I3N follows general IABIN standards guidelines, as described here: http://www.iabin.net/english/bioinformatics/protocols/protocols.shtml. In addition, there are content standards specific to I3N, as described below.

I3N Database on Invasive Alien Species

Extensible Markup Language (XML) Schemas for standardized data export reports:

• Contacts XML Schema (english)
• Projects XML Schema (english)
• Detailed Species Report XML Schema (english)
• Short Species Report XML Schema (english)

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I3N Cataloguer

*NOTE: Participants are strongly encouraged to use the I3N Database on Invasive Alien Species instead of the I3N Cataloguer. See the I3N Tools page for more information about the I3N Database and how to get a copy of it.

• Proposed XML Schema [doc | xsd] and sample XML output (.doc)
• I3N Cataloguer keywords in (Spanish, Portuguese, English):
  • Cataloguer interface terms
  • Data type
  • Habitat
  • Progress of project
  • Rank
  • Subject
  • Geographic area
• Trilingual I3N Thesaurus (.doc)
• About XML
• How to export XML from a database directly (without using the I3N Cataloguer)

Earlier versions of the I3N Cataloguer:

• The Document Type Definition (DTD) that describes the structure of the XML output from the earlier Cataloguer. (If you have trouble with the above link, try to view it as html.)
• Example of records for projects, experts, and datasets
• Example of species list
• Example of catalogue transformed to HTML
• First cataloguer developer's page

Other invasive species thesauri relevant to I3N (available  here)

General Environmental and Agricultural Keywords:

GEMET 
CERES/NBII Environmental Thesaurus 
USGS Gateway to the Earth Controled Vocabulary 
NAL Agricultural Thesaurus 
AGRICOLA 

Habitats:

General Habitat Keywords (GISP) 
California Wildlife Habitat Relationships 
U.S. National Vegetation Classification System 

Species Names and Lists:

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) 
Cal-IPC:

Invasive Plant Inventory | Glossary (pdf) | Noxious Weed Ratings (txt)

U.S. Federal Noxious Weed List 
Rare, Threatened, and Endangered: CDFG

Organizations:

Organization Types 
California State Government Agencies 
California Watershed Groups 

Regulations:

U.S. Federal Noxious Weed Act 

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