Announcement - Launch of new website on Ireland's biological diversity to celebrate International Year of Biodiversity 2010.
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is pleased to announce the release of its new website on http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/ . The revamped website is released to celebrate International Year of Biodiversity 2010, and to mark establishment of the Centre exactly three years ago today.
The website is a national resource presenting data and information on all aspects of Ireland's rich biological diversity. It also serves as a link between our expanding knowledge base and the need to provide high quality information to improve decision-making.
Some of the main features of the website include:
Further information contact: Dr. Liam Lysaght, Director. National Biodiversity Data Centre, Carriganore, WIT West Campus, Waterford
Phone: 00 353 51 306240
Email: info@biodiversityireland.ie
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is pleased to announce the release of its new website on http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/ . The revamped website is released to celebrate International Year of Biodiversity 2010, and to mark establishment of the Centre exactly three years ago today.
The website is a national resource presenting data and information on all aspects of Ireland's rich biological diversity. It also serves as a link between our expanding knowledge base and the need to provide high quality information to improve decision-making.
Some of the main features of the website include:
- Easy access to 1.07 million observations of Ireland's wildlife,
- Provisional distribution maps of 8,545 Irish species, presented on a national GIS mapping system Biodiversity Maps http://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/
- An online submission form to enable observers submit sightings of Ireland's wildlife to the National Biodiversity Database;
- An internet data portal linking the Data Centre with the other key national sighting schemes,
- A latest news feature to highlight any new developments in wildlife recording and surveying in Ireland,
- The Centre's calendar of Events for 2010,
- An on-line library of digital images of some of Ireland's species freely available to download for use in publications, presentations and other uses.
Further information contact: Dr. Liam Lysaght, Director. National Biodiversity Data Centre, Carriganore, WIT West Campus, Waterford
Phone: 00 353 51 306240
Email: info@biodiversityireland.ie
