The
Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) technical staff is participating in the development of a
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Nodes Portal Toolkit (NPT). The primary goal of the portal toolkit project is to develop an open-source platform for aggregation and dissemination of regional biodiversity-related content. Content will include but not be limited to species factsheets, observation records, publications, and spatial data. In December 2009, GBIF Node Managers (including PBIN technical staff) met in
Montreal to explore the development of the NPT. The group developed a draft action plan that will be carried out by representatives from PBIN, the
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, and the African Biodiversity consortium. Initial tasks will be to conduct a user requirements document and implement a draft content management system based on the
London Natural History Museum ScratchPads biodiversity portal project. A test interface will be demonstrated at the
GBIF Nodes meeting in Seoul, Korea, in October 2010.
(Photo: Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas), Costa Rica. Photo by Gregory Basco, 2003. Courtesy of GBIF)
