Alexander von Humboldt
Institute for Research on Biological Resources
Colombia

WMS services are currently the most common method of making available geographic information from different entities. To use one or various services, copy the URL address and paste into the desktop GIS tool and select the layers of interest.

* NOTE: Web Map Services are in Spanish.

Current

• GeoSiB

Historic

• General Ecosystems of Colombia

• Ecosystems of the Colombian Andes in 2000

• Ecosystems of the Colombian Orinoco

List of Online Applications

Current

• GeoSiB

Historic

• General Ecosystems of Colombia

• Ecosystems of the Colombian Andes in 2000

• Ecosystems of the Colombian Orinoco

• Environmental Planning of the Hyrdocarbon sector

• Collective Construction of Urban-Rural Biodiversity in the locality of Suba

• Gazetteer of localities

In the following websites, web services of geographic information and other resources on biodiversity information can be accessed:

• www.siac.net.co/sib

• www.siac.gov.co

• www.icde.org.co

Contacts:

Juliana E. Rodríguez C.
Geographic Information Administrator
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Carlos E. Sarmiento P.
Researcher Associate, Geographic and Ecosystems Information Systems
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Tels. (571) 3202767 Ext. 207.

Here, an interactive application (including graphics and a dynamic map) can be used to search information on biodiversity knowledge indicators (number of records and species distribution), in different levels of taxonomic classification (from kingdom to species) and by geographic areas (departments, municipalities, localities, Environmental authorities and biogeographic provinces).

*Note: This interactive application is in Spanish.

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Contact:

Oscar A. Orrego S., Associate Researcher, Biodiversity Indicators
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Carlos E. Sarmiento P.,  Researcher Associate, Geographic and Ecosystems Information Systems
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Tels. (571) 3202767 Ext. 207 and 266

In the following list are maps published in PDF and GEO-PDF form, the latter is a dynamic search format for maps, with two important characteristics:

• Permits the user to add or take away layers of information contained in the PDF archive, as if it had its own GIS application for visualizing. The user must have Acrobat Reader 9.x or higher installed in their computer.
• These maps can also be used in mobile slides (iphone, ipads, or ipod touch) with integrated GPS. For more details please see the following pages: http://www.avenza.com/pdf-maps, or http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/summer10articles/arcgis-for-iphone.html

*NOTE: All maps are in Spanish.

Contact:

Juliana E. Rodríguez C., Geographic Information Administrator
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Carlos E. Sarmiento P., Research Associate,  Geographic and Ecosystems Information Systems
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Tels. (571) 3202767

The GeoVisor (GeoSiB) is a free, user friendly web tool developed by the Humboldt Institute to integrate spatial information related to knowledge, monitoring and biodiversity management. One can find maps and databases of biological information generated by SiB-Colombia associates and other entities such as the Humboldt Institute and the National Environmental System (Sina), among others.

The Humboldt Institute and the SIB program aim to create a tool that can be of significant help to researchers as well as users of institutions and the private sector to generate and access knowledge of biodiversity in Colombia. To enter click here.

What are the main advantages of the GeoVisor?

• Geographic information search related to ecosystems, landscapes, protected areas, conservation priorities and other aspects related to biodiversity.

• Access and spacial analysis of biological information (species registry) of the Distributed System of the Information System on Biodiversity (SiB-Colombia), including data bases of more than 15 nodes of information from research institutes of the Sina, universities, institutions of the public sector and private companies.

• Spacial analysis of geographic information (superposition) and connection with external services of geographic information (Web Map Services).

• Addition of user information and the crossing of biological registries and other layers of geographical information to access answers on biodiversity at the level of species registry, ecosystems and other subjects. Registered users can save their work session in the system or print it.

• Search module of biodiversity knowledge indicators for geographic areas (municipalities, departments, environmental authorities-CAR and biogeographic provinces). Search…

Contact:

Juliana E. Rodríguez C. Administrator of geographic information
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Carlos E. Sarmiento P. Associate Researcher Systems of Geographic and Ecosystem Information
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Carlos A. Pedraza P. Associate Researcher Forests and Climate Change
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