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Online Journal of Bioinformatics©
Volume 8
(1):56-60, 2007
An indigenous integration system for biodiversity
databases
Sarinder KKS1, Lim LHS1 , Dimyati K2, Merican AF1
1Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty
of Science, University of Malaya, 2 Department of Electrical
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya
ABSTRACT
Sarinder KKS, Lim LHS, Dimyati K, Merican
AF, An Indigenous Integration System for Biodiversity Databases, Online J Bioinformatics, 8 (1): 56-60, 2007. Malaysia’s
rich flora and fauna has put her in the top 20 list in the world. Presently,
scientists here have been venturing into digitization of their biodiversity datasets
into relational databases. Databases can be centralized into a warehouse or
distributed which span multiple geographically separated machines. While
centralized data warehouses are easier to manage and manipulate due their
homogeneity, most of the biodiversity databases are clustered on distributed
warehouses, hence forcing scientists to query multiple remote or local
heterogeneous data sources, integrating manually received data and manipulating
it with advanced data analyzing and visualizing tools. This is mainly due to
the preference of the scientists to have their databases kept and maintained by
themselves in their own labs or offices. However, the access of relevant data,
combining data sources and coping with their distribution and heterogeneity is
a tremendously difficult task. Therefore, in this paper, an approach to
overcome these issues by developing an indigenous system for integrating
biodiversity databases on distributed warehouses is presented. This system
allows dissemination and sharing of biodiversity data while allowing scientists
to continue maintaining and keeping their own databases.
Key words: Databases, Database Integration, Biodiversity