New Features in Bhutan Biodiversity Portal

Bhutan Biodiversity Portal (www.biodiversity.bt) after launching on 17^th December 2013 is now one year older. More than 4000 observations are contributed by the portal users. Various documents and checklists can be found or uploaded in the portal.

Following are the few major features added during the upgrade (Adopted from Bhutan Biodiversity Portal Facebook page)

1. Multiple Observations - You can now upload multiple observation at once and the images you uploaded will be stored for 20 days. Therefore, you can always come back and upload the observations with details.

2. Audio Uploads - If you have captured the sounds and songs of species, you can upload them with observations.

3. Checklist - You can now upload checklist in various ways (spreadsheets, file uploads, and in a textbox)

4. Name Locks - If you are absolutely sure that the observation you uploaded is certain species, you can now LOCK the names so that other users will not be able to suggest names.

5. Document Views - Now you can view the documents without having to manually download. The uploaded documents will be displayed in a PDF viewer.

6. Contacting Users - You can contact any users by going to their profile. Click on the "Contact Me" button

7. Species Curation - The species pages can now be edited online by authorized users.

8. Taxon Browser - You can now browse through the taxon hierarchy using the Taxon Browser on the species page.

9. Advanced Search - Click on the down arrow near the search bar and you can search using different criteria.

For those interested to register here is the link  http://biodiversity.bt/register/index

Bhutan Biodiversity Portal hits the 1000th Observation Mark!

28 February 2014: After little over two months of the launch of the Bhutan Biodiversity Portal on 17th December 2013, by Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji, Minister for Agriculture and Forests, the observations in the Bhutan Biodiversity Portal (www.biodiversity.bt) has raced to 1000!

The observations were contributed by biodiversity enthusiasts from all walks of life and showcased the country’s rich biodiversity as well as the enthusiasm and interest amongst Bhutanese and others in studying, cherishing and conserving it. Currently, there are more than 140 registered users from Bhutan as well as from outside the country, who share their passion, expertise and love for biodiversity on this portal.

The Bhutan Biodiversity Portal- an online repository of information on Bhutan’s Biodiversity, is built through the collective effort of data generators and users. It is currently managed by a consortium of biodiversity agencies within the country and administered by the National Biodiversity Centre.
 

For further details please visit www.biodiversity.bt 

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