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:
participate in a the distributed data system architecture being designed by NatureServe;
serve data directly to approved users via the Internet; and
enhance 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.
