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Instituto Nactional de Biodiversidad Database

Entry ID: INBio

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Summary

Abstract: Atta is an information system that supports the core information
process at the National Biodiversity Institute in Costa Rica
(INBio). As such, Atta facilitates the processes of capturing,
managing, generating and disseminating information on Costa Rican
biodiversity.

This system maintains a relational database with over two million
records, each one corresponding to a single specimen. Through a ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 11.38

S: 7.9

E: -82.18

W: -85.83

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad

Dataset Title: Instituto Nactional de Biodiversidad Database

Dataset Release Date: May, 2002

Dataset Release Place: Costa Rica

Dataset Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad

Data Presentation Form: database

Online Resource: http://www.inbio.ac.cr/en

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > COSTA RICA

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CHELICERATES > ARACHNIDS

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Quality The information presented in the Taxonomic Hierarchy Section is the
result of groupwork and sponsoring from many people and organizations.

The information from the query system is updated daily and in order to
do this, the system must be put out of service for 2 hours per day,
from 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., Costarican time (8:00 to 10:00
GMT). During this period of time the system won?t be available for
queries.

Use Constraints The information provided in INBio?s database belongs to The National
Biodiversity Institute (INBio). We do consider, though, that its?use
can help achieve a greater assessment of our biodiversity, and help
with the decision-making concerning its?sustainable use. Consequently,
INBio provides access and allows its? free use to all public, just as
...

Ancillary Keywords

animals

animalia

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad

Data Center URL: http://www.inbio.ac.cr/en/default.html
Dataset ID: INBio

Data Center Personnel
Name: SILVIA RODRIGUEZ Phone: +54-11-4-815-2642 Fax: +54-11-4-812-2039 Email: silviar at hotmail.com City: Cerrito 1248 Province or State: Capital Federal Postal Code: 1010 Country: ARGENTINA