What is Global Names Index (GNI)?

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  • GNI is a big collection of Scientific Biological Names, names like 'Homo sapiens' but not like 'Human', 'Человек' or ''男人'
  • Anybody can add a list of their own scientific names to GNI
  • GNI is a hub where researchers can find scientific names collections similar to their own.
  • GNI is meant to collect all Scientific Names created, cited, misspelled in one place and then make sense of them
  • Global Names Index is a first component of a bigger collaboration endeavor -- Global Names Architecture (GNA). Global Names Architecture purpose is to organize knowledge about species names and taxonomic classifications and make it possible for scientists to discover and use this knowledge.
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