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Understanding ISIS: The International Species Information System for Conservation

The International Species Information System (ISIS) is a US-based non-profit organization that supports zoos and aquariums globally. With over 36 years of growth and 800 member institutions in 77 countries, ISIS ensures the preservation of biodiversity through comprehensive data collection and research. It manages data on 2.4 million animals and over 10,000 species, aiding in conservation efforts and veterinary studies. The introduction of the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) represents a significant advancement in real-time data management, enhancing the global coordination of animal care efforts.

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Understanding ISIS: The International Species Information System for Conservation

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  1. ISIS: the International Species InformAtion System - an intro BY A GBIF “NEWBIE” Nate Flesness

  2. data for life

  3. ISIS is an international NGO –a US headquartered 501c3 non-profit membership organization of zoos, aquariums and related facilities. ISIS - Living animal collections

  4. Through scientific expertise, genetic research, coordination, cooperation – and the collection and exchange of accurate information, some species have been rescued

  5. “The first rule of intelligent tinkering …. is to save all of the pieces” (Aldo Leopold) .

  6. ISIS Membership • 36 years of steady growth • More than 800 member institutions in 77 countries

  7. More than 800 member institutions in 77 countries

  8. ISIS Structure Headquarters in Minneapolis, MN USA (12 staff) Software team in Gurgaon, near Delhi, India (variable size) Regional coordinators/support staff in Amsterdam, Tokyo, Bogota, Delhi International Board of Trustees elected by Institutional Members

  9. ISIS Holds: Data on 2.4 million individual animals – most followed birth to death. Data on 10,000+ species (vertebrates and invertebrates) Pedigree/provenance Demography Millions of Biomaterials samples, most frozen Extensive conservation medicine information 2000-4000 data fields per individual animal

  10. ISIS Systems: Now deploying (first 30 institutions out of 837) is ISIS new ZIMS release 1. Real-time web-based “cloud” solution. 2000 data fields, 350 screens, 750,000 lines of code Later releases will double this. Legacy ISIS systems are desktop solutions for ISIS-member living collections (99% run ISIS software locally), monthly batch update to ISIS central databases which drive some web services

  11. Now ISIS is rolling out a real-time web-based integrated solution, the “Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) ZIMS introduction

  12. We are currently transferingthe world’s zoological data and 837 ISIS members to a new web-based system – ZIMS (Zoological Information Management System)

  13. ZIMS is an aquarium solution as well  ISIS: FOR ZOO AND AQUARIUM LIFE 

  14. ISIS data is used for:small population managementlife history studiessole source of veterinary data for many wildlife speciesindex to enormous array of frozen biomaterials –

  15. Thank You!

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