Jun

4

GeoNames: A Free Editable Geographical Database

June 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

GeoNames. ‘The geonames.org geographical database is available for download free of charge under a creative commons attribution license. It contains over eight million geographical names and consists of 6.5 million unique features whereof 2.2 million populated places and 1.8 million alternate names. All features are categorized into one out of nine feature classes and further [...]

May

15

All Species in One Place: The Encyclopedia of Life

May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Encyclopedia of Life. ‘Comprehensive, collaborative, ever-growing, and personalized, the Encyclopedia of Life is an ecosystem of websites that makes all key information about life on Earth accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. Our goal is to create a constantly evolving encyclopedia that lives on the Internet, with contributions from scientists and amateurs alike. [...]

May

15

Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL)

May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). ‘Ten major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries, and research institutions have joined to form the Biodiversity Heritage Library Project. The group is developing a strategy and operational plan to digitize the published literature of biodiversity held in their respective collections. This literature will be available through a global “biodiversity commons”. [...]

May

10

MySpace for Scientists: Nature Network

May 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Nature Network: Connecting scientists at a global and local level. ‘Nature Network is the online meeting place for you and fellow scientists to gather, talk and find out about the latest scientific news and events. Science is an international endeavor and deserves a global stage for discussion. Scientists can also benefit from interactions at the [...]

May

9

Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

May 9, 2007 | 1 Comment

Carbon Footprint – It doesn’t cost the Earth to save the planet. ‘Carbon Footprint is a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of green house gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide. Carbon Footprint’s mission is to educate and inform how we can all make [...]

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