1. http://www.animal.net.cn

2. What is AIMS ? Animal Information Management System Animal Information Management System It’s a CMS (Content Management System) It’s a CMS (Content Management System) A scientific biodiversity database A scientific biodiversity database Focus on the animal taxonomy, ecology, biodiversity information. Focus on the animal taxonomy, ecology, biodiversity information. Goal is to collect and share the scientific biodiversity data about animal freely Goal is to collect and share the scientific biodiversity data about animal freely Its birthday is Apr 6 th, 2005. 1 1/2 Years old. Its birthday is Apr 6 th, 2005. 1 1/2 Years old.

3. Why AIMS ? (GBIF) Both biodiversity and biodiversity data are unevenly distributed around the world: (GBIF) Both biodiversity and biodiversity data are unevenly distributed around the world: Developing World Biodiversity Biodiversity Data Developed World China is a developing country and a region abundant in wildlife. China is a developing country and a region abundant in wildlife. So … So …

4. AIMS Components Data Collect Online Offline Data transform Friendly websides Internet Lay out Web Service Friendly websides Data analyze and reuse DoneTo do

5. AIMS Components - Online Set the expert who is in charge of this classification Manage the content

6. AIMS Components - Offline

7. ClientServer Download initial file Input data offline Submit data/Packet(s) Web Server Email Import (Web Service) HTTP POP3 HTTP/SOAP Wild Area Network (WAN)

8. AIMS Components - Data transform Data in PMS by Pro. Xue AIMS

9. AIMS Components - Meta-Search Engine Interface Primary Search Engines Result In this meta-search engine, you submit keywords in the search box, and it transmits your search simultaneously to several individual search engines. After it, you get back results from all the search engines.

10. AIMS Components - Meta-Search Engine Patten of Meta-Search Engine

11. AIMS Components - Lay out Knowledge News Taxa info Specimen WebGIS Http://www.animal.net.cn

12. AIMS Components - Lay out KEY to some classification

13. AIMS Components – Web Service A WebService Application Analyze

14. AIMS Components Data Collect Online Offline Data transform Friendly websides Internet Lay out Web Service Friendly websides Data analyze and reuse DoneTo do

15. Data in AIMS Inherit the Darwin core 2 and ABCD standard Inherit the Darwin core 2 and ABCD standard Include: Include: Phyla: 7 Phyla: 7 Classes: 18 Classes: 18 Orders: 211 Orders: 211 Families: 1266 Families: 1266 Genera: 4426 Genera: 4426 Species: 21055 Species: 21055 Specimens: 5291 Specimens: 5291 Synonyms: 16962 Synonyms: 16962 Papers: 18036 Papers: 18036

16. Use of AIMS Visits By Day Of WeekVisits By Hour Of Day Daily Visits Daily Hits

17. Some analyses from Google

18. Our goals Collect more data Collect more data Offer multifarious services Offer multifarious services Cooperate with the friendly organizations Cooperate with the friendly organizations Seamless connection with correlative database, like Fishbase, ETI, CoralBase Seamless connection with correlative database, like Fishbase, ETI, CoralBase Communicate with the wider fields, such as Genebank, NCBI, etc. Communicate with the wider fields, such as Genebank, NCBI, etc. Become the participant node of GBIF. Become the participant node of GBIF. Provide data for the Chinese hub of SP2000 Provide data for the Chinese hub of SP2000

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