FIMS: a free and open-source spatial database system for plant observation and mobile data collection

Problem: Often spreadsheets are used as pseudo-databases for the storage of plot-based survey data, but they have major limitations in scalability, concurrent access and data retrieval. Paper-based surveys require time-consuming data entry. They contain potential inconsistencies (e.g. miss-spellings...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Trotter, L., Robinson, Todd, Wardell-Johnson, G., Grigg, A., Luxton, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Gebrueder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70919