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IABIN’s Ecosystem Thematic Network: A regional initiative to advance the use and integration of ecosystem information

IABIN’s Ecosystem Thematic Network: A regional initiative to advance the use and integration of ecosystem information. IABIN Technical Working Group Knoxville, Tennessee August 5-7, 2010 Vincent J. Abreu, ETN Coordinator. Objectives of the ETN.

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IABIN’s Ecosystem Thematic Network: A regional initiative to advance the use and integration of ecosystem information

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  1. IABIN’s Ecosystem Thematic Network: A regional initiative to advance the use and integration of ecosystem information IABIN Technical Working Group Knoxville, Tennessee August 5-7, 2010 Vincent J. Abreu, ETN Coordinator

  2. Objectives of the ETN Create the infrastructure for a distributed network containing biodiversity, socio-economic and geospatial data relevant to the sustainability of terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems. • Establish standards to allow access to information held in servers at different institutions. • Implement a hemispheric system that allows cross-walks among different classification systems. • Integrate ecosystem data with data provided by the other Thematic Networks. • Increase the use of information in the decision making process.

  3. The ETN Standard Format • The Standard Format is a template whose fields consist of attributes, variables or characteristics that describe a class within an ecosystem classification. • It should be filled out for every class in each national classification and for the Reference Classification. • It contains information on species and protected areas, which could provide a link to other Thematic Networks. • It is the basic unit in a relational database. • It has a hierarchichal structure similar to GEOSS

  4. Reference Classification System • Need of a common language so that the national classification systems can be related. • Requirements: • Global • Hierarchical • Integrate most relevant classification variables • Flexible • Agreeable with mapping

  5. Standard Format Database ReferenceClassification in Standard Format Cross-walk Algorithm CROSS-WALK AMONG CLASSIFICATIONS Input data - National Classification in Standard Format Table of Correspondence beteween classes in the Reference Classification and the National Classification

  6. Status of Component 2 grants in the ETN • Out of 24 Grants for a total of $250,857: • 15 projects have been completed • 6 projects still have to submit the final report • 3 projects are in progress: • MACN • Associacion Guyra Paraguay • Promar Pacifico Ltda. (Tacna Region, south of Peru)

  7. Standard Format Database Terrestrial Ecosystems (9 Grants awarded): Reference Classification- NatureServe: North, Central and South America Country Classifications: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional Classification: World Bank map for Central America. Freshwater Ecosystems (4 Grants awarded): Reference Classification –TNC: Central and South America Country data: Argentina, Chile Marine Ecosystems (9 Grants awarded): Country data: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay Metadata creation (2 Grants awarded) : MACN

  8. Terrestrial Standard Format • Country Number of records in Database • Argentina 196 • Bolivia 547 • Brasil 7 • Chile 127 • México 144 • Reference Classification 679 • Central America – TNC 743 • Uruguay 5 Total 2448

  9. Marine Standard Format • CountryNumber of records in Database • Argentina 116 • Colombia 1 • Chile 3 • México 12 • Uruguay 5 • Total 137

  10. Metadata in Cassia • Organization Metadata Records • UABC – México 6 • CENPAT - Argentina 24 • TNC 4 • Limnología – Chile 4 • Pisos Vegetación – Chile 2 • Fundación Oga – Argentina 8 • Museo Argentino 440 • Promar – Chile 7 • RUMBOL – Bolivia 3 • Pronatura – México 8 • Total 506

  11. Standard Format • Database • Freshwater • Terrestrial • Marine • Univ. of Tennessee • (UTN) Current status of ETN architecture, systems, standards, and tools Web Services • Queries and • Reports • Cross-walk Other Thematic Networks ETN Portal UTN Web Services • Data input html IABIN Catalog System NBII ETN Visualizer TNC html html Harvesting (WAF o CSW) WMS IABIN/ Countries/NatureServe ETN Catalog Cassia Inst. Von Humboldt Map Server Map Server Map Server Map Server Map Server

  12. Work in Progress • Re-design portal • New databases and metadata • Expansion of visualizer to include marine ecosystems • Determine how to proceed with Cassia/ protocolo CSW • Continue to obtain geospatial data from organizations that have received grants.

  13. Geospatial Network Development • DGF Project for Central America and the Caribbean. • Coordination with CCAD and IRBIO – Development of National Biodiversity Networks • GeoSur Project with Cooperación Andina de Fomento (CAF) to create geoservers in South America.

  14. Geospatial Data for Terrestrial Ecosystems Country Total WMS Turn in Shapefile Other • Argentina 196   196 • Bolivia 547  547  • Brasil 7  7  • Chile 127  127  • México 144  64 80 • Clasificación • Referencia 679   679 • Centroamérica 743   743 • Uruguay 5   5 Total 2448  745 1703

  15. Geospatial Data for Marine Ecosystems Country Total WMS Turn in Shapefile Other • Argentina 116  116  • Chile 3  3  • Colombia 1 1 • México 12 11 1 • Uruguay 5   5 Total 137 127 3 7

  16. On-line presentation of ETN Portal functionality - Carmen Josse • Web services – Miguel Blanco

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