GLOBALBIODIVERSITYGLOBALBIODIVERSITYINFORMATIONFACILITY Cataloging and using
Taxonomic Data
The Global Names Architecture
David RemsenSenior Programme Officer, ECAT
Asian Regional Meeting and Biodiversity Informatics
Workshop 16-19 Nov 2009
Enable access to information about species
Enable access to information about species
Scientific names label that information
Scientific names label that information
We use names to retrieve species information
We use names to retrieve species information
190M records – 5M distinct “taxon” names
Names make poor identifiers
Names make poor identifiers
Information science & authority files address this.
…even when properly spelled
…even when properly spelled
Information science & authority files address this.
Nomenclatural Databases
Nomenclatural Databases
Provide original orthography and tie names to their originating publications
Taxonomic Catalogues
Taxonomic Catalogues
Name of Taxon
Classification
Taxonomic Synonyms
Circumscription
Taxonomic Status
Terminology
Terminology
Catalogues Monographs Regional Flora/Fauna Primary Sources
Inventories/Species Lists Secondary Sources
Nomenclators No Taxonomy at all
http://code.google.com/p/gbif-ecat/wiki/ChecklistDefinition
Scope Taxonomic Regional Thematic
Global Names Architecture Idea
Global Names Architecture Idea
Mobilise Develop global taxonomic infrastructure
National, Regional, Global, Thematic
Index Create a Global Library of Taxonomic Resources
Link Create a single authoritative “dictionary” of
names Use / them
Develop tools and services that use these resources to facilitate integration and make life easier.
Dynamic Index of Checklists
Dynamic Index of Checklists
2010 Q1 Release
Build Name Dictionary Services
Enables Taxonomic Catalogues to be used to improve data quality in collections
Build Taxonomic Name Services
Save Time Improve
Accuracy Organise
species data Automate
manual tasks
Unorganised/out-of-date Organised/Up-to-Date
Create new checklists
New Derived ProductsNew Processes/Technologies
Use species lists to filter data retrieval
Applied to data access and integration
Support different or preferred taxonomic views
Enable communities to have your data their way
Questions
Questions
Can you benefit from these sorts of services?
Do you want a national Checklist Catalogue?
Should GBIFS focus on providing software for making Checklist Catalogues or services for using them?
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