This document discusses the role of OBIS Canada in facilitating open access to marine biodiversity data from Canadian research projects. OBIS Canada serves as a regional node for the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), assisting networks like the Canadian Healthy Oceans Network (CHONe) and Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) in submitting their data to OBIS to comply with funding policies requiring open access to research data. OBIS Canada provides mentoring on best practices for data management, preparation, and description to ensure Canadian biodiversity data submitted through them is discoverable, accessible, and reusable to help fill global data gaps.
The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) is a global open-access data portal containing information on the distribution and abundance of marine species collected by a network of regional nodes. OBIS works with various other initiatives to build synergies and fill gaps in knowledge about marine organisms and ecosystems. It provides data and tools to help identify ecologically important areas and understand how climate change may impact species distributions and behaviors. OBIS aims to integrate all available biogeographic data from around the world and make it freely accessible online.
Ocean Biogeographic Information System - for NOPP Biodiversity Ad Hoc Working...Sky Bristol
A global data sharing and clearinghouse for marine biodiversity data through the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Sky Bristol & Abby Benson – USGS/OBIS-USA
Ward Appeltans & Pieter Provoost – IODE-OBIS
Eduardo Klein – Universidad Simón Bolívar
This document discusses ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM). It provides key words related to EBFM such as balancing human activities and environmental stewardship, optimizing benefits among diverse societal goals, and considering collective pressures. It outlines a generalized EBFM process and discusses "wicked problems" related to EBFM, such as time constraints, lack of central authority, and policies that discount the future. The document also reviews examples of successful EBFM, including developing implementation frameworks, acknowledging trade-offs and power dynamics between sectors, and managing expectations. Finally, it provides eight tenets for scientists, policymakers, and managers to follow to effectively implement EBFM.
The document discusses Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), a global open-access biodiversity data sharing platform. OBIS contains over 47 million observations of over 120,000 marine species from 600 institutions in 27 nodes worldwide. It aims to facilitate access to and application of biodiversity and biogeographic data on marine life. OBIS supports research, enhances international collaboration, and can provide scientific and technical support for processes like identifying Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas. The document outlines how OBIS is well positioned to serve as a biodiversity data clearinghouse mechanism for issues related to biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.
OBIS, a global biodiversity data-sharing platform for ABNJwardappeltans
OBIS as a potential contribution to a new implementing agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Presentation from the BBNJ side event at the IOC Assembly XXVIII, June 2015
This document discusses how fungus records are captured, shared, and used. Fungus records are captured by individuals and environmental organizations and shared through local environmental record centers and the NBN Atlas. These records are then used for various purposes like science, conservation, monitoring species distributions, and informing local planning decisions. While fungus records have many potential uses, more work is still needed to mobilize existing records and find ways to share them that allow local groups to access and apply the data.
The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) is a global open-access data portal containing information on the distribution and abundance of marine species collected by a network of regional nodes. OBIS works with various other initiatives to build synergies and fill gaps in knowledge about marine organisms and ecosystems. It provides data and tools to help identify ecologically important areas and understand how climate change may impact species distributions and behaviors. OBIS aims to integrate all available biogeographic data from around the world and make it freely accessible online.
Ocean Biogeographic Information System - for NOPP Biodiversity Ad Hoc Working...Sky Bristol
A global data sharing and clearinghouse for marine biodiversity data through the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
Sky Bristol & Abby Benson – USGS/OBIS-USA
Ward Appeltans & Pieter Provoost – IODE-OBIS
Eduardo Klein – Universidad Simón Bolívar
This document discusses ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM). It provides key words related to EBFM such as balancing human activities and environmental stewardship, optimizing benefits among diverse societal goals, and considering collective pressures. It outlines a generalized EBFM process and discusses "wicked problems" related to EBFM, such as time constraints, lack of central authority, and policies that discount the future. The document also reviews examples of successful EBFM, including developing implementation frameworks, acknowledging trade-offs and power dynamics between sectors, and managing expectations. Finally, it provides eight tenets for scientists, policymakers, and managers to follow to effectively implement EBFM.
The document discusses Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), a global open-access biodiversity data sharing platform. OBIS contains over 47 million observations of over 120,000 marine species from 600 institutions in 27 nodes worldwide. It aims to facilitate access to and application of biodiversity and biogeographic data on marine life. OBIS supports research, enhances international collaboration, and can provide scientific and technical support for processes like identifying Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas. The document outlines how OBIS is well positioned to serve as a biodiversity data clearinghouse mechanism for issues related to biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.
OBIS, a global biodiversity data-sharing platform for ABNJwardappeltans
OBIS as a potential contribution to a new implementing agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Presentation from the BBNJ side event at the IOC Assembly XXVIII, June 2015
This document discusses how fungus records are captured, shared, and used. Fungus records are captured by individuals and environmental organizations and shared through local environmental record centers and the NBN Atlas. These records are then used for various purposes like science, conservation, monitoring species distributions, and informing local planning decisions. While fungus records have many potential uses, more work is still needed to mobilize existing records and find ways to share them that allow local groups to access and apply the data.
