| Name of RON: |
Korea OBIS |
| Website: |
http://obis.kordi.re.kr (under construction) |
| Host Organization: |
Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute (http://www.kordi.re.kr ) |
| Funding Source: |
Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea |
| Mission and Objectives: |
- Establishment of the Korea marine biodiversity data management system
- Development of a database system and an internet data providing system
- Participation in the international OBIS network
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| Datasets included: |
- Database of KoMBIS (Korea Marine Biodiversity Information System)
- Database of the program "Development of a ubiquitous management system for useful and harmful marine organisms"
- Observed data of the program "Basic Survey on Korea Marine Ecosystems"
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| Spatial Coverage: |
Yellow Sea, East China Sea, East/Japan Sea |
| Temporal Coverage: |
From 1960s to present |
| Taxonomic coverage: |
All marine life from Korean waters |
| Services offered |
Providing marine biodiversity information using GIS interface |
| RON Manager: |
Youn-Ho Lee, ylee@kordi.re.kr |
| Technical Manager: |
Sung-Dae Kim, sdkim@kordi.re.kr |
| Team composition: |
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