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United States of America

A GBIF Voting participant from North America

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History

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) hosts the U.S. Node to GBIF since the U.S. joined GBIF in 2001.  The USGS-coordinated National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) served first as the primary implementation vehicle for the node. Since NBII’s cancellation in 2010, the USGS Core Science Analytics, Synthesis and Libraries Program implements the node. The Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) project comprises most node activities.

Mission

The U.S. node to GBIF represents an integral part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s activities to collect, organize and share biological information.  As with other initiatives, the U.S. GBIF node streamlines access to U.S. biodiversity information and links it with broader geoscience data to address critical societal issues.

Structure

BISON is the primary project contributing to the node. It provides a specialized view of GBIF records for the U.S. and assists with provision of U.S. records to GBIF.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) coordinates EcoINFORMA, a broader U.S. government effort to organize and share data on biodiversity, environmental health and ecosystem services.

The Biological and Ecological Informatics Working Group is made up of representatives from numerous U.S. government agencies. It helps organize and prioritize contributions to both EcoINFORMA and BISON.

Funding

Since establishing the node in 2001, the United States Geological Survey has fully funded direct implementation of the U.S. Node to GBIF as a key contribution to its broader biodiversity informatics activities.

The basic financial contribution to GBIF is made by the National Science Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

  • United States Geological Survey
  • Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation
  • USGS Core Science Analytics, Synthesis and Libraries Program

Contacts

Abby Benson
United States Geological Survey
SAS Program Office Denver Federal Center Lakewood CO 80225
United States of America
Michael Frame
U.S. Geological Survey
Biological Informatics 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 302, Reston VA 20192
United States of America
Gerald “Stinger” Guala
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 302 Reston, VA 20192
United States of America
Leonard Krishtalka
University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall, Room 602B 1345 Jayhawk Blvd Lawrence KS 66045-7561
United States of America
Anna Weitzman
Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History
P.O. Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012
United States of America
Greg Riccardi
Institute for Scientific Data
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-2100
United States of America
Martin Kalfatovic
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Natural History Building 1000 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20560
United States of America
Roland P. Roberts
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Biological Sciences Division of Biological Infrastructure 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314
United States of America
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