The vERSO project aims to study ecosystem responses to global change in the Southern Ocean using a multiscale approach. The project involves multiple Belgian and international partners [LIST OF PARTNERS] and will assess the impact of environmental changes on benthic taxa through various work packages, including studying connectivity and adaptation, trophic ecology, sensitivity and resilience, and integrative modeling. The goals are to better understand how Southern Ocean ecosystems may be modified by interacting stressors like temperature, pH, nutrients and food availability and to provide policy recommendations on the project's findings.
A new atlas, providing the most thorough audit of marine life in the Southern Ocean, is published this week by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Leading marine biologists and oceanographers from all over the world spent the last four years compiling everything they know about ocean species from microbes to whales. It’s the first time that such an effort has been undertaken since 1969 when the American Society of Geography published its Antarctic Map Folio Series.
In an unprecedented international collaboration 147 scientists from 91 institutions across 22 countries (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the USA) combined their expertise and knowledge to produce the new Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean. More than 9000 species are recorded, ranging from microbes to whales. Hundreds of thousands of records show the extent of scientific knowledge on the distribution of life in the Southern Ocean. In 66 chapters, the scientists examine the evolution, physical environment, genetics and possible impact of climate change on marine organisms in the region.
Chief editor, Claude De Broyer, of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, said: “This is the first time that all the records of the unique Antarctic marine biodiversity, from the very beginnings of Antarctic exploration in the days of Captain Cook, have been compiled, analysed and mapped by the scientific community. It has resulted in a comprehensive atlas and an accessible database of useful information on the conservation of Antarctic marine life.”
1) OBIS is a global open-access online database containing over 40 million records of marine species observations from over 1,600 datasets. It was established by the Census of Marine Life and is now managed by IOC-UNESCO.
2) OBIS contains biological occurrence data following Darwin Core standards including species names, locations, dates and environmental data. Users can access and visualize data through the OBIS website and web services.
3) OBIS data is used to study marine biodiversity patterns and changes. Over 900 papers have cited OBIS and its analysis has provided baselines on global sampling efforts, species richness indices, and distributions of invasive and threatened species.
Results of the EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints: seabed habitatsEMODnet
This presentation gives an overview of the results of the EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints (Arctic, Atlantic, Baltic, Black Sea, MedSea & North Sea) related to seabed habitats. The presentation was given by Jan-Bart Calewaert, head of the EMODnet Secretariat, at the EMODnet Sea-Basin Checkpoints Stakeholder Conference held on the 14-15 February 2017 in Brussels.
This document discusses expanding the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) to integrate environmental data by developing an extended MeasurementOrFact extension. It outlines several options for how to link occurrence records to associated environmental measurements and facts in a way that is compatible with the Darwin Core Archive standard. The preferred option developed uses an event hierarchy and extended MeasurementOrFact extension with standardized parameters to flexibly link multi-level sampled events and measurements to occurrences while maintaining compatibility.
Results of the EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints: biologyEMODnet
This document summarizes the results of stress tests conducted by EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints on various biological data themes. For species trend analysis in the Baltic Sea, data was often missing or not available across all sampling locations. Biomass data for eutrophication indicators in the Baltic was also summarized. Species stress tests in other regions found data availability and appropriateness to be partly adequate for some areas but with many gaps. Migration data from rivers was limited or not in a centralized database. Non-indigenous species data was most complete for the Baltic but fragmented in other regions. Fisheries landing data quality varied between countries but coastal and discard data availability was still limited for comprehensive stock assessments.
This document provides information about the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), which aims to be a comprehensive global database of marine biodiversity and biogeographic data. OBIS's vision is to provide free and open access to biodiversity and biogeographic data on marine life. Its mission is to build and maintain a global alliance that facilitates access to and application of this data. The document outlines OBIS's support of biodiversity targets under the Convention on Biological Diversity. It also summarizes OBIS's global network structure, data holdings and services, including tools for data analysis, visualization and identifying Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas.
Prof Bob Scholes (Wits University, South Africa) presenting at the AusLTER Fo...TERN Australia
EFTEON is South Africa's Enhanced Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecological Observation Network, a new ecological research infrastructure announced in late 2016. It will have around 6 landscapes by 2020 and use a modular, nested design across landscapes to facilitate multi-user, long-term research on biogeochemistry, hydrology, biodiversity and human-ecosystem interactions. EFTEON will establish a tiered observation platform including satellites, highly instrumented core sites, and sparsely instrumented linked sites, along with experiments and social surveys. It aims to provide answers unavailable elsewhere and leverage South Africa's comparative advantages in international research, including existing long-term manipulative experiments. Establishing and sustaining such research infrastructures
The document summarizes the Securing Our Future Program's Water Quality Monitoring Database. It describes the program's goals of supporting sustainable economic growth in Mongolia. It outlines the components studied including water chemistry, hydrology, aquatic insects, and habitat assessment. Parameters measured are listed for each component, such as chemical parameters, hydrological parameters, sampling methods for aquatic insects, and habitat parameters. Contact information is provided at the end.
