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GBIF/ HERPNET GEOREFERENCING WORSHOP Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium, 5-8 December 2006 Main study areas of RMCA RMCA natural history collections African Zoology Taxonomical group Pisces Amphibia Reptilia Aves Mammalia Insecta Other Invertebrata The Xylarium of Tervuren 56,000 specimens of 13,600 different botanical species from around the world. Herbarium specimens and living plants hosted at the Belgain Botanical Garden since 1934 Total 950,000 200,000 40,000 150,000 90,000 6,000,000 1,000,000 Albertine Rift 100,000 88,000 14,000 43,000 25,000 1,500,000 200,000 Geological collections 10,255 ordinary minerals (in 988 species), 1,077 radioactive minerals and 170 asbestos samples 20,000 well-documented (micro)fossils including both fauna and flora species of Phanerozoic deposits of the Central African region. RMCA and SYNTHESYS NETWORK ACTIVITY “Providing itinerary related datasets and tools (for integration, visualization and quality check)” 18 months project Danny Meirte, Bart Meganck, Franck Theeten, Patricia Mergen Spatial Data Infrastructure: www.deegree.org Africa Itineraries - visualisation example point-radius and linking geometries Demo site : http://synthesys.africamuseum.be Africa Welcome Coffee from 8-9h Coffee breaks 10h45 and 15h45 Lunch 12h30-13h30 Tuesday (today) : Get-together (Drinks and Tapas 18h30- 20h30 Thursday Dinner : 19h30- 22h30 Buildings of the Museum Museum Hotel Vignette Tram Station Bus stop to airport Hotel Campanile B) Hotel Campanile (http://www.hotelsbelgium.com/airport/campanile.htm) RING UITRIT DIEGEM EXCELSIORLAAN 2 1930 ZAVENTEM Tel. +32 2 720 98 62 Fax +32 2 720 98 64 [email protected] 1. Take bus 272, 281 or 282 direction Zaventem airport. Step out at Zaventem “Luchthaven”(Main Airport terminal) 2. Take Bus 830 “Machelen - Zaventem. - Tervuren. – Groenendaal” direction Groenendaal and step out at the stop “Tervuren Centrum”. To Brussels Center : Any Questions ?