxa (4687 names). > > > > *Why edit or share data on IBIS-Flora?* > > > > *1)* *Your portal, your citation, your copyright* > > The advantage of editing and contributing data on this portal is that on > sharing a photograph, description, Point locations or data you will become > a part of the IBIS-Flora team with your name reflected on the citation > module of that content page.Thus you will be the author of the content you > share. > > > > * 2)* *Technical Infrastructure* > > Scratchpads are an easy and effective way to present your data online. > Whether you just want to publish on the web, construct a database or > assemble a formal manuscript, Scratchpads always helps you. It connects you > with your community. All Scratchpads sites are search engine friendly. > Scratchpads sites usually rank on top in Google search results when > relevant taxa and keywords are used. Scratchpads let you create your > content online. One can submit original data present in your scratchpad > directly to peer-reviewed journals for publication (eg. Biodiversity data > journals). > > > > * 3)* *Worldwide acceptance* > > Virtual Biodiversity Research and Access Network for Taxonomy (ViBRANT), > e-Infrastructures, Natural History Museum, eMonocots (An online resource > for monocot plants) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) are the > authorities, who have developed Scratchpads. > > > > * 4)* *Data standards* > > From inception, IBIS-Flora adheres to International standards, be it in > using correct orthography, abbreviations of authors (according to R.K. > Brummitt & C.E.Powell (Eds.)), Authors of plant names, 1992 and references > according to IPNI. References of regional floras or journals from where the > names have been taken are also provided. Circumscription of taxa upto the > family level has been followed according to APG III system. > > > > *5)* *Filters at many level* > > A valid question to ask is, how will the data uploaded on the portal be > authenticated? A panel of credible and independent reviewers will be > established and they will review each submission and ensure accuracy and > authenticity of the information. > > > > *Easy steps to take part* > > > > 1. Go to IBIS-Flora portal > > 2. Click on the login button > > 3. Send us a user request > > 4. You will get your user-name and Password in a short duration > > 5. Now you may start sharing, uploading your data in the portal > > > > > > *Please feel free to contact * > > > > *Arpit Deomurari* > > Deputy Manager - GIS & Biodiversity Informatics, > > Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), > > Post Box No. - 29, At - Jahangirpura, > > PO - Gopalpura, Vadod - Hadgud - 388 370. > > Dist.Anand - Gujarat - India. > > Official URL: http://www.fes.org.in/ ; IBIS : h > ttp://www.indianbiodiversity.org/ <http://www.indianbiodiversity.org/> > > > > > > *Minal Jani* > > Senior Project Officer, > > Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), > > Post Box No. - 29, At - Jahangirpura, > > PO - Gopalpura, Vadod - Hadgud - 388 370. > > Dist.Anand - Gujarat - India. > > Official URL: http://www.fes.org.in/ ; IBIS : h > ttp://www.indianbiodiversity.org/ <http://www.indianbiodiversity.org/> > > > > > -- > 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > 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> 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). 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