Developing online dynamic-inventory of plants database management SINDATA© of Cibodas Botanical Garden

Abstract

A botanical garden is an area consisted plants collection which has a high conservation value, maintained and managed as ex-situ principles. Other specific differences are systematically recorded of historical data of each plant and the dynamics, time over time. The study was purposed to build a valid plants database of Cibodas Botanical Garden (CBG) and the dynamics, and to manage the other related information, so these can be used widely for the public, and to efficiently of supervision for operators. The system was built by integrating MySQL©, Mapserver© and PHP© software to manage three basic data: inventory of plants collection and the dynamics, geospatial information, and daily microclimates conditions. This integrated system was established as Sistem Informasi Data Tanaman or SINDATA©. SINDATA© has managed 8,309 of outdoor (from ground cover type up to large trees) and 2,932 of indoor (i.e. orchids, cactus, herbs and Nepenthes spp.) plants specimen database, a set geospatial information and interactive map of CBG and daily microclimates (i.e. temperature, humidity, rainfall, solar radiation, wind velocity, and air pressure) information. This system was expected to be a representative source and scientifically valid data to disseminate the information and knowledge references of CBG for conservation-research-education purposes.