It originated in an idea and prototype system developed at Rutgers University by Dr. J. Frederick Grassle, before being funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and other sources to become the information management component of the Census of Marine Life.
It originated in an idea and prototype system. These idea and prototype system are developed at Rutgers University by Dr. J. Frederick Grassle. This was before. These idea and prototype system were being funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This was to become the information management component of the Census of Marine Life. These idea and prototype system were being funded by other sources. This was to become the information management component of the Census of Marine Life.