Distribution maps on demand

[Jim Croft]

> I am reading with interest the emails on Distribution maps and on-
> line floras/faunas as at the moment I have been working on an
> online presentation of the Umbelliferae for the Flora of Bhutan. I am
> particularly concerned about making available in electronic form all
> the data gathered during the preparation of the work that is not
> included in the printed Flora.

very nicely done... look forward to seeing the final product in action.

I would not be the least bit worried about making more data or
information available in the network presentation than is available in
the printed flora.  Why let the limitation of one medium constain the
potential of another?

Go for it - shed the shackles of editorial convention and give it all
you have got.  There are other ways to explore data than turning pages.

jim