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NatureServe’s long-term vision is to develop a distributed Web services architecture in which each NatureServe network data provider can respond directly to data requests from authorized users accessing the NatureServe Explorer Web site or other compatible third-party applications. On this page we will highlight resources, including possible funding opportunities, to help network data providers develop and host local Web services. Benefits of becoming a local Web services node include:

• Participation in a the distributed data system architecture being designed by NatureServe;
• Serving data directly to approved users via the Internet; and
• Enhancing data sharing among members of the NatureServe network.

Examples from the Network

• View a presentation (PDF) about the Washington Natural Heritage Biodiversity Node on the EPA Environmental Information Exchange Network – from the NatureServe Leadership Conference, April 2006.
• View a presentation (PDF) about using Biotics and NatureServe Web Services to add summarized element occurrence data to the New York Natural Heritage Program Conservation Guides website application – from the NatureServe Leadership Conference, April 2006.

Current Funding Opportunities

• None at this time.

Previous Grant Announcements

• EPA Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program Announcement - deadline November 19, 2007.
• NatureServe announces a pilot project for two eligible member programs- deadline January 6, 2006.