IDigBio

Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)
IDigBio is located in Florida
IDigBio
Gainesville, Florida
Established2011
Location105 NW 16th St., Gainesville, Florida
Coordinates29°38′09″N 82°22′13″W / 29.63583°N 82.37028°W / 29.63583; -82.37028
TypeNSF Funded Grant
FounderPIs: Larry Page, Pam Soltis, Bruce MacFadden, José Fortes and Greg Riccardi
WebsiteOfficial website

iDigBio, Integrated Digitized Biocollections, is the National Resource funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC).[1][2] Through iDigBio, data and images for millions of biological specimens are being curated, connected and made available in electronic format for the biological research community, government agencies, students, educators, and the general public.[3]

  1. ^ "Integrated Digitized Biocollections Phase 2". National Science Foundation.
  2. ^ Soltis, Pamela S.; Nelson, Gil; James, Shelley A. (February 2018). "Green digitization: Online botanical collections data answering real-world questions". Applications in Plant Sciences. 6 (2): e1028. doi:10.1002/aps3.1028. PMC 5851568.
  3. ^ Marshall, Charles (September 17, 2018). "Digitizing the vast 'dark data' in museum fossil collections". The Conversation. Retrieved 25 July 2019.