Symbiota is an open-source software project that is being co-developed by several project initiatives. This page recognizes the efforts and contributions of the following core individuals contributing code and development. The latest code submission details are available via Symbiota GitHub repository.
Name: Benjamin Brandt
Email: benjamin.brandt@nau.edu
Organization: Northern Arizona University
Occupation: software developer, Biodiversity Informatics Specialist
Location: Chicago, IL
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Contributions: Symbiota Core, map search tool, liquid design layout, specimen loan module, glossary, reference module, bug fixes and contributor to several other modules
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Name: Robert Anglin
Email: ranglin@wisc.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Occupation: computer programmer, data manager
Location: Madison, WI
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Contributions: OCR text parsers (OCR/NLP)
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Name: Anne Barber
Email: anne.barber@gmail.com
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Occupation: Informatics Specialist
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Services: Symbiota installations, training, workshops
Contributions: Documentation, proofing, bug hunter, SALIX integration
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Name: David Fleming
Email: dflemin2@asu.edu
Organization: Arizona State University
Occupation:
Location: Tempe, AZ
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Contributions: multi-language functionalities, documentation, training modules
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Name: Edward Gilbert
Email: egbot@asu.edu
Organization: Arizona State University
Occupation: biodiversity informatics specialist, web application developer, graduate student
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Services: Symbiota development, workshops
Contributions: Symbiota core, interactive identification keys, checklist and voucher module, basic specimen search page, bug fixes, etc
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Name: Daryl Lafferty
Email: Daryl.Lafferty@asu.edu
Organization: Arizona State University
Occupation:
Location: Tempe, AZ
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Contributions: integration of Semi-Automatic Label Information eXtraction System (SALIX) OCR parsing tools
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Name: David Lowery
Email: lowerydb@gmail.com
Organization: Harvard University
Occupation: dynamic web programmer
Location: Cambridge, MA
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Contributions: integration of Filtered-Push module
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Name: Paul Morris
Email: mole@oeb.harvard.edu
Organization: Harvard University
Occupation: Biodiversity Informatics Manager
Location: Cambridge, MA
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Contributions: lead developer for Harvard University team; Filtered-Push modules, schema design enhancements, agent module
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Name: Brody Painter
Email: brodypainter@email.arizona.edu
Organization: University of Arizona
Occupation:
Location: Tucson, AZ
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Contributions: mics bug fixes
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Name: José Jesús Sánchez Escalante
Email: jsanchez@guayacan.uson.mx
Organization: Universidad de Sonora-DICTUS
Occupation: Encargado del Herbario USON
Location: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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Contributions: Spanish translation module
Comments: Director of the Red de Herbarios del Noroeste de México