Jonathan Hodge_Delivering data to help manage Australia's coastal ecosystemsTERN Australia
The document discusses the Australian Coastal Ecosystems Facility (ACEF), which aims to help manage Australia's complex and diverse coastal ecosystems by delivering various types of coastal data. ACEF is developing reusable infrastructure and services to integrate and provide access to biological, time-series, video, and other coastal data. This includes services for ingesting, analyzing, and visualizing time-series and video data, as well as tools to capture and share biological survey and research information. The goal is to lower barriers to data sharing and reuse to help inform coastal management and decision making.
Outcome of the Consultation on establishing an European Ocean Observing Syste...EMODnet
The document summarizes the progress of the European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) and the outcomes of its recent consultation. EOOS is designed to align and integrate Europe's ocean observing capacity to underpin sustainable marine management. It aims to fill gaps in observations through spatial, temporal, and parameter coverage. The consultation received over 100 responses supporting EOOS and identifying roles in data access, research priorities, and engaging users. Next steps include analyzing consultation results and beginning engagement with member state organizations to develop an implementation strategy and plan.
Outputs and recommendations from the Atlantic Sea-basin Checkpoint WorkshopEMODnet
Mickaël Vasquez, EMODnet Atlantic Checkpoint and marine mapping scientist at Ifremer, presents the main outputs and recommendations from the Atlantic Sea-basin Checkpoint Workshop held on the 14th of February 2017, in Brussels during the EMODnet stakeholder conference.
The document discusses cybertaxonomy and efforts to create online references for taxonomy, including the Encyclopedia of Life project which aims to provide information on 1.8 million named species with $50 million in funding. It also mentions the Biodiversity Heritage Library, a digital collection of natural history literature from 10 national libraries, including materials held by the Natural History Museum.
The document discusses eight priority environmental services provided by the South China Sea (SCS): fisheries, waste disposal, land reclamation, tourism and recreation, natural disaster protection, transportation, oil and mineral exploration, and transboundary issues. It outlines tasks to analyze trends, drivers, interactions and risks for each service across SCS countries. For each service, it provides examples of relevant data sources and questions for further analysis, such as fish catch trends, sewage infrastructure, coastal development projects, tourism arrivals, disaster records, shipping routes, oil production, and territorial disputes over resources.
The document provides information about becoming a node in the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). OBIS is a global open-access data repository for marine biodiversity data managed by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The summary is:
OBIS aims to make marine biogeographic data freely available worldwide. Becoming an OBIS node involves contributing data to OBIS and performing tasks like outreach, data validation, and reporting. Nodes fall into a three-tier structure, with regional and thematic
The document discusses the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), which is described as the world's largest online system for absorbing, integrating, and accessing data about life in the ocean. OBIS contains over 30 million geo-referenced species observation records from global biodiversity surveys and is a key resource for research and monitoring changes in marine biodiversity.
The GAME project database – an example of interdisciplinary, open access envi...Platforma Otwartej Nauki
“Open Research Data: Implications for Science and Society”, Warsaw, Poland, May 28–29, 2015, conference organized by the Open Science Platform — an initiative of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling at the University of Warsaw. pon.edu.pl @OpenSciPlatform #ORD2015
The vERSO project aims to study ecosystem responses to global change in the Southern Ocean using a multiscale approach. The project involves multiple Belgian and international partners [LIST OF PARTNERS] and will assess the impact of environmental changes on benthic taxa through various work packages, including studying connectivity and adaptation, trophic ecology, sensitivity and resilience, and integrative modeling. The goals are to better understand how Southern Ocean ecosystems may be modified by interacting stressors like temperature, pH, nutrients and food availability and to provide policy recommendations on the project's findings.
A new atlas, providing the most thorough audit of marine life in the Southern Ocean, is published this week by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Leading marine biologists and oceanographers from all over the world spent the last four years compiling everything they know about ocean species from microbes to whales. It’s the first time that such an effort has been undertaken since 1969 when the American Society of Geography published its Antarctic Map Folio Series.
In an unprecedented international collaboration 147 scientists from 91 institutions across 22 countries (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the USA) combined their expertise and knowledge to produce the new Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean. More than 9000 species are recorded, ranging from microbes to whales. Hundreds of thousands of records show the extent of scientific knowledge on the distribution of life in the Southern Ocean. In 66 chapters, the scientists examine the evolution, physical environment, genetics and possible impact of climate change on marine organisms in the region.
