Transcript Species Banks

Species Banks
a GBIF mechanism to provide electronic access
to quality species information
Peter H. Schalk, Marc Brugman
ETI, University of Amsterdam
Tinde van Andel
National GBIF Node, The Netherlands
Wouter Los
Netherlands Delegation to GBIF
Species Banks
a 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 Facility
Species 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 
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ACTKEY
DELTA/
INTKEY
LINNAEUS
SB toolkit
LUCID
etc.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Species 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.
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
1,500 users
- 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
25,000 users
- laymen/society in general
User community A
User community B
Feedback/needs
ETI
ICT tools/support
information
providers
Information flow
information
appliers
Information flow
GBIF: LII Species Banks Tools
e-monographs
2003: 90 CD-ROMs
2 Run-time vs
1
Linnaeus II
Software
for data
manage
Ment vs 2.5
user independence
Species
GBIF 2000
EMBnet
3 XML export
Linnaeus II
Web Publisher
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Linnaeus II
Software
For
Web
Publishing
Species
Bank
Web
Site
Experts’ own
Species Bank
Web Site
Import & export
Users
Db’s
e.g. World Biodiversity
Database 2002:
230,000 taxa on-line
The Internet
GBIF: Sharing Knowledge
www.nlbif.nl & www.eti.uva.nl
Name finder
tool
99
Planning
Taxonomic
views & search
02
Modular
Identification
tool
Geographic
Search tool
03
04
ETI’s World
Biodiversity
Database
2002: 230,000
Taxa on-line
Taxonomists
database
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GIS
3,700
specialists
Validated taxon names
Db: Synonyms, descriptions, illustrations, maps
On-line
Links to
GBIF
other db’s
EMBnet
ETI branches
sp2000
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
a collaborative effort
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
Lets get started with a Species Bank Partnership?