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The Global Biodiversity Information Facility:

Building the Biodiversity Informatics Commons

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility:

Building the Biodiversity Informatics Commons

Building the Biodiversity Informatics CommonsBuilding the Biodiversity Informatics Commons

Albuquerque, 2-7 Aug. 2009

Key Millennium Assessment SolutionsKey Millennium Assessment Solutions

GBIF is a multi-country response to the need to mobilise GBIF is a multi-country response to the need to mobilise information in order to facilitate improved decision-making...information in order to facilitate improved decision-making...

””data without borders”data without borders”

GBIF is a Govt-sponsored science research infrastructure initiative...

GBIF is a Govt-sponsored science research infrastructure initiative...

responsive to government needs/demands in biodiversity management – govt-initiated, and govt funded;

developing an advanced informatics infrastructure for the global scientific (+ national research institutions) community for accessing and sharing data and thereby making better use of the huge investments in data collection, storage, management and updating of biodiversity information in countries.

Only started in 2001....

GBIF’s growing global networkGBIF’s growing global network

Currently,50 countries, 40 international organisations

data provider / aggregator

Catalyse building a global informatics research infrastructure by:

GBIF’s multilateral mandate

- promoting global participation, working through and linking up a global network of partners

- Enabling publishing of biodiversity data- promoting development of

data exchange standards- building an informatics architecture

- capacity building- catalysing development of analytical tools

Seamless integration of data from many sources

Searches Taxonomic Geographic, by

country, region, or bounding-box

By dataset or a combination of these

Taxonomic browse navigation using choice of classification

Web services

The GBIF Data Portal

http://data.gbif.org/

Georef’d data via GBIF portal Georef’d data via GBIF portal

(>181m records mapped to a 1 X 1 degree grid)

In summary…GBIF’s InformaticsIn summary…GBIF’s Informatics

Improved accessto Names, Metadata and Primary Biodiversity Data

Distributed GBIF informatics architecture

Faster and easier publishing of data

At the core, a Discovery SystemAt the core, a Discovery System

ConsumersDataPublishers

Discovering

SearchingRetrieving

DiscoverySystem

Registering

ServicePublishers Others…

That links to resources…That links to resources…

A distributed service ………….. which resolves to information resources

Who? Institutions, Collections …

What?

Where?

When?

How

Data, Services, GUID/LSID…

Location, Access points…

Temporal Scope…

Formats, protocols, qualities

…./

GBRDS: empowering discovery

GBRDS: empowering discovery

Key Components: the IPTKey Components: the IPT

IPTIPTIPTIPT

The Integrated Publishing Toolkit isa state-of-the-art tool to simplify the mobilization of biodiversity information resources such as Names, Metadata andprimary biodiversity data

The Integrated Publishing Toolkit isa state-of-the-art tool to simplify the mobilization of biodiversity information resources such as Names, Metadata andprimary biodiversity data

Data Publisher

Registration (GBRDS) +Publishing of Names, Metadata,Primary biodiversity data etc…

Simple process!Simple process!

The Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) is designed to simplify the mapping, indexing and harvesting of Names, Metadata and Primary Biodiversity Data!

The Integrated Publishing Toolkit (IPT) is designed to simplify the mapping, indexing and harvesting of Names, Metadata and Primary Biodiversity Data!

Building a comprehensive global architecture for nomenclatureBuilding a comprehensive global architecture for nomenclature

Data mobilised by the USA, including other countries of originData mobilised by the USA, including other countries of origin

GBIF Data portal and data access/sharing/ repatriationGBIF Data portal and data access/sharing/ repatriation

Integrating Biodiversity Integrating Biodiversity Data…Data…

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Data processingData processingfrom the two from the two databasesdatabases

Each Protected Each Protected Area polygon Area polygon processed….processed….

World World Database on Database on Protected Protected AreasAreas

Primary Primary Biodiversity Biodiversity DataData

Species geo-referenced Species geo-referenced data.data.taxonomic resolution taxonomic resolution (intelligence)(intelligence)

Protected areas

GBIFdata

GBIF geo-

referenced

Spain 271 2.2 M 51%

Madagascar

72 0.35 M

61%

>177 M specimenand observation data

>60,000 protected areas

Visualisation on WDPA site

Moving towardsMoving towards… … global global integrationintegration

ThreatenedSpp.; Red List Spp.

Migratory Spp.

Invasives, crop wild relatives, medicinals, etc.

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Mapping Disease Mapping Disease VectorsVectors

Mapping Disease Mapping Disease VectorsVectors

Aedes albopictus “Asian Tiger Mosquito”

Invader - fastest spreading mosquito in the world

Aggressive daytime biter and pest

Known to transmit Dengue, La Crosse, St. Louis, Eastern Equine, Ross River, Rift Valley, and West Nile Viruses

Aedes albopictus – native rangeAedes albopictus – native range

Modeled native range in Asia from specimens & observations (ENM)

Aedes albopictus:potential USA invasionAedes albopictus:potential USA invasion

Projected Asian niche onto present USA to create invasion risk-map.

Aedes albopictus: actual USA invasion (by county)Aedes albopictus: actual USA invasion (by county)

Aedes albopictus: world risk-map (present)Aedes albopictus: world risk-map (present)

Using GBIF data in CC modelsUsing GBIF data in CC models

Sterculiaceae (Meliaceae, Dipterocapaceae)

Summary of CC impactsSummary of CC impacts

All families and genera suffer habitat loss; Some do gain habitat potential, but this requires

migration and suitable habitat (for forests) at destination;

Important implications for REDD and other CC adaptation/mitigation programmes

FamilyAverage habitat

loss

Average habitat

expansion

Percent of species with

more than 50% loss

Percent of species with

more than 90% loss

Dipterocarpaceae 57.1 34.4 56.8 40.5Meliaceae 50.6 29.6 54.5 18.2Sterculiaceae 51.0 32.8 50.3 12.4

Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

Monitoring of status and trends of biodiversity

(sound science)

GBIF-accessible data

Policy development and decision

making (at local, national, regional, and global levels)

www.gbif.org

Thank you!

Nick King: Nick King: nking@gbif.orgVishwas Chavan: Vishwas Chavan: vchavan@gbif.org