This book offers a collection of papers presented at the First International Conference Information Technologies in the Research of Biodiversity that was held from 11-14 September 2018 in Irkutsk (Russia). Papers in this book cover areas of interaction of knowledge on biodiversity and information technologies. The main topics include: methods, models, software systems for the analysis of biodiversity data; global data portals; information and analytical systems on biodiversity; application of remote methods in vegetation mapping; theoretical fundaments and organization technologies of the information and telecommunications infrastructures.

Summarizes the latest studies in describing and processing services for biodiversity data Represents modern standards in analysis of biodiversity data Provides detailed descriptions of the technologies for creating applications of remote methods in vegetation mapping Includes case studies that illustrate creating of global biodiversity data portals

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Global biodiversity data portals.- Information and analytical systems on biodiversity.- National data on biodiversity: the current state of digitization.- Theoretical fundaments and oraganization technologies of the information and telecommunications infrastructures.- Methods, models, software systems and Web services for the analysis of biodiversity data.- Application of remote methods in vegetation mapping and biodiversity research. <p