{"title":"Thailand National Biodiversity Database System with webMathematica and Google Earth","authors":"W. Katsarapong, W. Srisang, K. Jaroensutasinee, M. Jaroensutasinee","volume":9,"journal":"International Journal of Bioengineering and Life Sciences","pagesStart":111,"pagesEnd":115,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/9969","abstract":"National Biodiversity Database System (NBIDS) has\nbeen developed for collecting Thai biodiversity data. The goal of this\nproject is to provide advanced tools for querying, analyzing,\nmodeling, and visualizing patterns of species distribution for\nresearchers and scientists. NBIDS data record two types of datasets:\nbiodiversity data and environmental data. Biodiversity data are\nspecie presence data and species status. The attributes of biodiversity\ndata can be further classified into two groups: universal and projectspecific\nattributes. Universal attributes are attributes that are common\nto all of the records, e.g. X\/Y coordinates, year, and collector name.\nProject-specific attributes are attributes that are unique to one or a\nfew projects, e.g., flowering stage. Environmental data include\natmospheric data, hydrology data, soil data, and land cover data\ncollecting by using GLOBE protocols. We have developed webbased\ntools for data entry. Google Earth KML and ArcGIS were used\nas tools for map visualization. webMathematica was used for simple\ndata visualization and also for advanced data analysis and\nvisualization, e.g., spatial interpolation, and statistical analysis.\nNBIDS will be used by park rangers at Khao Nan National Park, and\nresearchers.","references":"[1] R. M. Chefaoui, J. Hortal, and J. M. Lobo, \"Potential distribution\nmodelling, niche characterization and conservation status assessment\nusing GIS tools: a case study of Iberian copris species,\" Biological\nConservation, vol. 122, pp. 327-338, 2005.\n[2] M. A. Lane, J. L. Edwards, and E. S. Nielsen, \"The Challenge of Rapid\nDevelopment, Large Databases and Complex Data,\" in Proc. 26th Inter.\nConf. Very Large Databases, Cairo, Egypt, 2000.\n[3] S. Wolfram, The Mathematica Book 5th ed. Wolfram Media, 2003.\n[4] W. Preechaporn, M. Jaroensutasinee, and K. Jaroensutasinee, \"Seasonal\nPrevalence of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus in Three Topographical\nAreas of Southern Thailand\". Enformatica Transactions on Engineering,\nComputing and Technology, vol. 19, 2007. to be published.","publisher":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology","index":"Open Science Index 9, 2007"}