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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8/30/2004
Legal issues;
Security of IAS and quarantine
interception data and the potential
for misunderstandings resulting in
trade barriers, e.g., specimen details
of previously eradicated IAS or
single IAS specimens intercepted in
ports;
Can countries ever agree to share
IAS interception databases? For
example, country A may impose
phytosanitary measures on imports
from country B based on interception
records from country C;
Questions regarding actual
standards;
Details on technical expertise
(knowledge of XML, web services,
dynamic web pages);
Who is using the currently available
database software?;
Meta-data for distribution maps;
Languages used in databases;
Funding source identification;
Data modeling.
DISCUSSION
The GISIN Community surveys were used
in part to develop the agenda and establish
appropriate breakout groups for the GISIN
meeting.
The first step in this process was to
determine a baseline of information
beginning with compatible technology and
infrastructure. In this day of high-speed
internet and ever developing tools,
applications, and enhancements, it was not
surprising that obtaining a stable internet
connection speed or internet connection
availability were not considered limitations
for the respondents to this survey. However,
this is not to diminish the fact that different
speed and connectivity rates do exist
among the GISIN community and can cause
difficulties at times. In addition, the majority
of respondents had compatible
infrastructure: most respondents are using
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