- 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