Future plans and issues for consideration

ZooGene database design

what data should be included in the ZooGene database?
what analysis tools should be available for the ZooGene database?

Connections to OBIS databases

what data will OBIS expect to reside in the ZooGene database?
how can linked databases (e.g., GenBank and GLOBEC)
be integrated into OBIS?

Integration with GenBank DNA database

can GenBank accept population-level sequence data?
will GenBank include any environmental and taxonomic data?

Integration with U.S.GLOBEC databases

how can ZooGene use GLOBEC analysis and visualization tools?
what new analysis tools are needed for ZooGene data?
how can ZooGene integrate with water-column profile data?
what are necessary connections between the ZooGene database
and GLOBEC environmental data?

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