About Indicia
Thu, 09/03/2009 - 15:20 — administratorIndicia is a toolkit that simplifies the construction of new websites which allow data entry, mapping and reporting of wildlife records. It’s not a finished online survey website – think of Indicia as a kit car as opposed to a manufactured car. You get the wheels, engine and all the important tricky bits ready-made, but you still have to assemble the parts.
Indicia is an Open Source project funded by the Open Air Laboratories Network and managed by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
You can discuss Indicia in the National Biodiversity Network forum
Documentation and download is currently held with the code repository.
Presentation to the NBN Conference 2010
Mon, 10/18/2010 - 18:16 — administratorJim Bacon gave a presentation to the National Biodiversity Network Conference on 15th October about Indicia. A version of the presentation slides can be seen here.
Demonstrating the Indicia IForm module for Drupal
Fri, 02/19/2010 - 14:55 — administratorThe website you are currently viewing is built on the Drupal content management system. Drupal provides a framework with which you can rapidly create a website and allows a community of users to submit content.
While Indicia has been created to enable online recording to be added with ease to any website, if you are creating a new website we think that the combination of Drupal and Indicia is a good solution. The core functions of Drupal can be extended by installing self-contained modules and one of these has been created for Indicia.
About OPAL
Thu, 09/03/2009 - 15:21 — administratorThe Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network is an exciting initiative that is open to anyone with an interest in nature. It aims to create and inspire a new generation of nature-lovers by getting people to explore, study, enjoy and protect their local environment. In 2007 OPAL received a grant of £11.75million from the Big Lottery Fund. 15 partners, including the NBN, are working together to deliver a total of 31 projects. The entire OPAL portfolio is headed by Imperial College London.
