ITIS - Organization and Partners

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The two groups were formed with representatives from ITIS organizations to meet the mutual needs for scientifically credible taxonomic information. </p> <p> The two working groups were the Database Work Group (DWG) and the Taxonomy Work Group (TWG). </p> <p> The DWG was given the responsibility for documenting requirements and overseeing development of the software applications. Members of the DWG designed the <a href="pdf/ITIS_ConceptualModelEntityDefinition.pdf">database model</a> to meet the requirements of the ITIS partners. </p> <p> The TWG was given the responsibility for overseeing the quality and integrity of the taxonomic data. Members of the TWG established the initial priorities and objectives for growing the taxonomic scope of ITIS, established processes for reviewing all data prior to incorporation into the ITIS database, and made periodic peer review of ITIS content. </p> <p> If you are a Memorandum of Understanding partner, and would like to be involved in the Steering Committee, please contact us <a href="mailto:itiswebmaster@itis.gov">itiswebmaster@itis.gov</a> </p> </p> <hr> <h4>ITIS Partners</h4> <p>Click on a logo to access an agency's home page. </p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"> <tr valign="middle" align="center"> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="/Static/images/usdalogo.gif" alt="Link to USDA NRCS" width="135" height="91"></a></div> </td> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.noaa.gov/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="/Static/images/noaanew.gif" alt="Link to NOAA" width="100" height="103"></a></div> </td> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.usgs.gov/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="/Static/images/usgs168x62.gif" alt="Link to USGS" width="168" height="62"></a></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="middle" align="center"> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="/Static/images/smithsonian_logo.gif" alt="Link to the Simthsonian" width="135" height="137"></a></div> </td> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.epa.gov/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="/Static/images/epa.gif" alt="Link to the EPA" width="106" height="102"></a></div> </td> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.fws.gov" target="_blank"><img src="/Static/images/FWS_Logo.gif" height="135" border="0" alt="Link to Fish and Wildlife Service"></a></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="middle" align="center"> <td colspan="3"> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.agr.ca/index_e.phtml" target="_blank"><img src="/Static/images/logo_aafc.gif" width="304" height="24" border="0" alt="Link to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada"></a></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="middle" align="center"> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.natureserve.org/" target="_blank"><img src="/Static/images/natureserve_logo.gif" width="135" height="59" alt="Link to the NatureServe Database" border="0"></a></div> </td> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.nps.gov/" target="_blank"><img src="/Static/images/logo_nps.jpg" width="101" height="130" alt="Link to the National Park Service" border="0"></a></div> </td> <td> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.conabio.gob.mx/" target="_blank"><img src="/Static/images/logo_conabio.jpg" width="179" height="135" border="0" alt="Link to CONABIO"></a></div> CONABIO </td> </tr> </table> <p><a href="#top">Return to Top</a></p> <div align="right"></div>  </td> <td><img src="/Static/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="230" border="0" alt="spacer image"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/Static/images/spacer.gif" width="115" height="50" border="0" alt="spacing image"></td> <td><img src="/Static/images/spacer.gif" width="22" height="1" border="0" alt="spacing image"></td> <td><img src="/Static/images/spacer.gif" width="531" height="1" border="0" alt="spacing image"></td> <td><img src="/Static/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="spacing image"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div id="footer_div"></div> <script> $( "#footer_div" ).load( "Static/include/footer.html" ); </script> </body> </html>

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