• is building up specific software for the Bavarian Natural History Collections in the context of the Diversity Workbench developer platform
• is serving as data repository for collection related biodiversity research data
• is providing IT service particularly with regard to the web presentation of SNSB collection data
• is serving as GBIF data provider for collection data hosted on the servers of the SNSB
• is maintaining and developing the IT infrastructure for the German GBIF node for Evertebrata II and the German GBIF Node for Mycology
• is organising IT workshops (see e.g. schedule DiversityCollection Workshop).

 

The Centre was established in 2006. It is administrating a server cluster using LINUX and MS Windows platforms. Through its staff, it is connected with the Facility for Biodiversity Informatics at the Botanische Staatssammlung München.

Head: Dr. Dagmar Triebel.