The web links listed below refer to online initiatives focusing on Antarctic life sciences. It is not intended to be an exhaustive nor comprehensive list, rather a list of complimentary initiatives to this wiki.
SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) has a list of Antarctic information sources from a wider range of disciplines.
Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean
Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean (ICED) is an IMBER program and is developing a portal with products relating to data, research activities and documents.
Southern Ocean Observing System
The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) is an international initiative of SCAR and SCOR. It is developing a number of web products that can be accessed via its portal.
Antarctic Environments Portal
This portal is sponsored by SCAR and is being developed by New Zealand and Australia to assist in providing high quality and readily available information on Antarctic environments to the Committee on Environmental Protection and the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. The portal is currently under development. There will be important synergies between this portal and SOKI.
SCAR-MarBIN PortalSCAR-MarBIN (SCAR Marine Biodiversity Information Network) establishes and supports a distributed system of interoperable databases, forming the Antarctic Regional OBIS Node, under the aegis of SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research). SCAR-MarBIN compiles and manages existing and new information on Antarctic marine biodiversity by coordinating, supporting, completing and optimizing database networking.
The Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean
“CAML Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean”, has been established under the aegis of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) to provide an up-to-date synthesis of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic biogeographic knowledge and to make available a new comprehensive online resource for visualisation, analysis and modelling of species distribution. It will constitute a major scientific output of CAML and SCAR-MarBIN as well as being a significant legacy of CoML and the International Polar Year to fulfill the needs of biogeographic information for science, conservation, monitoring and sustainable management of the changing Southern Ocean. It will be of direct benefit to the Antarctic Treaty and associated bodies such as the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
Antarctic Field Guide
The Antarctic Field Guides is a collaborative tool offering free access to information that can help individuals identify Antarctic organisms. It allows users to build a tailor-made, customized guide to be taken in the field or simply browsed. The pages are generated on-the-fly from the contents of authoritative, quality controlled data resources (SCAR-MarBIN, ANTABIF, RAMS, GBIF), and ensures the user to access up-to-date information about the group of organisms he/she is interested in. Even if the primary focus is for scientists, the AFGs are open and free for all to enjoy.
Australian Antarctic Data Centre
The Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC) was established in response to Australia’s participation in the Antarctic Treaty System - (ATS — http://www.ats.aq). The Centre is committed to the free and open exchange of scientific data and is working collaboratively with international centres, networks and scientists to build a sustainable polar data commons (http://www.polarcommons.org). The AADC team blends scientific domain expertise with skills in computing and information systems to deliver professional data management and analysis services to Antarctic scientists and environmental managers. As Australia’s Antarctic Mapping agency, the AADC also supports the logistical operations of the Australian Antarctic Program. This unique combination of functions and skills places the AADC in an ideal position to provide tailored spatial data management services to Australia’s Antarctic research community. Most AADC services are delivered online using well known, robust software development tools and open source solutions. Data delivery systems, where appropriate, use international standards for data exchange and data discovery.
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