Chief editor, Claude De Broyer, of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, said: “This is the first time that all the records of the unique Antarctic marine biodiversity, from the very beginnings of Antarctic exploration in the days of Captain Cook, have been compiled, analysed and mapped by the scientific community. It has resulted in a comprehensive atlas and an accessible database of useful information on the conservation of Antarctic marine life.”
1) OBIS is a global open-access online database containing over 40 million records of marine species observations from over 1,600 datasets. It was established by the Census of Marine Life and is now managed by IOC-UNESCO.
2) OBIS contains biological occurrence data following Darwin Core standards including species names, locations, dates and environmental data. Users can access and visualize data through the OBIS website and web services.
3) OBIS data is used to study marine biodiversity patterns and changes. Over 900 papers have cited OBIS and its analysis has provided baselines on global sampling efforts, species richness indices, and distributions of invasive and threatened species.
Results of the EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints: seabed habitatsEMODnet
This presentation gives an overview of the results of the EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints (Arctic, Atlantic, Baltic, Black Sea, MedSea & North Sea) related to seabed habitats. The presentation was given by Jan-Bart Calewaert, head of the EMODnet Secretariat, at the EMODnet Sea-Basin Checkpoints Stakeholder Conference held on the 14-15 February 2017 in Brussels.
This document discusses expanding the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) to integrate environmental data by developing an extended MeasurementOrFact extension. It outlines several options for how to link occurrence records to associated environmental measurements and facts in a way that is compatible with the Darwin Core Archive standard. The preferred option developed uses an event hierarchy and extended MeasurementOrFact extension with standardized parameters to flexibly link multi-level sampled events and measurements to occurrences while maintaining compatibility.
Results of the EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints: biologyEMODnet
This document summarizes the results of stress tests conducted by EMODnet Sea-basin Checkpoints on various biological data themes. For species trend analysis in the Baltic Sea, data was often missing or not available across all sampling locations. Biomass data for eutrophication indicators in the Baltic was also summarized. Species stress tests in other regions found data availability and appropriateness to be partly adequate for some areas but with many gaps. Migration data from rivers was limited or not in a centralized database. Non-indigenous species data was most complete for the Baltic but fragmented in other regions. Fisheries landing data quality varied between countries but coastal and discard data availability was still limited for comprehensive stock assessments.
This document provides information about the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), which aims to be a comprehensive global database of marine biodiversity and biogeographic data. OBIS's vision is to provide free and open access to biodiversity and biogeographic data on marine life. Its mission is to build and maintain a global alliance that facilitates access to and application of this data. The document outlines OBIS's support of biodiversity targets under the Convention on Biological Diversity. It also summarizes OBIS's global network structure, data holdings and services, including tools for data analysis, visualization and identifying Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas.
Prof Bob Scholes (Wits University, South Africa) presenting at the AusLTER Fo...TERN Australia
EFTEON is South Africa's Enhanced Freshwater and Terrestrial Ecological Observation Network, a new ecological research infrastructure announced in late 2016. It will have around 6 landscapes by 2020 and use a modular, nested design across landscapes to facilitate multi-user, long-term research on biogeochemistry, hydrology, biodiversity and human-ecosystem interactions. EFTEON will establish a tiered observation platform including satellites, highly instrumented core sites, and sparsely instrumented linked sites, along with experiments and social surveys. It aims to provide answers unavailable elsewhere and leverage South Africa's comparative advantages in international research, including existing long-term manipulative experiments. Establishing and sustaining such research infrastructures
The document summarizes the Securing Our Future Program's Water Quality Monitoring Database. It describes the program's goals of supporting sustainable economic growth in Mongolia. It outlines the components studied including water chemistry, hydrology, aquatic insects, and habitat assessment. Parameters measured are listed for each component, such as chemical parameters, hydrological parameters, sampling methods for aquatic insects, and habitat parameters. Contact information is provided at the end.
Jonathan Hodge_Delivering data to help manage Australia's coastal ecosystemsTERN Australia
The document discusses the Australian Coastal Ecosystems Facility (ACEF), which aims to help manage Australia's complex and diverse coastal ecosystems by delivering various types of coastal data. ACEF is developing reusable infrastructure and services to integrate and provide access to biological, time-series, video, and other coastal data. This includes services for ingesting, analyzing, and visualizing time-series and video data, as well as tools to capture and share biological survey and research information. The goal is to lower barriers to data sharing and reuse to help inform coastal management and decision making.
Outcome of the Consultation on establishing an European Ocean Observing Syste...EMODnet
The document summarizes the progress of the European Ocean Observing System (EOOS) and the outcomes of its recent consultation. EOOS is designed to align and integrate Europe's ocean observing capacity to underpin sustainable marine management. It aims to fill gaps in observations through spatial, temporal, and parameter coverage. The consultation received over 100 responses supporting EOOS and identifying roles in data access, research priorities, and engaging users. Next steps include analyzing consultation results and beginning engagement with member state organizations to develop an implementation strategy and plan.
