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The Species Information Service
mobilising the information power of the
IUCN/SSC network
IUCN Species Survival Commission
SSC ACTIVITIES
• Monitor and evaluate the status of species
• Identify threats
• Prioritise actions to reverse threats
• Produce Action Plans
• Contribute to global conservation policies,
for example - invasive species
• Provide advice to IUCN members,
governments, NGOs
SSC-SIS Background
IUCN/SSC-SIS Background
• The Challenge
– A pressing need for current information on species at
varying geographic scales
• The Opportunity
– Mobilising and empowering the SSC network, the
world’s most comprehensive source of scientific and
management expertise on species, to provide the
necessary information for effective conservation and
sustainable development
SSC-Species Information Service
What is SIS?
The Species Information Service (SIS) is the
information management strategy of IUCN’s
Species Survival Commission. It enhances
conservation activities worldwide through the
efficient collection, management, exchange and
analysis of high-quality species data and
information.
SSC-SIS Timeline
Oct 2001
What have we been doing up to now
July
Nov 2000
May 1994
Feb 1997
“IUCN/SSC Data
Management Scheme
Background Paper”
(Author: Andrew
Smith)
Release of the first
Concept
Evaluation
software tool for
data
standardization
May 1994
SSC’s Steering
Committee appoints
first Data Management
Working Group
RL Data transfered
into SIS
SSC data gathering projects
(GAA, AVD) work within the
framework of SIS
March 1998
March 2000
Oracle commits its
support to the
technical development
of SIS
2001
Aug 2001
Finalized long term
funding strategy and
10 years implementation plan
Data model finalised
May 2001
SSC Strategic
and data structure
Central Service Unit
planning meeting
implemented
established
in Rome
rates SIS as the First
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2000
Priority
presentation of SIS concept
and software tool at the
Aug
1999
Amman
World Congress
Nov 1998
First evaluation of the Beginning of new
SIS concept with the software tool
Specialist Groups and development
Partner Organisations
SSC-SIS Timeline
System Development
SIS management
team in place
Development
of WESIS
Release of version
1.0 of stand alone
SIS software
Training of at
least 50
Specialist
Group focal
points
Development of
WESIS
2003
Release of Global
Amphibian
Assessment
2004
Release of Red
List update
2004 CD-ROM
Pilot project on
Protected Areas
and threatened
species in Africa
WESIS
implemented with
full functionality
What we want to do
WESIS
subscription
service begins
2005
2006
Release of the Global
Reptile Assessment
First customized
products delivered
Release of the Global
Mammal Assessment
Red List 2006
release including
updated analysis
Release of Red List
update 2005 CDROM
SIS information used
to complete CITES
COP 13 Analyses
2007
Release of Red List
update 2007 CDROM
2008
Release of the
Global Biodiversity
Review
SIS information
used to complete
CITES COP 14
Analyses
Product Delivery
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Spatial data capture
Modular data scheme
Analytical tools
Data accessibility
Data is managed in the context of a
distributed data custodian model, with
an aim to manage data as close to the
source as possible (Specialist Group
nodes), thus capturing the most
current information available and
ensuring ownership and quality
assurance protocols are followed.
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State-of-the-art Internet technologies
will connect SSC members operating
from all corners of the earth, enabling
them to benefit from advances in
information technology. Real-time
connections, built on a web-based
platform, ensure data currency and
quality, and a "living" database that
evolves with changes inherent to
natural systems
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The SIS software tools allow SSC
Specialist Groups and others to
collect and organize their data in a
standardized form. Data standards
enables data quality control, data
exchange and integrated data
analyses.
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Objective and scientifically rigorous
data quality can only be guaranteed
through explicit documentation of data
sources. SIS is designed to keep track
of all data sources of individual pieces
of information such as bibliographic
references, contact person,
organisations.
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SIS data management model stores
explicit spatial information to
monitor the spatial and temporal
changes in species status; data is
captured on a variety of ecological
scales, in standardized formats, to
enable biodiversity analyses at a
variety of scales (from local to
global).
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The data structure has been designed to
accommodate data on the diverse
ecological and biological conditions in
which species (from fungi to ants to
elephants to marine fish) live. The
modular data structure enables
Specialist Groups to create data types
more specific to their needs.
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The power of SIS resides in the ability
to mobilize information and to support
current and future biodiversity analyses.
The geographic component allows data
to be integrated with complementary
data sets (e.g., topographic and land use
data). Flexible data management
ensures exchange with and support to
the multiple existing initiatives,
networks and databases.
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Web publication ensures access
to the information for millions of
users in key audiences – the
private sector, government
agencies, non-governmental
organizations, international
treaties, scientists, academicians
and students.
