Transcript Sharing Biodiv Info: IABIN

Objectives
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Advancements in the political and
technical considerations in improving
databases, metadata, tracking tools,
geoportals, and with hemispheric
networks to create a user-friendly,
decentralized system for storing,
managing and reporting on trends in
coverage for all biophysical and socioeconomic aspects of PA's and biological
corridors.
Specific Objectives
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1. advancements in the political and technical considerations in
improving the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
2. and reference to other database systems (e.g. Andes Amazon PA
database, AZE, GBIF, REMIB, INBio, Humboldt, IABIN databases on
PAs, Invasives, pollinators, ecosystems, ICE Biological Inventories of
the World's Protected Areas, etc.)
3. and metadata cataloguers (e.g,. Biobot, ATTA, Humboldt’s system)
4. and value added tools (e.g. GEOSS, GITAN, Conservation
Geoportal project, Proteus, Servir, etc)
5. and improving coverage with hemispheric networks of players e.g.
RAMSAR CREHO, IABIN, WHMSI, BioNet, CATHALAC
6. and ways to evaluate progress -- e.g. Biodiversity 2010, targets,
scorecards and evaluation tools -7. all with the view to further develop a user-friendly, decentralized
system for storing, managing and reporting on trends in coverage for
all biophysical and socio-economic aspects of PA's and biological
corridors.
Speakers
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Frank Biasi -- Geoportal and WCMC WDPA
redevelopment -- NGS
Andrea Grosse – I3N – IABIN Invasive Species Thematic
Network
Jack Hill -- Biobot, World Data Center for Biodiversity
and Ecology and GITAN/GEOSS
Richard Huber OAS IABIN – advancements in the 5
Thematic Networks
John Waugh -- IUCN – Bariloche Workshop
Diane Davies, Department of Geography, University of
Maryland Fire
Kristin Barker NatureServe activities and NS Vista.
Leo Sotomayor -- TNC ecosystem and threat
assessment -- classification and mapping methodology
Daan Vreugdenhil -- Ecosystems Maps as Baselines for
Protected Areas Systems Monitoring.
Based on National
Initiatives
Connection between
hemispheric networks…
CHM
Thematic Networks IABIN
1. Specimens
2. Species
3. Ecosystems
4. Invasive Species
5. Pollinators
6. Protected Areas
Photo by R. Westbrooks.
U. S. Geological Survey. 2001.
Status of Thematic Networks (Species and Specimens, Protected Areas,
Ecosystems, Invasive Species, and Pollinators) and the Catalogue Service:
Thematic
Network/
Catalogue
Service
Invasive
Species
Species and
Specimens
Protected
Areas
Ecosystems
Pollinators
Catalogue
Service
Objective
Coordinating Institution
Signed MOC/ CI Transfer
Agreement
Encourage the creation and standardization of
national and sub-national databases on invasive
species, promote their interoperability, create valueadded products, and expanded this network to all
IABIN member countries
Define and implement the architecture, tools,
standards and protocols to access specimen and
species information located in institutions throughout
the region by using distributed access standards
Promote more effective sharing of information on
protected areas within and between the countries of
the region, building on and contributing to existing
global experience in this area through close
collaboration with the IUCN World Commission on
Protected Areas and the UNEP World Conservation
Monitoring Centre
Implement an electronic and institutional network
dedicated to regional ecosystem information that
supports the decision making process. Ultimately,
tools developed by the Network should allow the user
to consult specimen, species and ecosystems
databases in an integrated manner (in coordination
with other Thematic Networks).