Outputs and recommendations from the Atlantic Sea-basin Checkpoint WorkshopEMODnet
Mickaël Vasquez, EMODnet Atlantic Checkpoint and marine mapping scientist at Ifremer, presents the main outputs and recommendations from the Atlantic Sea-basin Checkpoint Workshop held on the 14th of February 2017, in Brussels during the EMODnet stakeholder conference.
The document discusses cybertaxonomy and efforts to create online references for taxonomy, including the Encyclopedia of Life project which aims to provide information on 1.8 million named species with $50 million in funding. It also mentions the Biodiversity Heritage Library, a digital collection of natural history literature from 10 national libraries, including materials held by the Natural History Museum.
The document discusses eight priority environmental services provided by the South China Sea (SCS): fisheries, waste disposal, land reclamation, tourism and recreation, natural disaster protection, transportation, oil and mineral exploration, and transboundary issues. It outlines tasks to analyze trends, drivers, interactions and risks for each service across SCS countries. For each service, it provides examples of relevant data sources and questions for further analysis, such as fish catch trends, sewage infrastructure, coastal development projects, tourism arrivals, disaster records, shipping routes, oil production, and territorial disputes over resources.
The document provides information about becoming a node in the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). OBIS is a global open-access data repository for marine biodiversity data managed by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The summary is:
OBIS aims to make marine biogeographic data freely available worldwide. Becoming an OBIS node involves contributing data to OBIS and performing tasks like outreach, data validation, and reporting. Nodes fall into a three-tier structure, with regional and thematic
The document discusses the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), which is described as the world's largest online system for absorbing, integrating, and accessing data about life in the ocean. OBIS contains over 30 million geo-referenced species observation records from global biodiversity surveys and is a key resource for research and monitoring changes in marine biodiversity.
The GAME project database – an example of interdisciplinary, open access envi...Platforma Otwartej Nauki
“Open Research Data: Implications for Science and Society”, Warsaw, Poland, May 28–29, 2015, conference organized by the Open Science Platform — an initiative of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling at the University of Warsaw. pon.edu.pl @OpenSciPlatform #ORD2015
Mapping UK Sea Space involves creating accurate maps of the seafloor and coastal areas through technologies like sonar, LiDAR and aerial imagery. These maps are important for navigation safety, managing human activities like fishing and offshore energy, and understanding the marine environment. While some areas have been mapped, most of the seafloor remains unexplored. New mapping techniques and tools are needed to address this challenge and support uses of the ocean, from infrastructure planning to habitat protection.
The United States Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) is a user-driven, coordinated network of people, organizations, and technology that generate and disseminate continuous data about our coastal waters, Great Lakes, and oceans supported by strong research and development activities. IOOS enables decision making every day and fosters advances in science and technology. US IOOS is the United States’ contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System which is part of the ocean contribution to the Global Earth Observation Systems of Systems (GEOSS).
1) OBIS aims to make biogeographic data freely available to support ocean management and conservation.
2) It has grown from 1 staff member in 2001 to include hundreds of contributing partners by 2012.
3) The number of species, datasets, and records in OBIS has increased dramatically over time but significant data gaps still remain, especially in understudied areas like the deep sea.
The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) is a global biodiversity data-sharing platform maintained by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. It contains over 43 million species observations from over 1,800 databases in 56 countries. OBIS was established in 2000 during the Census of Marine Life to serve as a central repository for marine species data. Its goals are to assist in identifying marine biodiversity hotspots, establish baselines for assessment and monitoring of ocean biodiversity, and facilitate open access to biodiversity data and information.
This document provides an overview of the collaboration between the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) and the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) to share Australia's nationally significant terrestrial ecosystem data. It describes ANDS and TERN, the establishment of national data collections, and a case study of the TERN national collection. The presentation demonstrates how the TERN collection is represented in Research Data Australia and outlines future work, such as bringing in more related ecosystem data assets and services.
NOAA's National Oceanographic Data CenterUserservices
The National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) is a NOAA facility that acquires, preserves, and provides access to global oceanographic data. It is located in Silver Spring, Maryland and has several divisions and field offices. NODC manages one of the largest collections of publicly available ocean data in the world, with data going back over 100 years. It provides these data to scientists, resource managers, and other users to study topics like climate change, ocean phenomena, and marine resource management.
December 9, 2015 NISO Webinar: Two-Part Webinar: Emerging Resource Types - Pa...DeVonne Parks, CEM
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) provides data and information about snow and ice to researchers and the public. Originally focused on cryosphere scientists, NSIDC's audience grew when satellite data revealed declining Arctic sea ice trends starting in the 2000s. To meet the needs of different user groups, NSIDC developed multiple data products around sea ice data, including the Sea Ice Index for climate researchers and the Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis site for general audiences. NSIDC continues refining its data products and education efforts to make big cryosphere data useful and accessible to an expanding designated community with diverse needs.
