Species Banksa GBIF mechanism to provide electronic access

to quality species information

Peter H. Schalk, Marc BrugmanETI, University of Amsterdam

Tinde van AndelNational GBIF Node, The Netherlands

Wouter LosNetherlands Delegation to GBIF

Species Banksa GBIF mechanism to provide electronic access

to quality species information

In this talk

- Running GBIF programmes- Species Banks: what is it, what should it be?- ETI’s Linnaeus II software to build species banks- Advantages, choices- Request- Demonstration of NLBIF Species Bank (www.nlbif.nl)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Current GBIF Programmes

- Developing standards for interoperation of biodiversity databases (DADI)- Helping to complete the Electronic Catalogue of Names of Known Organisms (ECAT)- Promoting the digitizing of natural history collection data (DiGIT)- Preparing the foundation for a comprehensive plan for outreach and capacity building (OCB)

Future activity:

- Species Banks …….. It is largely up to the GBIF participants and associated parties to shape this programme and contribute to its development. An inventory of the user requirements is necessary. We need INPUT from information providers as well as users. GBIF needs white papers, demos …

Global Biodiversity Information FacilitySpecies Banks

What will Species Bank consist of? E.g.:

- Scientific Name, synonyms, common names (ECAT link)- Taxonomic hierarchy/hierarchies (accomodating multiple visions)- Full description, illustrations (multimedia)- Identification information (to be used in computer aided keys)- Biogeographic information (from collection & observation data)- Ecological information (interspecies relations, ecosystem function)- Molecular information (links to gen banks)- Conservation status (links to other databases)- Uses, other information ….?

A start by NLBIF and ETI:

- approach other ‘players’ discuss standards, protocols- prepare white paper(s) in discussion group- organize workshop (with GBIF)- prepare report for GBIF

ACTKEYDELTA/ INTKEYLINNAEUS SB toolkitLUCIDetc.

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Global Biodiversity Information FacilitySpecies Banks

In report to GBIF

- Species Bank concepts- Data providers and user groups- Targeted development strategy- Data standards, exchange protocols, interoperability (TDWG)- Interaction with DiGIT and ECAT subprogrammes- Data acquisition and information management mechanisms- Human resource networks, data validation principles- IPR and related issues- Outline implementation programme- Required budget and financial mechanisms

SB Activities in The Netherlands

- Continue with tool development (Linnaeus II family) - Development of Species Banks - Assist GBIF partners

GBIF: Sharing Knowledge

Creating a Species Bank: using Linnaeus II tools

A multifunctional interactive software package that combines taxonomic (multimedia) databases, hierarchies, literature database, glossary, method section, computer assisted identification tools and a geographic information system in one standard environment. Import/export functions warrant communication with other databases and information systems.

ID 3 pict.key

ID 1 d.key

ID 2GIS MapIt

TimeIt

GlossaryReferencesMultimedia

Species Database

Multimedia Higher Taxa Database

taxa list

Navigator & program info

USER

intro section

contrib. section

help function

Institute info

ID 2 IdIt key

free text search

Linnaeus II

off-line on-line

GBIF: Sharing Knowledge

Linnaeus II user community:

A. The taxonomists & biodiversity specialists. Knowledge Providers- support with ICT instruments for data management and analysis- assist to implement and use ICT tools- provide a mechanism for e-publishing

B. The users of taxonomic and biodiversity information. ‘Society’- science (pure and applied)- education (various levels)- government: policy and management- commerce/industry- laymen/society in general

informationproviders

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Information flowInformation flow

ICT tools/support Feedback/needs

User community A User community B

1,500 users

25,000 users

GBIF: LII Species Banks Tools

1Linnaeus IISoftware for data manageMent vs 2.5

Experts’ ownSpecies BankWeb Site

Import & export

e-monographs2003: 90 CD-ROMs

e.g. World Biodiversity Database 2002: 230,000 taxa on-line

UsersDb’s

The Internet

4Linnaeus IISoftware For WebPublishing

SpeciesBankWebSite

Species2000

user independence

Linnaeus IIWeb Publisher

GBIF

2 Run-time vs

3 XML export

EMBnet

GBIF: Sharing Knowledge

GBIF EMBnet ETI branches sp2000

Validated taxon names

Db: Synonyms, descriptions, illustrations, maps

On-lineLinks to other db’s

ETI’s WorldBiodiversityDatabase2002: 230,000Taxa on-line

Name findertool

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Taxonomicviews & search

Taxonomistsdatabase

3,700specialists

GeographicSearch tool

ModularIdentification

tool

04030299

GIS

Planning

www.nlbif.nl & www.eti.uva.nl

Global Biodiversity Information Facilitya collaborative effort

Lets get started with a Species Bank Partnership?

GBIF needs YOU!

-GBIF depends on the (full) co-operation of the scientific community to provide access to the basic information.

-Scientific information needs to be shared to have real value!

-The national GBIF NODES can help you making your information available on-line.

-NLBIF and ETI will be happy to answer questions and assist.

www.nlbif.nl