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Data Access Tool

Learn about a web-based tool providing real-time access to biodiversity data for the public, partners, recorders, and wildlife trusts. Discover its background, functions, challenges, implications, and future development.

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Data Access Tool

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  1. Data Access Tool Biodiversity Information Service for Powys & Brecon Beacons National Park Steve Goddard 16th Oct 2013

  2. What is it? The DAT is a web-based tool allowing the public, partners, recorders and wildlife trusts ‘live’ access to our data. • Background • Functions • Challenges • Implications • Future development For the next 10 minutes… Steve Goddard - Biodiversity Information Service

  3. Background • Main objectives: • Improve ‘visibility’ of our data • Improve partner access / reduce delay • Secondary objectives • Bring Wales LRC data ‘together’ • Give access to recorders • Allow verification of historical data • Technologies • Geoserver / PHP / MySQL – All open source Steve Goddard - Biodiversity Information Service

  4. Abilities - Public What’s in my back yard… Steve Goddard - Biodiversity Information Service

  5. Abilities – Partner > Search Spatial search… Steve Goddard - Biodiversity Information Service

  6. Abilities – Partner > Results Summarised results… Steve Goddard - Biodiversity Information Service

  7. Abilities – Partner > Mapping Mapping of results… Steve Goddard - Biodiversity Information Service

  8. Abilities – Partner > Dist. Maps Steve Goddard - Biodiversity Information Service

  9. Challenges • Technological • Steep learning curve – WFS/WMS • Internet connection speed • Data • Differences in taxon dictionaries among LRCs • Locally important species • Local agreements on data access • Limiting a DAT user to specific area • Limiting access to taxon groups (recorders) Steve Goddard - Biodiversity Information Service

  10. Implications • Early days – but very positive response from partners • Potentially – quite ‘disruptive’ to current business model • Changes to workload as partners carry out their own searches • Changes in SLAs and funding streams – how do we charge for usage • Encourages data exchange • Encourages education and interest in wildlife Steve Goddard - Biodiversity Information Service

  11. Future Development • Roll out access to Wildlife Trusts • Roll out access to County Recorders • Additional features: • Verification of historical records • Commercial enquiries (wizard and online payments) • Mobile / tablet version • Interpretation of data Steve Goddard - Biodiversity Information Service

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