The document discusses biodiversity data from Antarctica and efforts to make it freely accessible online. It describes several initiatives including SCAR-MarBIN, ANTABIF, and GBIF that host Antarctic biodiversity data and enable users to access over 1 million records. Examples of applications for the data are also provided, such as modeling species distributions, examining responses to climate change, and designing targeted scientific expeditions. Challenges in fully realizing the potential of the data are also discussed.
The document describes a dataset of sea stars (Antarctic starfish) collected during the ANDEEP3 expedition in 2005. The expedition focused on deep-sea stations in the Powell Basin and Weddell Sea of Antarctica. Sea stars were collected using trawling methods at depths ranging from 1,047 to 4,931 meters. The dataset includes information on the starfish specimens collected, such as location and depth of collection. A data paper describing the dataset was published in the peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys to make the dataset available and provide scholarly credit to the data publishers.
Register of Antarctic Marine Species - AquaRESBruno Danis
RAMS (the Register of Antarctic Marine Species) is a free and open access database that contains taxonomic and biogeographic data for over 18,000 accepted Antarctic marine species. It is a community-driven project with a board of 60 editors. RAMS is part of the larger WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species) database. It serves as a taxonomic backbone for many Antarctic biodiversity projects and is aimed at supporting science, conservation, and management efforts. RAMS data is accessible on the biodiversity.aq website.
Pissierssens - International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange Pres...Iwl Pcu
The document describes the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) program of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. It discusses that IODE facilitates the exchange of oceanographic data and information between member states to support ocean research and observations. It also encourages long-term preservation of marine data and develops best practices for data management. IODE assists member states in developing capacity for managing ocean data and information through its network of National Oceanographic Data Centers and the OceanTeacher training program.
Presentation during the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) 13th Agriculture and Fisheries Technology Forum and Product Exhibition Seminar Series on August 9, 2017 at BAR Grounds, cor. Visayas Ave., Elliptical Rd., Diliman, Quezon City
Mapping fish in the UK has historically received little attention but there is now great potential to map fish populations by leveraging over a million anglers visiting UK waters each year. Recent apps have been developed to record fish observations and make the data available, recognizing that engaging anglers through citizen science could provide valuable data while respecting their existing recording practices. The specific recording method is less important than making any collected data openly accessible.
Estuaries, long recognized for their local importance, form collectively an important global ecosystem, sensitive to both climate change and local pressures. This has been recognized by a 2013 U.S. workshop, which issued a set of recommendations directed at building worldwide capacity and collaborations to address estuaries as a global ecosystem. The workshop recognized that modern observation and modeling technology is poised to play a key role in advancing the scientific understanding of estuaries, and identified the need to map the resulting understanding of individual estuaries into a common global framework. An international partnership has since emerged, driven by the increasingly recognized need to advance estuarine observation, modeling, science and science translation worldwide. Anchoring the partnership is a belief that there are important commonalities across estuaries that, if explored, will prove synergistic and transformation towards understanding and sustainable management of all estuaries. On behalf of this emerging international partnership, we describe here steps that are being taken to develop Our Global Estuary. Integral to these efforts are: (a) the organization of regular international workshops, to build a common vision and global capacity and collaborative networks—the first of these workshops planned for Chennai, India; (b) the creation of a pilot project, Our Virtual Global Estuary, where a common modeling and analysis framework, supported by and supporting local observations, will be progressively put in place for estuaries across the world—with an initial set identified in Brazil, China, Portugal, Spain, and United States, and additional estuaries under consideration; and (b) exploration of synergies with global organizations (such as the Partnership for Ocean Global Observations) and global-scale programs and initiatives (such as Blue Planet), to further contextualize the role of estuaries in the earth’s sustainability.
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Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providersakankshawande
Simplify your search for a reliable Python development partner! This list presents the top 10 trusted US providers offering comprehensive Python development services, ensuring your project's success from conception to completion.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
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DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
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The Role of OBIS in Canadian Research Data Policy
1. 1
The Role of OBIS
in
Canadian Research Data Policy
Mary Kennedy1
& Robert Branton2
1
OBIS Canada
2
Ocean Tracking Network
Monitoring and Adapting to Change on the Coast
3. 3
News Highlights …
• May 2013 - Mike Flavell joined IOC Project Office
for IODE, in Oostende Belgium to provide technical
support to OBIS and marine biodiversity related
activities at IODE.
• Nov 2012 - Second IODE Steering Group for OBIS
meeting was held at IOC Project Office for IODE in
Oostende, Belgium.
