1. Information for decision making Migrating from fragmented visions to solve punctual problems (reacting to crisis) to Systemic and integrated approaches with a strong predictive character (avoiding crisis)

2. Essential  collaboration and data sharing  Research community  Researchers and policy makers  Researchers and educators  Other communities  quality information (or known quality)  interoperability

3. New Scenario Advances in information and communication technology (communication, collaboration, and data sharing)  Internet  World Wide Web (one software  access to practically all systems worldwide)  XML for structured documents and data on the web  standards, interoperability, information for different target users (XSL)  Open source developments (free software, collaborative development)

4. Basic concepts (CRIA)  Using open source software (whenever possible)  Adopting common standards and protocols  Making all information freely available on the internet  Integrating with other initiatives (data/information sharing)  Establishing Partnerships  Software development  Data/information integration (name and locality servers, herbaria, etc.)

5. Flora brasiliensis Flora brasiliensis as the baseline for Brazil's checklist  Digitalization  Creation of data descriptors:  preserving original information and adding value with recent scientific knowledge  Updating: name, locality  Integration with other information systems

6. Flora brasiliensis  Brazilian cheklist Challenges:  Maintaining a dynamic, integrated, and distributed system  Updating and validating data and information  Working with different quality levels (validated data, field records)  Different users different uses: Information for taxonomy, conservation,...

7. Diagram Checklist Flora of Brazil Brazil’s Virtual Herbarium Florabrasiliensis State and Regional Floras of Brazil Tools/Developments: Predictive Modeling Predictive Modeling Interoperability protocols Interoperability protocols name & locality servers name & locality servers identification keys identification keys field guides field guides........

8. Processes to be discussed and defined Data Input (sources, content, formats, standards) Data Output [users, (add value) integration, interoperability] Validation, Update (mechanism, authority) Tools (keys, name server, maping, modeling) Checklist

9. http://sinbiota.cria.org.br

10. Database

11. Search for Andira humilis

13. Data Gateway Tools: Virtual Catalog Modeling.... Col 1 Cache Node SinBiota Internet 2 Col 2Col 3 P1Pn Internet Species Analyst SICol CRB

14. Modelagem: distribuição esperada para duas espécies de Anadenanthera Slide: Marinez Ferreira de Siqueira (marinez@cria.org.br)

21. Integrated with initiatives worldwide Catalogue of Life Catalogue of Life Virtual Herbarium of the World Virtual Herbarium of the World Flora of the World Flora of the World Species Analyst Species Analyst........

22. Overall Goal: Develop an Integrated Information System of the Knowledge Base