KU Symbiota
Symbiota is specifically designed for efficient and collaborative digitization as a collections management system, and as an open data exploration and publishing tool. To date, over 50 Symbiota portals have been used to mobilize 90 million biological specimen records from 1,800 collections worldwide.
KU Symbiota provides products and services related to the digitization and management of biocollections, as well as the maintenance and development of related software and IT infrastructure. For general and service inquiries we can be reached at help@symbiota.org.
Services & Rates
All rates listed are in USD and subject to change. Rates for KU-based and for-profit clients may differ.
Hosting: Data Portals & Images
Services: Storing and serving web-ready images related to biodiversity records, including linkage to external systems, where applicableRates: $2.00/GB/year (nonprofit discounts available)
Data Portal Setup
Services: Portal configuration, styling, data ingestion, activation, module population. Setup may be full or partial (price scaled accordingly). Rates: $3,583/portal (full setup)
Data Portal Maintenance
Services: Portal management, maintenance, security administration, code updatesRates: $3,436/year
Data Portal Tool Development & IT Consulting
Services: Software and database feature development, customization, fixes, adjustments. Consulting for development, installation, and other IT needs.Rates: $220/hour
Digitization & Workflow Consulting
Services: Consult and advise on digitization, data management, data mobilization, and related topicsRates: $52/hour
Custom Data Products
Services: Create and format custom data outputs, integration with other data sources, data visualizationsRates: $72/hour
Data Processing & Improvement
Services: Data manipulation, cleaning, and other transformationsRates: $55/hour
Disclaimer: Products and services offered by KU Symbiota are independent of the research award-sponsored Symbiota Support Hub.