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Physical Architecture
Data Sources
Publishing Framework
The Global Names Architecture requires effective data exchange formats and protocols and tools and infrastructure for their deployment.
- Create and promote a unified data exchange standard for exchanging semantic and syntactic information about names.
- Provide tools and infrastructure that support the publication, discovery, and exchange of taxonomic data.
- Global Biodiversity Resources Discovery system serves as a registry for taxonomic data resources
- The GBIF Checklist Bank index of published resources enables discovery and access to record level taxononomic and nomenclatural information
- The GBIF Harvesting and Indexing Toolkit provides the tools necessary to access and import taxonomic data into a local data store.
Indexing and Cross-Referencing
Information about species requires tools, services, and stable, unique identifiers to be effectively reconciled and tied to the GNA taxonomic framework
GNI Portal Name Processing tools and services GNUB
Services and Applications