Database and GIS

The Transvaal Museum is part of:

•  BIOMAP project (South African Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Program) http://www.sa-isis.co.za

• GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility (SABIF)  http://www.gbif.org
  

1.Commercial - financial gain for the user. Fees are charged.
2.Research & Education - user pays for at least the costs involved to cover all our expenses.

1. Availability: the use of TM material will be at the discretion of the Director, Transvaal Museum.
2. Reliability: all TM data contain errors and the onus is on the user to check all data thoroughly before using it. Where users have problems or criticism relating to the quality or type of data provided, they should direct these to the Database Manager, together with any other suggestions they may have.
3. Acknowledgment: Transvaal Museum.
4. Restrictions: use of all TM material is restricted exclusively to the purpose for which it was requested (a specific project) and may not be used for any other purpose, nor may it be given or sold to any individual or organization, nor may the data be used to generate any form of income without prior written authorization from the TM Manager. The hardcopy material will be returned directly to the Transvaal Museum.
5. Payment: the supply of TM material is subject to a charge if used for commercial projects.
6. Copyright: the TM retains the copyright of all TM material (irrespective of any payment made for the use of the data), as well as the right to recall this data in the case of any contravention of use, or after completion of use of the data for the purposes for which it was requested.
7. Requirement: To provide the Transvaal Museum with a copy, within reason, of any publication, which is in any manner based on the material, obtained from the Museum.

It must be stipulated in an agreement that the user will honour the principles of intellectual property rights which the Transvaal Museum reserves. The user must furthermore undertake by a signed agreement, to utilize the mentioned information only for the purposes of environmental management or research and agrees to take every reasonable precaution to prevent the information coming into the possession of any unauthorized third party. Any further requests for such information to be directed to the Museum.

• The Transvaal Museum reserves the right to revise fees without prior notice and to use discretion in instances of particular merit.
• All fees exclude VAT.

A  SUMMARY OF WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TO DATE: