Biology Software

 The Living Atlas of Living Australia has reviewed a lot of software that can help in Biological software world.   You can download the 300+ page 2008 report here:  http://www.ala.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ALA-Tools-Review-February-2008.pdf  [6.8MB]

BRAHMS a UK based free Database:     http://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/bol/  BRAHMS a UK based free Database

US Based Open Source and free Database:   http://specifysoftware.org/   

Atlas of Living Australia:     http://www.ala.org.au/about-the-atlas/downloadable-tools/open-source-sof...

Field Data allows people to compile data, then upload it to ALA:    http://www.ala.org.au/get-involved/citizen-science/fielddata-software/

Open Source Free GIS Package:  http://www.qgis.org/

Cleaning up messy data:  http://code.google.com/p/google-refine/

WA State Gov. Nature Map:  http://naturemap.dec.wa.gov.au/