Technology

ABCD Access to Biological Collections Data -- a joint CODATA and TDWG task group. Here you will find the definitive XML data exchange standards!
DIVA-GIS Free geographic information system for biodiversity data
Darwin Core A compact XML-based data exchange standard for biological records and observations. To be merged into ABCD as subset.
Darwin Core extension for moth observations Draft for comments
DiGIR Distributed Generic Information Retrieval - developing and testing a protocol for single point access to distributed data sources. Based on HTTP, XML, and UDDI.
Georeferencing guidelines from MaNIS
Lifemapper Cool...
Sharing and Accessing Biodiversity Data Globally Article on GBIF published in ESRI ArcUser.