• 2012 - All OBIS activities previously at Rutgers
University, USA were transferred to IODE in
Oostende.
http://iobis.org/news
4. 4
OBIS history and database growth
http://www.iobis.org/about/statistics
2000 - OBIS began under the Census of marine Life program
2010 - OBIS part of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IODE
Statistics - January 2013
Number of records: 35.5 million
records identified to
genus/species: 31.1 million
valid species with data: 146,496
valid marine taxa: 163,313
valid marine species: 120,259
valid marine genera: 27,333
Number of datasets: 1,130
Census of Marine Life IOC/IODE
5. http://iobis.org/obis/regional-nodes
OBIS nodes (data assembly centres) are engaged
in a wide spectrum of activities, which
demonstrates that the role of OBIS is not limited
to raw data encoding but also to develop tools
and products and offering services (including
capacity building) for data-science and science-
policy activities on a local, regional to global
scale.
7. Typical Use Scenarios
What organisms have been
found or observed here?
Where has this organism been
found or observed?
Oncorhynchus nerka / sockeye salmon
http://iobis.org/mapper/
8. 8
What does OBIS means to Canada?
Census of Marine Life OBIS Canada (2004)
Data flows into OBIS thru regional nodes.
Fisheries & Oceans Canada hosts the Canadian node
OBIS Canada ensures data are
•Authoritative
•Discoverable
•Accessible
•Interoperable
OBIS Canada data management team
•decade of experience in processing OBIS data
•experience with data management of biological
oceanographic and fisheries data.
Data: scientific names and locations
9. 9
Canadian Healthy Oceans
Network (CHONe)
A strategic network focused on biodiversity
science for the sustainability of Canada's
three oceans
http://chone.marinebiodiversity.ca/
Water body CHONe
ARCTIC 5
GREAT LAKES
NE PACIFIC 12
NW ATLANTIC 19
10. 10
Ocean Tracking Network
(OTN)
Understanding the effects of climate
change on the behaviour of marine
animals.
http://oceantrackingnetwork.org/
Water body OTN
ARCTIC 4
GREAT LAKES 1
NE PACIFIC 44
NW ATLANTIC 28
11. Public Policies
2011 Canadian Research Data
Summit
• all data from public funded
research to be made openly
available in a timely manner as
a condition of funding
• Exceptions being sought by
OTN include:
– not reporting location
information on endangered
species as a means of protecting
them from illegal harvest,
– protecting the thesis data for
Highly Qualified Personnel
who are in training.
http://rds-sdr.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/events/data_summit_2011
07/03/13 11
12. 12
Roles for OBIS Canada & new program data management teams
Mentoring
-data management best practices (preparation of data and metadata)
-knowledge transfer
Facilitating data submission
- new and refreshed updated content
Promoting citation and use of data
- proper metadata and terms of use
Providing public portal to access data
- Canadian data and data in area of interest to Canada
Highlighting Canadian research and associated data
Representating the OBIS community on Canadian network of data
holders and in the global OBIS community
13. 13
Benefits Of Collaborating With An
OBIS Regional Node
Standards & Vocabularies
Mobilize Canadian data & make it accessible & available for re-use!
14. Filling Gaps In Coastal Knowledge
• From broad maps, one
sees that although more
data is available from
coastal areas than from
open waters, less is
known about smaller
animals than larger ones
and on the southern
hemisphere than on the
northern.
• OBIS is an open-access
database with data from
every corner of the
world, whereby any
provider (individual,
institution, or otherwise)
who cares to upload to
the server and contribute
to the global maps OBIS
seeks to fill out.
http://iobis.org/about/vision http://iobis.org/maps/distribution
For example: invasive species like
tunicates.
Didemnum vexillumDidemnum vexillum
marine vomitmarine vomit
15. 15
Summary
•OBIS Canada has assumed a role as mentor and collaborator to the
individual network data management teams to facilitate the
publication of these datasets via submission to OBIS.
•Routine CHONe and OTN data submissions to OBIS would clearly
fulfill such data policy requirement to make the data accessible.
•Underlying this would be implementation of best practices,
whereby these data are inventoried, archived, and described so that
the datasets are discoverable, accessible and reusable.
•Knowledge transfer and training of students and data managers.
16. Thank you
Acknowledgements
L. Bajona, H. Hayden and others at the Bedford
Institute of Oceanography for developing and
operating the OBIS Canada node.
16
Editor's Notes
WEALTH OF DATA INTEGRATION OF DATA EXTENSIVE COVERAGE CHANGES OVER TIME PATTERNS ACROSS SPACE PUBLIC VISIBILITY If you need more infor on OBIS: OBIS can provide a wealth of data for use in understanding species and ecosystems as well as monitoring, evaluating and forecasting change in our oceans. OBIS datasets will facilitate integration with freshwater and marine biodiversity data within an international and national framework of data standards and protocols. It will also provide access to highly distributed data sets from a multitude of partners in areas of interest to regional groups: ---Temporal coverage (time series datasets) ---Geographic coverage ---Taxonomic coverage (phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, birds, mammals) OBIS can provide data of use in understanding species (particularly stocks which straddle international borders) and ecosystems as well as monitoring, evaluating and forecasting change in our oceans. OBIS will enable scientists to study biodiversity at both national and global scales, facilitating research in areas such as ecosystem based management, species at risk, or invasive species which are best examined within the context of global biodiversity changes. OBIS directly relates to efforts to identify biodiversity hotspots and large-scale ecological patterns OBIS will bring increased global visibility to the very high standard of biodiversity research going on regionally and financial support will confirm an organization ’ s continuing commitment to this highly visible international ocean science project.
