TY - BOOK T1 - FINAL PROOF: Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook: Delivering Biodiversity Knowledge in the Information Age Y1 - 2013 A1 - Hobern, Donald A1 - Apostolico, Alberto A1 - Arnaud, Elizabeth A1 - Bello, Juan Carlos A1 - Canhos, Dora A1 - Dubois, Gregoire A1 - Field, Dawn A1 - García, Enrique Alonso A1 - Hardisty, Alex A1 - Harrison, Jerry A1 - Heidorn, Bryan A1 - Krishtalka, Leonard A1 - Mata, Erick A1 - Page, Roderic A1 - Parr, Cynthia A1 - Price, Jeff A1 - Willoughby, Selwyn SP - 41 AB - Much progress has been made in the past ten years to fulfil the potential of biodiversity informatics. However, it is dwarfed by the scale of what is still required. The Global Biodiversity Informatics Outlook (GBIO) offers a framework for reaching a much deeper understanding of the world’s biodiversity, and through that understanding the means to conserve it better and to use it more sustainably. The GBIO identifies four major focal areas, each with a number of core components, to help coordinate efforts and funding. The co-authors, from a wide range of disciplines, agree these are the essential elements of a global strategy to harness biodiversity data for the common good. PB - GBIF Secretariat UR - http://www.biodiversityinformatics.org ER -