• An increase in the ease and speed at which specimens can be found
  • An increase in the speed of digitization of specimen label data
  • An improvement in the value of data by increasing its quality and accuracy
  • A force multiplier to further innovation into new use cases Increased rate of species discovery and description
  • An increase in historical baseline data for biodiversity
  • Development of new approaches to specimen data analysis, such as network analysis
  • More sensitive detection of environmental changes
  • A liberation of data to support research into the history of science and scientometrics
  • Empowerment of taxonomists and conservationists in biodiverse countries