GBIF Spain

Francisco Pando, GBIF Spain

Context and activities

GBIF European Nodes Meeting. March 2013 . Joensuu, Finland Organized by The GBIF-Finland & The Finnish Digitarium

Infrastructure (ICT)

• Communication portal– www.gbif.es

• Data Portal– www.gbif.es/datos

• Hosting services– Data > 8*106

– Images > 20,000

• Mirror• Software tools

Content

• Increasingly working with administrations and governments

• Collections– Campaigns needed to maintain data provision flowing

• Marine data• LTER data• Providing reference datasets

– Plant names– Plant taxa– Next fauna

63 Projecta/centres

156 databases

8.708.189 records

Participation

• GBIF Spain is member of the IEPNB Committee:

• Contributing• Expanding its remit (e.g.

habitats)

• Training– Face to face– E-Learning

• Strong linkages and connections with Iberoamerica: (Portugal, Latin-American countries)

Taller: colecciones Biológicas 3.0

Highlights (1/3)

• Reference datasets– In cooperation with research projects– Names, taxa, references– With LSIDs

• Plinian Core– Species info standard >

http://code.google.com/p/pliniancore/

• Data cleaning and validation tools– Cooperation with Mexico, Colombia,

Argentina Costa Rica– ICA (Apparent Quality Index)

ICA

www.gbif.es/ICA.php

Highlights (2/3)

• e-Learning– aTutor/aContent– Consolidating &

expanding• > data entry• > data quality• > sensitive data• > georeferencing• > data papers

• Usage statistics– For paymasters

Highlights (2/3)

…Usage statistics for providers

http://www.gbif.es/ic_colecciones.php?ID_Coleccion=9991

Bottlenecks

• Resources

• Uncertainties

• Aging data portal-> NPT needed!

• LifeWatch

Francisco [Paco] Pando

Unidad de Coordinación de GBIFReal Jardín Botánico - CSICClaudio Moyano 128014 Madrid, España

pando@gbif.eswww.gbif.es Phone: + 34 91 420 3017Fax: + 34 91 420 0157