USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure Advancing Science in a Collaborative Web 2.0 World Government 2.0 Boot Camp Mike Frame

Session Outline Brief Organization Background Why do we need such tools? Our organizations current efforts Where are we going

Brief Organization Background

Why do we need such tools?

Our organizations current efforts

Where are we going

USGS Biological Informatics Office Headquartered in Reston, VA Responsible for biological informatics activities within USGS Programs Major focus: Supporting the management, delivery, and utilization of biological data & information regardless of where, what, and who. Approximately 60 staff in multiple locations throughout the US Considerable work is done through partner grants or cooperative agreements (i.e. content)

Headquartered in Reston, VA

Responsible for biological informatics activities within USGS

Programs Major focus:

Supporting the management, delivery, and utilization of biological data & information regardless of where, what, and who.

Approximately 60 staff in multiple locations throughout the US

Considerable work is done through partner grants or cooperative agreements (i.e. content)

Goal is to maximize the nation’s investment in research and monitoring through improved access to the results of those activities Made up of a large, distributed yet interconnected network of people, technologies, standards, data, and organizations that together form a federation Provides the enabling infrastructure for making biological data, information, tools and technologies accessible to customers, partners, and others for informed decision-making NBII Description and Overarching Goal

Goal is to maximize the nation’s investment in research and monitoring through improved access to the results of those activities

Made up of a large, distributed yet interconnected network of people, technologies, standards, data, and organizations that together form a federation

Provides the enabling infrastructure for making biological data, information, tools and technologies accessible to customers, partners, and others for informed decision-making

Typical Content Metadata Maps Data sets Information Products Scientific journal articles Species profiles Monitoring protocols Tools and software Electronic Keys Images Databases Web sites Various other Portlets

Metadata

Maps

Data sets

Information Products

Scientific journal articles

Species profiles

Monitoring protocols

Tools and software

Electronic Keys

Images

Databases

Web sites

Various other Portlets

Integrated View - Public NBII

Data Collection process Micro-level vs. Macro-level research “ Virtual” collaboration UI Challenges for diverse audiences “ generalized” vs. “one-off” tools Information Integration/scale/search Data quality Requires multiple disciplines Global scope Sustainability of tools, applications, databases Community Challenges

Data Collection process

Micro-level vs. Macro-level research

“ Virtual” collaboration

UI Challenges for diverse audiences

“ generalized” vs. “one-off” tools

Information Integration/scale/search

Data quality

Requires multiple disciplines

Global scope

Sustainability of tools, applications, databases

What do I mean by Web 2.0 Definitions of Web 2.0 on the Web: My Definition (Key concepts): Visualization, user interaction, infrastructure, collaboration, services, enabling, involvement, user driven, distributed authorities, multi-device Other definitions: The second generation of the World Wide Web, especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Web_2.0 The use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration ... www.anvilmediainc.com/search-engine-marketing-glossary.html

Definitions of Web 2.0 on the Web:

My Definition (Key concepts):

Visualization, user interaction, infrastructure, collaboration, services, enabling, involvement, user driven, distributed authorities, multi-device

Other definitions:

The second generation of the World Wide Web, especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Web_2.0

The use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration ... www.anvilmediainc.com/search-engine-marketing-glossary.html

Need for Web 2.0 tools in science Summary: Distributed resources Multi-organizational involvement Citizen involvement Scientists Educators Data quality is paramount Improved tools needed Input to policies, decision making Future generations Limited resources

Summary:

Distributed resources

Multi-organizational involvement

Citizen involvement

Scientists

Educators

Data quality is paramount

Improved tools needed

Input to policies, decision making

Future generations

Limited resources

Example efforts Data Visualizations via IBM Many Eyes My NBII Collaboration areas Ecoinformatics thesauri NBII SAIN Mashups Protected Areas & Specimen widget

Data Visualizations via IBM Many Eyes

My NBII Collaboration areas

Ecoinformatics thesauri

NBII SAIN Mashups

Protected Areas & Specimen widget

Data Visualization Service Needed to support: Viewing Contributions Annotations Reuse Integration Review Improvements

Needed to support:

Viewing

Contributions

Annotations

Reuse

Integration

Review

Improvements

My NBII Portal (Partner “intranet)

Content Managers Toolkit

Federal Fish Passage Community

Ecoinformatics Thesauri Using Wiki’s, Blogs, etc. to support concept development and maintenance

Using Wiki’s, Blogs, etc. to support concept development and maintenance

EEA GEMET Who can use it GEMET display term definitions, translate terms Web services building custom interfaces translators applications that need off-line data browse GEMET on-line Web applications using the API to implement searches, definitions, translations, etc. XML (RDF + SKOS) SOAP (RDF + SKOS) XML/RPC HTTP

EEA GEMET Wiki environment

Results Limited success Languages Expertise Small community Users seem to prefer traditional products SKOS/RDF version very popular Still ongoing

Limited success

Languages

Expertise

Small community

Users seem to prefer traditional products

SKOS/RDF version very popular

Still ongoing

NBII SAIN Species Mashups Designed for One-stop-shop for species information in SE Integrate diverse sources Content Type UI Presentation

Designed for

One-stop-shop for species information in SE

Integrate diverse sources

Content Type

UI Presentation

RSS – streaming of news, data, conferences, updates, etc. Wildlife Disease, Mid-Atlantic, Butterflies feeds NBII Data feeds

Overall Challenges Security Web 121.x buzz word Broad involvement Ensuring Data quality Performance Supporting Infrastructure Expertise/skill set OMB Paperwork Reduction & Privacy Act Funding

Security

Web 121.x buzz word

Broad involvement

Ensuring Data quality

Performance

Supporting Infrastructure

Expertise/skill set

OMB Paperwork Reduction & Privacy Act

Funding

Where are we going? Deployment of new Search tools with web 2.0 features Continued growth of My NBII Bridging public and private environments Tool and infrastructure developments Broader community involvement Semantic concepts for species, keywords

Deployment of new Search tools with web 2.0 features

Continued growth of My NBII

Bridging public and private environments

Tool and infrastructure developments

Broader community involvement

Semantic concepts for species, keywords

Additional References and Contact Information http://www.nbii.gov http://my.nbii.gov http://search.nbii.gov http://metadata.nbii.gov http://geospatial.nbii.gov http://thesaurus.nbii.gov http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov http://botany.nbii.gov http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov http://sain.nbii.gov http://main.nbii.gov http://gapanlysis.nbii.gov http://www.itis.gov Questions / Comments / Advice / Opinions Mike Frame: mike_frame@usgs.gov

http://www.nbii.gov

http://my.nbii.gov

http://search.nbii.gov

http://metadata.nbii.gov

http://geospatial.nbii.gov

http://thesaurus.nbii.gov

http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov

http://botany.nbii.gov

http://invasivespecies.nbii.gov

http://sain.nbii.gov

http://main.nbii.gov

http://gapanlysis.nbii.gov

http://www.itis.gov