Data Basin Centers
Centers are focal topics or geographies of special interest to Data Basin. Centers provide experts, datasets, maps, galleries, working groups that facilitate more effective collaboration.
The Climate Center
The Data Basin Climate Center provides free access to critical climate change datasets and findings about impacts, trends or predicted future scenarios at local and regional scales. Visit the Climate Center.
Boreal Information Centre
The Boreal Information Centre contains high-quality geospatial datasets and information to aid management of the North American boreal forest biome. Visit the Boreal Centre.
Aquatic Conservation Center
The Aquatic Conservation Center contains data, tools, and experts working to increase the resilience of freshwater and marine biodiversity. Visit the Aquatic Center.
Protected Areas Center
The Data Basin Protected Areas Center centralizes critical global data, including full access to the PAD-US v1.1 (CBI Edition). Visit the Protected Areas Center.
Recent Blog Posts
New Selection Tools
The latest update of Data Basin includes some minor bug fixes, but it also includes multiple enhancements to selecting features from datasets. You can now select features using a free-form polygon (or lasso) tool. You can also select features based on their attributes. In addition, you...
Live Tweets
- Expedition #Denali, exploring why #diversity matters - http://t.co/D1qtnbrV — 10 weeks 2 days ago
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- #Mammal Triage - http://t.co/i9mfCood — 10 weeks 2 days ago
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Bridging Conservation Science and Practice
Data Basin is a free system that connects you with spatial datasets, non-technical tools, and a network of scientists and practitioners. You can explore and download a vast library of datasets, connect to external data sources, upload and publish your own datasets, connect to experts, create working groups, and produce customized maps that can be easily shared.
Click on Join Now to set up your free Data Basin user account.
The Building Blocks of Data Basin:
Datasets: A dataset is a spatially explicit file, currently Arcshape and ArcGrid files. These can be biological, physical, socioeconomic, (and soon to be imagery) that can be uploaded, downloaded or visualized. Browse datasets.
Maps: Maps are visualized datasets created with easy-to-use tools in Data Basin. Maps, customized by users, can be kept private, shared with groups, or published for everyone. Users can critique maps with provided drawing and commenting tools. Browse maps.
Galleries: Galleries are meaningful collections of datasets and/or maps created by Data Basin users. Users and organizations can publish galleries (including studies, atlases and books) that others can easily find and use. Browse galleries.
People: People are members of the Data Basin community. Users can search profiles to find data providers, potential collaborators or interested audiences. Browse people.
Groups: Groups are user-defined subset of Data Basin users collaborating around a specific topic or issues. Group members can share, analyze, and discuss datasets and maps. Data Basin allows for private (closed) and public (by request) groups. Browse groups.
Tools: Data Basin provides highly-focused map-based analytical tools that can be used to address specific conservation topics, including risk assessment, ecosystem monitoring, and climate change adaptation.
Create Maps That Tell Your Story
Data Basin makes is easy to browse or search for datasets, maps, people, groups, and galleries. Find datasets to add to a map, find experts on key topics, find groups to collaborate with, and more. Click on Join Now to set up your free user account.
Participate in the Data Basin Community
Data Basin is built around the concept of community and participation. Your contribution of datasets, maps, galleries, and profile expertise may help you or other users to find answers to critical questions, identify potential collaborators, and publish important developments.
Spotlight: Gyrfalcons and Ptarmigans
Scientists from Russia, Sandinavia, Canada and Alaska, as well as falconers from United Arab Emirates recently gathered in Boise, Idaho to discuss the probable impacts of climate change on gyrfalcons and their main prey, ptarmigans (conference web site). The conference brought together experts from around the world who will share results of their research to better understand changing population viability throughout their circumpolar distribution. Read More.
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Data Basin is made possible by the generous support of the Wilburforce Foundation, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), The Kresge Foundation, individual donors, and others. |
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Data Basin has been built with the help of many people. We would like to recognize the following partners for their contributions: |
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Data Basin would like to acknowledge the following advisors: |
Joel Clement, Wilburforce Foundation |
Siouxsie Jennett, Mambo Media |
| Data Basin is a collaborative effort that has benefited greatly by financial donations, as well as contributions of professional expertise. Data Basin welcomes donations to further our mission of building a bridge between conservation science and practice. | |
