A new report has evaluated the use and impact of digitised natural science collections held in the UK and how they contribute to scientific, commercial and societal benefits. UK natural science collections hold more than 137 million items spanning an incredible 4.56-billion-year history of life on Earth. These collections have emerged as a pivotal data resource to understanding the Earth in its past and current state - and will continue to inform the investors and policy-makers of the future. UK natural science data in demand GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international database providing open access data on all types of life on Earth.

https://www.miragenews.com/uk-natural-history-digitization-key-to-earth-1098280/

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