SSC-SIS Products
– Enhanced “traditional”
products
– Baseline species data sets
– Species biodiversity
analyses
– Customized products
SSC-SIS Products
– Enhanced “traditional”
products
– Baseline species data sets
– Species biodiversity
analyses
– Customized products
Distribution range of the Cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus)
SSC-SIS Products
– Enhanced “traditional”
products
– Baseline species data sets
– Species biodiversity
analyses
– Customized products
Environmental suitability model
for Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
SSC-SIS Products
– Enhanced “traditional”
products
– Baseline species data sets
– Species biodiversity
analyses
– Customized products
Mammals species richness in
Africa
SSC-SIS Who will use it
All those in the global community
involved in conservation, including:
– scientists, wildlife managers, researchers,
and education establishments
– international environmental treaties and
agreements
– governments, bilateral agencies and
multilateral agencies
– Non Governmental Organizations
– private sector
How SIS software works
Taxonomic Window
Taxonomic Tree
Objects Window
European Otter (Lutra lutra)
How SIS software works
Taxonomic Window
Taxonomic Tree
Objects Window
The Objects Window
Habitat description:
Taxon notes
The Habitat Module involves the characterisation of the ecology of a
species.
Habitat information is organised in two data types: Life history notes
1. Categorical information (e.g. types of forests, ecological areas etc)
2. Measurements (e.g. altitude, average rainfall etc)
The objective of the module is to characterise the seasonal lifecycle of a
species, broken up into months and with related ecological features
attached. Global habitat maps are used to identify the locations of the
different habitat types around the world.
Habitat types Authority File
1 – Suitable (Red on map)
2 – Moderately Suitable (Yellow on map)
3 – Unsuitable (Black on map)
9 – Unknown (Grey on map)
Habitat types Qualifiers
Each habitat type can be further
detailed with a list of qualifiers
The Objects Window
Featured Based Distribution:
This module facilitates the management of distribution data based on
feature maps (e.g. country maps, BRUs, WWF ecoregions, etc.).
Distributions are thus obtained by selecting the features in which the
taxon occurs.
The Objects Window
Geographic Range:
This module is used to manage Geographical ranges which can be
freely drawn by the user as polygons on a base map.
When the module is activated, an image of the world complete with
major features (e.g. national borders, major rivers and the larger urban
areas) is displayed to guide the user draw the distribution.
The Objects Window
Red List Assessment:
The Red List assessment module allows storage of all of the
parameters (including documentation) required to define the status of
the species. The module is built to accommodate assessments based
on all versions of the IUCN Red List Criteria (as defined in IUCN 1994
and 2001), plus all of the data existing on assessment previous to the
IUCN criteria.
The module also incorporates the RAMAS® Red List fuzzy engine
licensed from Applied Biomathematics.
Version Specify the RAMAS® Red List version which is used to calculate the Threat Status
Assessor(s)
The assessor(s) are one or more people who assess the status of a taxon and place it
into an IUCN Red List Category based on the Red List Criteria
Evaluator(s)
For IUCN Red Listing authorities, there should be at least two evaluators. The evaluators are two or
more people appointed by a designated IUCN Red List Authority to verify Red List assessments for a
particular taxon, group of taxa or geographic region. The evaluators may be the same as the assessors
but are required to conduct their evaluations or assessments in accordance with the agreed terms of
reference for Red List Authorities to ensure wide consultation and transparency in the assessment
process
Lutra lutra
Lutra lutra
European otter
The Objects Window
Conservation Measures:
Allows to specify details about specific actions and measures either
needed or already in place, concerning the species conservation.
The Objects Window
Threats:
Allows the user to specify details about a specific Threats concerning
Taxa or Conservation Action initiatives.
The Objects Window
Use/Trade:
This Module stores information relevant to the associated uses and
trade activities of a taxon. It also includes CITES listing
General data
on use/trade
CITES Status
Data about source of
specimens in commercial trade
Data about
purpose/type of use
Data about
offtake/harvest trends
Data about primary forms
removed from the wild
The Objects Window
Contact:
The Contact Data module has been designed in order for users to be
able to manage their contact information efficiently and
comprehensively.
Within the context of SIS, contact objects are used to define assessors,
evaluators, species and populations experts and any person that is able
to contribute to the knowledge and the conservation of a specific taxon
or a population.
The Objects Window
Organisation:
This module is used to manage information on Organisations. In SIS,
organisation objects are used to define a contact's affiliation and
important focal points for a specific taxon's conservation as well as Red
List assessors and evaluators.
The Objects Window
Reference:
Bibliographic information is to be used as a point of reference for, and
justification of the information entered in the database.