GenGIS explained

GenGIS^[1] merges geographic, ecological and phylogenetic biodiversity data in a single interactive visualization and analysis environment. A key feature of GenGIS is the testing of geographic axes that can correspond to routes of migration or gradients that influence community similarity.^[2] Data can also be explored using graphical summaries of data on a site-by-site basis, as 3D geophylogenies, or custom visualizations developed using a plugin framework. Standard statistical test such as linear regression and Mantel are provided, and the R statistical language can be accessed directly within GenGIS. Since its release, GenGIS has been used to investigate the phylogeography of viruses and bacteriophages, bacteria, and eukaryotes.

See also

• Phylogeography
• Biogeography

References

1. Parks . DH . Porter M . Churcher S . Wang S . Blouin C . Whalley J . Brooks S . Beiko RG . 2009 . GenGIS: A geospatial information system for genomic data . Genome Research . 19. 10. 1896–1904 . 10.1101/gr.095612.109 . 19635847 . 2765287.
2. Book: Parks, DH . Beiko RG . 2009 17th International Conference on Geoinformatics . Quantitative visualizations of hierarchically organized data in a geographic context . 2009 . Geoinformatics, Fairfax, VA . 1–6 . 10.1109/GEOINFORMATICS.2009.5293552 . 978-1-4244-4562-2 . 22986133 .

External links

• GenGIS homepage