Report prepared for the Experts Meeting Towards the Implementation of a Global Invasive Species
Information Network (GISIN), 6-8 April, 2004. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Appendix D2 Database Content Survey (Survey 2)
Database Content Survey (Survey 2)
Designed by Elizabeth Sellers and Shelaine Curd-Hetrick
Information International Associates Inc.
P.O. Box 4219, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-4219
This survey has 24 questions and should take approximately 5-7 minutes.
* Indicates a required field.
Name of Respondent*
Position
Official Address
Postal Code or Zip Code
Country
Phone Number*
Facsimile Number
Email Address* Mailto:
Text (optional):
C1. The name of the database or distributed database system (DDS) I represent in my response to this
survey is: (If none, then enter *N/A* for Not Applicable or go directly to C13.)*
C2. What language is the data or datasets available in? (choose all that apply)
Mandarin
Portuguese
English
Malay-Indonesian
Hindustani
French
Spanish
German
Russian
Other (see next question)
Arabic
C3. The language of the data or datasets (if not listed above):
C4. The database contains the following information types: (choose all that apply)
Taxonomic (species based)
Taxonomic (specimen based, e.g. collection records)
Bibliographic
Expertise
Distribution
Biological/Ecological
Genetic (e.g. AFLP identification)
Research (e.g. projects)
Interactive maps (including GIS data layers)
Non-interactive maps (static images)
Images (including photos and drawings)
IAS management methodology/tools
Other (see next question)
C5. The information type of the database (if not listed above):
C6. The taxonomic/terminology/data standard referenced by the database is: (choose all that apply)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)