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GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY

GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY. INFORMATION FACILITY. Primary Data and Species Distribution or The Role of Species Names in Linking Disparate Data Sets. James Edwards Million Species Celebration Reading, UK 29 March 2007. WWW.GBIF.ORG. What are primary biodiversity data?

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GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY

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  1. GLOBALBIODIVERSITY INFORMATIONFACILITY Primary Data and Species Distribution or The Role of Species Names in Linking Disparate Data Sets James Edwards Million Species Celebration Reading, UK 29 March 2007 WWW.GBIF.ORG

  2. What are primary biodiversity data? • Species names as universal linkers • Encyclopedia of Life and the Global Species Information System • Global names architecture

  3. What do we mean by primary biodiversity data? • Occurrence Data • Observational data (e.g. bird banding data) • Label data on ~ 1.5 - 3.0 billion specimens in natural history collections, herbaria, botanical gardens, and associated information (molecular, barcodes, animal sounds, etc.) • Name Data • Scientific names • Vernacular names

  4. Three main paths into the data

  5. Zoom into maps to see more detail (Cheju Island) and link to records

  6. Full detail for each record – will include further links (sequences, images, web pages) where available

  7. What are primary biodiversity data? • Species names as universal linkers • Encyclopedia of Life and the Global Species Information System • Global names architecture

  8. GBIF’s information registry, index and names catalogue lets it pull together disparate data types

  9. Specimens: Flowering Plants of Africa Observations: Birds of Central America Specimens: Proteaceae of the World Observations: Butterflies of Belize Observer Network B Museum A Taxon Names: Catalogue of Life Observations: Erinaceus of Europe GBIF Specimens: Bacteria Cultures Specimens: Mammals of North Europe Taxon Names: Mammals of the World Taxon Names: Bacteria Further Links: Mammals Further Links: Bacteria University D Museum C How GBIF links to disparate data sources

  10. “SpeciesName” is the only data field common to almost all biological databases • Therefore, SpeciesName can potentially be used to weave together almost all of biological knowledge

  11. What are primary biodiversity data? • Species names as universal linkers • Encyclopedia of Life and the Global Species Information System • Global names architecture

  12. “Imagine an electronic page for each species of organism on Earth, available everywhere by single access on command. The page contains the scientific name of the species, a pictorial or genomic presentation of the primary type specimen on which its name is based, and a summary of its diagnostic traits. The page opens out directly or by linking to other databases … It comprises a summary of everything known about the species’ genome, proteome, geographical distribution, phylogenetic position, habitat, ecological relationships and, not least, its perceived practical importance for humanity. “The page is indefinitely expansible. Its contents are continuously peer reviewed and updated with new information. All the pages together form an encyclopedia, the content of which is the totality of comparative biology.”

  13. Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) • ~ $25 million raised so far • Core institutions have pledged to raise an additional $20 million • Major funding from two private US foundations • To be launched at International Union of Biological Sciences meeting in Washington, DC on 9 May 2007 • Website (www.eol.org) to open soon

  14. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE EOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS INSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL DISTINGUISHED ADVISORY COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT Species Sites (design of pages & vetting by scientists) Informatics (development & maintenance) Literature (scanning & digitization) Education & Outreach Synthesis Center (discovery & Synthesis)

  15. Global Species Information System • First coordination meeting in Brussels • 19-20 April 2007 • To be attended by representatives from 10 countries • Europe (4), Australia, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, USA • Objectives: • Identify prospective partners and their capabilities • Identify contributions to GSIS • Agree on coordinated announcements and future pathways

  16. What are primary biodiversity data? • Species names as universal linkers • Encyclopedia of Life and the Global Species Information System • Global names architecture

  17. Outcomes from Nomina1 • Indexers, Nomenclators and Taxonomic Databases agreed to work together to develop a Global Names Architecture • To be used to link together biological knowledge • GBIF to lead this process • Catalogue of Life partnership represents the “gold standard” in this architecture • Without the kind of information the Catalogue supplies, the EOL and GSIS will not be able to function

  18. The GSIS will succeed only if we all work together … Global Strategy for Plant Conservation IUCN/Species Information Service CBD/Global Taxonomy Initiative

  19. Thanks! • Web site: www.gbif.org • Data portal: www.gbif.net • GBIF Secretariat • Universitetsparken 152100 CopenhagenDenmark • E-mail: info@gbif.org • Phone: +45 3532 1470 • Fax: +45 3532 1480 • GBIF Secretariat building, supported by a grant from the Aage V. Jensens Fonde

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