Repository details
Canadensys repository
Name of repository
Canadensys repository
Additional name(s)
- Database of Vascular Plants of Canada
- VASCAN
Repository URL
Description
Biological collections are replete with taxonomic, geographic, temporal, numerical, and historical information. This information is crucial for understanding and properly managing biodiversity and ecosystems, but is often difficult to access. Canadensys, operated from the Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre, is a Canada-wide effort to unlock the biodiversity information held in biological collections.
Contact(s)
- canadensys.network@gmail.com
Keyword(s)
Repository size
127 resource(s) currently available
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
- institutional
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
- French
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Institutions (3)
Additional name(s)
- Fondation Canadienne pour L'Innovation
- CFI
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- Système mondial d'information sur la biodiversité
- GBIF
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- Université de Montréal, Centre sur la biodiversité
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Database licenses (1)
Database License
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (3)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Data upload license (1)
Data upload license name
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
- PURL
Name of the repository software
- other
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes
Application programming interfaces (1)
Metadata standards (1)
Metadata standard
Alerting services (1)
Type of alerting service
Remarks
Remarks
Canadensys aims to digitize, publish and georeference 3 million specimens (20%) in our initial five years, via a network of distributed databases, compatible with the Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (CBIF) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Collection managers will publish their data as Darwin Core, an internationally-accepted biodiversity information standard. A central web portal will allow access to the network’s specimen data (including images and geospatial information) in combination with other data such as names from the Database of Canadian Vascular Plants (VASCAN) and the Catalogue of Life.
Entry date
2013-10-18
Last update
2024-11-11
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re3data.org: Canadensys repository; editing status 2024-11-11; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3TC82 last accessed: 2025-05-09- Current projects
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