Central hub for freshwater resources and information.
FRESHWATER INFORMATION PLATFORM
The EU-funded project Freshwater Information Platform (FIP) is a central hub for freshwater resources and information. It is uniting the efforts of previous projects and initiatives. Major platform components include:
- Metadatabase
- Biodiversity Data portal
- Global Freshwater Biodiversity Atlas
- Species traits
The Freshwater biodiversity data portal is an online data portal with information on datasets (metadata), on species, on distribution information, and on conservation status. The aim of this data portal, which was started in the framework of the BioFresh project, and further developed under the Freshwater Information Platform, is to help scientists to advertise and publish their data(base) and to provide tools for the discovery, integration and analysis of open and freely accessible freshwater biodiversity data.
Access & costs: Free online access.
Websites:
- FIP: www.freshwaterplatform.eu
- Freshwater biodiversity data portal: data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu
Contacts:
- General email: data@freshwaterbiodiversit.eu
- Aaike de Wever, INBO: aaike.dewever@inbo.be