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Automating Insect Identification for Inventorying Costa Rican Biodiversity

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£142,894
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WHERE
Costa Rica

Summary

To develop a computerised automated identification system for one group of common insects.
 
Status Completed
Reference 60-50
Round 5
Start 01/04/1997
End 31/03/2000

Project Leader



Regions
Central America

Countries
Costa Rica

Project Outputs
Digital Automated Identification of Insects (DAISY) developed and installed at the Universidad de Costa Rica and the Natural History Museum, UK; 2 taxonomic monographs; 3 insect reference collections enhanced including new species; 3 scientific papers; 4 undergraduates trained; other training in preparation of wing slides; DAISY web site – http://chasseur.usc.edu/pups/projects/daisy.html


Documents:
Download: ECP - ECP Costa-Panama - final - 08/10/2009

Download: Final Report - 6-050 FR - 03/04/2008