National Biological Information Infrastructure

Tom LahrUSGS Biological Resources Division, Office of

Biological Informatics and Outreach

Information Technology Initiatives

Topics:

•Sample NBII Content, Tools

•NBII Overview

•NBII-2 with Regional Nodes

•Current Challenges within NBII

http://www.nbii.gov/http://www.nbii.gov/

What is the NBII?:

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/htm96/map617/ra1940.html

http://www.nbii.gov/tred

http://www.nbii.gov/tools/online_tools.html

http://www.emtc.usgs.gov/http_data/meta_isite/nbiigateway.html

http://www.itis.usda.gov/itis/access.html

http://ceres.ca.gov/thesaurus/

http://www.nbii.gov/bionews

NBII FrogWeb: Amphibian Malformations

Current Challenges within NBII:

•Distributed Data Sets

•Vast Amounts of Information

•National Focus of NBII

•Varying Customers & User Capabilities

•Information Technology Explosion

•Limited Resources

Definition:

NBII is to be considered a fully digital, distributed, and interactive system that allows a vast community of users access to the nations biological holdings.

Controlled & Secure Network

Biology News Feeds

Metadata Input

URL Registry

Data Analysis

Translations

Search

Standards, Vocabulary, Hardware/Software

Agents

Data & Information Repository

CustomersResearchers, Scientists,

Program Managers, Resource Managers,

Educators,Industry, Public

CustomersResearchers, Scientists,

Program Managers, Resource Managers,

Educators,Industry, Public

ContentBiodiversity, Species,

Systematics, Ecosystems, Habitats, Collections,

Organizations, Education, Data Tools

ContentBiodiversity, Species,

Systematics, Ecosystems, Habitats, Collections,

Organizations, Education, Data Tools

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Conceptual Framework:

NBII Regional Nodes:Integrating local and regional interests in a national context.

•Training

Node activities:•Analytical capabilities

•Technology support

•Synthesis capabilities

•Collaborations

•Data warehousing

The Internet Today:

Internet spending will grow from $11.8 billion

in 1999 to $43 billion world-wide in 2002

75 million U.S. users

100 million users

worldwide

35% said Internet has replaced TV on

daily basis

Source: Cyberlok Technologies

Typical Search:

Same Search NBII Pilot:

Pilot Results:

Building Knowledge Through Building Knowledge Through PartnershipsPartnerships

Visit the NBII on the World Wide Web

http://www.nbii.gov

National BiologicalInformationInfrastructure

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