The GBIF Secretariat developed the Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) as a software platform to facilitate the efficient publishing of biodiversity data on the Internet, using the GBIF network.
The IPT is the recommended solution by the Secretariat for publishers. But if you use biodiversity data published using other software platforms – such as DiGIR, BioCASE or TapirLink – they will continue to be harvested and indexed by the GBIF core infrastructure.
This Java-based tool manages three types of data: taxon primary occurrence data, taxonomic checklists and resource metadata. Through the IPT, users will be able to publish data residing on local databases, upload existing files in comma-separated and tab-delimited form, and access central services to make use of standardised controlled vocabularies and data quality reporting services. Extensions such as common names, species descriptive data or multiple identifications may be defined and shared throughout the IPT user community. The IPT also acts as an outreach tool, as it includes a web application that allows browsing and searching of published data, along with basic mapping services.
You can download the IPT at the project site, join the IPT user and developer mailing lists, and access the IPT demo site.
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