Experience and strategy of biodiversity data integration in Taiwan

Abstract

The integration of Taiwan's biodiversity databases started in 2001, the same year that Taiwan joined GBIF as an that Taiwan joined GBIF as an that Taiwan joined GBIF as an that Taiwan joined GBIF as an that Taiwan joined GBIF as an that Taiwan joined GBIF as an that Taiwan joined GBIF as an that Taiwan joined GBIF as an associate participant.Taiwan, hence, embarked on a decade of integrating biodiversity data. Under the support of NSC and COANSC and COA, the database and websites of TaiBIF, TaiBNET (TaiCOL), TaiBOL have been established separately and collaborate with the GBIF, CGBIF, COL, BOL,and EOL respectively. A cross-agency committee was thus established in Academia Sinica 2008 to formulate policiescommittee was thus established in Academic sinca 2008 to formulate policies on data collection and integration as well the mechanism to make data available public. Any commissioned project will hereafter be asked to include these policy requirements in its contract. So far, TaiBIF has gained recognition in Taiwan and abroad for its road effort over the past several years. It can provide its experienceits and insights for others to reference or replicate.