Develop an electronic Global Species Database
(GSD) of Pollinators as a linking element to facilitate
the integration of biological, ecological and agricultural
information, in an efficient retrieval system
Provide a mechanism to locate, evaluate, and access
biological data and information from a distributed
network of cooperating data and information sources
from across the Americas through an Internet-based
search service. Allow Internet users to search
through an assortment of standardized descriptions
(metadata) of different information products (such as
databases, maps, websites, other information
systems, etc.) to identify those that meet their
particular requirements
United States Geological
Survey
(US) with funds managed
by GS/OAS
Instituto Nacional de
Biodiversidad (Costa Rica)
Fundação O Boticário de
Proteção à Natureza
(Brazil)
Smithsonian Tropical
Research Institute (Panama)
with funds managed by
GS/OAS
Coevolution Institute (US)
US Geological Survey (US)
with funds managed by
GS/OAS
Inter relationships between TNs
IABIN
Interoperability &
Data Creation
Baseline
Thematic Network
Coordinating Institutions
Value Added Info
Invasive Species
Species
Protected Areas
Network Capabilities
New Thematic Areas
Coral Reefs
Establish TWG
Specimen
Create Tool kits
Ecosystems
Incorporate Data
Tool development
Training core
Network Capabilities
Maintenance
Interoperabilidad entre Infraestructuras Nacionales de
Información sobre Biodiversidad e IABIN
Especies
database
Áreas
Protegidas
database
Polinizadores
database
Pollinators
database
• Protocolos de
comunicación
Rede Virt. de
información
sobre Biod.
Ecosistemas
Especies Invasoras
database
• Uso de los mismos
estándares y
protocolos
desarrollados por
IABIN & GBIF
• Herramienta de
búsqueda
compartida para el
usuario con
capacidad de
acceder a todas las
bases de dato
• En Línea
Geo-espatial
database
INFRAESTRUCTURAS
NACIONALES
Otros Sistemas
Inf. Biod. (e.g.,
GBIF)
IABIN
Species
database
Protected
areas
database
Ecosystems
Geospatial
database
Invasive species
database
IABIN
RED DISTRIBUIDA
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
FOR
XML SCHEMA Design
XSD
DATA SHARING
AND
Remote
Process
INTEROPERABILITY
XML
XSL/XSLT
SOAP
PDF
HTML
WML
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RDBMS
XM DB
Levels in the Information Process
Actions
Knowledge
Information
MetaData
Data
• ACTIONS- Policies
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• KNOWLEDGE– Prediction tools
• INFORMATION– Decision
making tools, indicators.
• METADATA – Reference to
datasets and knowledge objects
(quality, availability, property,etc)
• DATA – observations or
measurements recorded and
reported in a standard way
Thematic Networks
 A thematic network will contain data and
information on a specific theme or topic.
 The data and information could be physically
centralized or distributed depending on
efficiency, existing infrastructure and
sustainability issues.
 In either case a “Coordinating Institution”
will administer the thematic network.
Thematic Networks (TNs)
1. Assemble a Technical Advisory Group to evaluate
protected area information.
2. Host workshop to analyze and prioritize protected
areas information requirements from national
protected areas systems.
3. Disseminate tools for analyses (e.g. compile baseline
info, protected areas management effectiveness,
support taxonomic programming within PAs
4. Assist with data Content Grants of about 15k each
(1.3m or about 18 data content grants/TN)
Example Specimens Thematic Networks DATA Content
Grant Applications
Institution/Country
Fundación Miguel Lillo/Argentina
Museo Nacional/Costa Rica
Belice Tropical Forest Studies/Belice
ANCON/ Panama
Museo NKempffM/Bolivia
Universidad Mayor/Bolivia
Finding Species/ USANYBG/USA
Herbario Nacional/Bolivia
Circulo Herpetologico /Panama
Red Obs Aves/Colombia
INVERMAR/Colombia
Inst Ciencias Nat/Colombia
Univ. San Marcos/Peru
Museo Entom/Nicaragua
Protected Areas Thematic Network
Internet databases to disseminate information and to
allow for specific queries.
Achieve consensus on standards, protocols, information
use policies
Develop Web services and user interfaces for
integrated searches of protected areas information
Coordinate communications with Network participants
regarding advances and changes in protocols and
tools
Create and maintain a protected areas expert database
and directory
Evaluation to Award Grants
Procedure to evaluate Proposals
 1.37m in Matching Grants will be awarded to
institutions with high quality data, to support their
efforts to improve the availability of critical data and
metadata through the network.
