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Abstract
Communication and Visualization of Marine Biodiversity with XML and ArcIMS
Track: Ocean, Coastal, and Marine Resources
Author(s): Jeremy Bartley, Girmay Misgna
The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) is an online, globally distributed information network based on systematic, ecological, and environmental databases related to marine species. The data are geo-referenced and bio-referenced so that interconnected sources of information can be integrated. The biogeographical communication of eight different biological groups at different institutions is achieved by using XML protocols. A central server can query the different institutions and receive output in XML format. ColdFusion is used to extract the locational coordinates of each specimen and pass the information to ArcIMS for display on top of relevant environmental datasets (bathymetry, salinity, sea surface temperature).
Jeremy Bartley
Kansas Geological Survey
GIS Coordination and Support
1930 Constant Ave.
Lawrence , KS 66047-3726
USA
Phone: 785-864-2126
Fax: 785-864-5317
E-mail: jbartley@kgs.ukans.edu
Girmay Misgna
Kansas Geological Survey
Geohydrology
1930 Constant Ave
Lawrence 66047-3726
USA
Phone: 785-864-42143
Fax: 785-864-5317
E-mail: gmisgna@kgs.ukans.edu