Researchers at City University of New York and the New York Botanical Garden have developed a digital base map for the Neotropical flora -- a "multifaceted approach to mapping species distributions [that] will facilitate the work of systematists and floristicians." The map -- which represents the first time "a disparate set of high-quality, botanically relevant environmental and geographic data" has been integrated as a single, easy-to-use digital resource for the Neotropical flora -- is freely available for research purposes to anyone affiliated with a biology-related nonprofit organization. The Web site also provides a full-text article on the Americas Base Map and contact information for ordering the map.