 Institutions with the highest scores will qualify to
receive grants (next slide).
 subregional balance
 Grants will be in the range of 10-15k/year and may
be multi-year to a maximum of 45k. But can be
smaller and only for one year.
Criteria to Receive Matching
Grants
 Commitment to IABIN standards and
protocols
 Commitment to public access
 Relevance to multiple countries and
Hemispheric IABIN initiatives
 Impact of filling data gaps
 Linkage to IABIN thematic priorities
 Availability of co-financing (beyond 1:1)
 Assignation of qualified personnel
Data providers in Central America
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Belize
Herbarium,BRH (Ministry of National Resources)
Guatemala
FAUSAC/CEDIA (Centro de Investigaciones Agronómicas) U San Carlos. Herbario AGUAT
Museo de Historia Natural, USAC
Herbario UVAL, U del Valle
El Salvador
Universidad de El Salvador Escuela de Biología (UES)
Asociación Jardín Botánico La Laguna (JBLL)
Honduras
Escuela Agrícola Panamericana. Herbario Paul C. Standley.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Herbario TEFH
Data providers in Central America
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Nicaragua
Herbario Nacional de Nicaragua,HNMN - UCA (Universidad C.A)
Centro de Malacología – UCA
Museo Entomológico de León
Costa Rica
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad-INBio
Herbario USJ, Escuela de Biología-UCR
Museo de Zoología-Escuela Biología Universidad de Costa Rica-UCR
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
Herbario Juvenal Valerio Rodríguez. Escuela Ciencias Ambientales-UNA
Panamá
Herbario PMA Universidad de Panamá. Departamento de Botánica
Herbario Instituto Smithsonian – SCZ
Andean Countries+Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana,
Trinidad/Tobago
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Bolivia
CBF – Colleción Boliviana de Fauna
LPB – Herbario Nacional de Bolivia
MHNNKM – Museo de Historia Natural-Noel Kempf Mercado
Colombia
ICN – Instituto de Ciencias Naturales
Ecuador
EPN PUCE – Museo de Historia Natural de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
QCNE – Herbario Nacional del Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales
Perú
MHSN MHNURP – Museo de Historia Natural Universidad Ricardo Palma
Andean Countries+Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana,
Trinidad/Tobago
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Venezuela
Vertebrate Collection Information Network,
Phelps Ornithological Collection,
Universidad Central Zoological Collections,
La Salle Natural History Museum,
Biocentro Fresh Water Fish Database,
ONBIDIO- Rancho Grande Mammalian collection,
Insect Collection at MIZA,
Mammalian Collection Universidad de los Andes,
National Herbarium,
Herpetological Collection Universidad de los Andes
Guyana
Centre for Study of Biological Diversity and U.G Herbarium
Suriname
Zoological Collection, Herbarium
Trinidad and Tobago
Insect collection (CARINET), CAB International Arthropod Collection, National Herbarium,
Orchid Society Collection
ICE Biological Inventory Databases
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Served in Microsoft SQL Server
Possess all elements of Darwin Core + extensions
Existing structure does not allow remote query
Funding sought for re-engineering:
 Open-source software
 Use Semantic Web and derivative technologies
 Full compliance with Conservation Commons
 Data to be made available through GBIF, other international
protected area and data-sharing initiatives
 Contact
[email protected]
Components of ICE Biological Inventories of
the World’s Protected Areas
1. Technical Expertise
database management, programming, taxonomic
reconciliations
apply to existing, or “legacy”, electronic data
2. Custom data input device
BioInventory Builder - used to input new data
3. Collaborations
taxonomists, taxonomic institutions
data providers (protected area agencies, staff, individuals)
4. Data dissemination via Internet
http://ice.ucdavis.edu/bioinventory/bioinventory.html
ICE Biological Inventory Databases
 Document sources of information
 Document data entry person(s)
 Standardize associated data (e.g., abundance, origin,
residence and breeding status, etc.) in vocabularies (e.g.,
abundance categories) and formats
 > 492,000 records from > 1,400 protected areas in 133
countries
 Currently vertebrate animals, non-vascular + vascular plants
 Data freely available via internet and free BioInventory Builder
software on CD
Collaborators Include: