Maintaining big data projects takes a lot. A lot of people to conduct research, populate databases, verify information, make the data accessible. It also requires a lot of material and financial resources.
Tag: SeaLifeBase
Nicolas Bailly on how SeaLifeBase was built from an empty shell of FishBase
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On the fifth episode of the FishBase and SeaLifeBase Anniversary Podcast, Nicolas Bailly tells the story of how he helped create SeaLifeBase by taking an empty shell of the FishBase database structure and populating it with information from the Catalogue of Life.
Cornelia Nauen on how she helped make FishBase a reality
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On the fourth episode of the FishBase and SeaLifeBase Anniversary Podcast, Cornelia Nauen shares the other side of the FishBase story, that is, the effort that had to be done to gather some seed money and bring the project to life.
Deng Palomares reveals the origins of SeaLifeBase
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On the third episode of the FishBase and SeaLifeBase Anniversary Podcast, Deng Palomares talks about how SeaLifeBase came to be.
FishBase and SeaLifeBase by the numbers
FishBase was born 30 years ago and SeaLifeBase 15 years ago.
The processes and efforts behind the creation of these two databases have been complex and enormous, involving dozens of staff members and thousands of collaborators.