Herbarium digitization project

Herbarium database and digitization of herbarium specimens includes the capturing of data and images, and storing them in a digital format. Considerable progress has been made in the creation of digital assets from herbarium collections as well as in the dissemination of this information. The digitization process allows for collections to be queried and analyzed in ways not previously possible, and enables virtual access to those unable to visit the collections in person. National herbarium at UAE University (UAEU-NH) were started in 1989. The herbarium has own code (ABDH), and registered in the Index Herbariorum:. Approximately 19,000 herbarium specimens of vascular plants from UAE different habitat. Herbarium specimens are being digitized using ObjectScan 1600, according to the international standards, at 600 dpi, with a barcode, 24-color scale and spatial scale bar. Images and metadata are stored in the CSBG Database generated by ScanWizard Botany and MiVapp Botany software (Microtek, Taiwan).