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ABACUS Projects Website Launched

Back in 2017 we were commissioned by a client to build a database and web application they could use to store the marine ecological data collected during the intertidal and subtidal surveys they conducted. 

The result was ABACUS, a single standardised platform for recording, quality assuring, storing and exporting marine ecological data whilst ensuring compliance with nationally and internationally recognised data standards. ABACUS has been continually improved since then with additional improvements to add further workflows (to process further data types), an import module (for bulk data loading) and even custom exports.

Seeing the benefit of ABACUS to improve both quality and speed of data collection, we are now working with the same client to make ABACUS available to the wider community. We are currently performing a substantial review and update of ABACUS ahead of a planned launch in late 2020 when it will become available to other marine laboratories, government organisations, academic institutions and individual subscribers. 

An ABACUS website has been launched showcasing the many features it offers and is available at https://abacusprojects.co.uk/.

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Elliot Carter

Elliot Carter

Senior Developer at Peninsula Data Solutions.