OBIS: The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS, www.iobis.org) began in 2000 under the Census of Marine Life (CoML, www.coml.org) programme as an alliance of people and organizations sharing a vision to make marine biogeographic data from all over the world freely available over the World Wide Web (http://www.iobis.org). When CoML ceased in 2010, the OBIS moved to Oostende, Belgium, to be part of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, under its International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme. OBIS maintains a portal where one can access giant global database. Records are standardized and collections from across the globe are accessible in a standardized format all from one location – no longer do you have to go to different sources to get plankton, fish, bird and mammal data records. All collections are properly described and metadata documents are designed to provide information so that the end user can determine fitness for use and so that the original data provider obtains due credit. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) seeks to absorb, integrate, and assess isolated datasets into a larger, more comprehensive picture of life in our oceans. The system hopes to stimulate research about our oceans to generate new hypotheses concerning evolutionary processes, species distributions, and roles of organisms in marine systems on a global scale. The maps generated by OIBS contribute to the ‘big picture’ of our oceans: a comprehensive, collaborative, world-wide view of our oceans. OBIS provides a portal or gateway to many datasets containing information on where and when marine species have been recorded. The datasets are integrated so you can search them all seamlessly by species names, higher taxonomic level, geographic area, depth, and time; and then map and find environmental data related to the locations.
Data flows into OBIS thru regional nodes. The intent is to serve QC data to the portal and have contact close to the source.OBIS Canada is responsible for quality control (QC) and submission of Canadian marine biodiversity data to OBIS OBISCanada ensures data are: Authoritative; Discoverable; Accessible; Interoperable Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) as a member of the IOC and IODE supports OBIS. DFO houses the OBIS Canada data repository at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography. OBIS Canada started in 2004 at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Canada by the Centre of Marine Biodiversity as part of the Census of Marine Life. OBIS Canada data management team have almost a decade of experience in processing OBIS data plus the two authors have over 70 years combined experience with data management of biological oceanographic and fisheries data. Data flows into OBIS through regional and thematic nodes. The nodes are responsible to QC the data prior to submission to the international database. OBIS Canada started in 2004 at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Canada by the Centre of Marine Biodiversity (http://www.marinebiodiversity.ca) as the focus for quality control (QC) and submission of Canadian marine biodiversity data to the OBIS Portal at Rutgers State University of New Jersey USA. The regional node is hosted by DFO at BIO and the regional nodes ’ database is on the BIO server while the web page is outside the government firewall on the CMB server at Dal Authoritative - describing specimens and observations using reliable species names and hierarchical classifications. Discoverable - listing data collections and their characteristics in a searchable catalogue system. Accessible - serving data as part of a global geo-referenced ocean information system on marine species. Interoperable visualizing and analyzing data from several different sources and disciplines Data flows into OBIS through regional and thematic nodes. OBIS Canada is the Canadian Regional node. The OBIS Canada node is located in the Maritimes at BIO. During CoML the OBIS project office was at Rutgers University The IOC/IODE OBIS administrative office is in Oostende, Belgium Figure 1. Locations of samples archived in OBIS. Orange symbols show the location of samples submitted by OBIS Canada (left) and green symbols show the location of all samples that fall with the Canadian area of interest as defined by DFO Integrated Science Data Management for oceanographic data (35–90o N and 40-180o W) from all OBIS sources (right). Submissions of marine data via OBIS Canada are ongoing with 40 submissions to date, that is 1.3 million records on >8000 taxa, covering all three of Canada ’ s oceans (Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific) and the Great Lakes (Table 1). It should be noted that the OBIS database contains many more records from other worldwide sources that were collected in the area of interest to Canada and are now accessible for reuse (Figure 1).
OTN’s original 2008 data policy ( members.oceantrack.org/data/data-collection/otn-data-policy ) was modeled on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 2006 Principles and Guidelines for Access to Research Data. Much has changed since 2008, especially with regards to the evolution of national and international standards for data sharing. In 2011 the Canadian Research Data Summit resulted in a unified position of Canadian funding agencies—including OTN’s principal funding agencies Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and Social Sciences and Health Research Council (SSHRC) — to require that all data from publically funded research be made openly available in a timely manner. Meeting this standard will be a condition for all grantees to maintain funding from these agencies. However, it is also anticipated that there may be exceptions to the policy provided in some circumstances that permit investigators to restrict access to data for limited periods. Examples from the OTN context could include refraining from reporting location information on endangered species that network investigators are tracking, in order to protect the animals from illegal harvesting, and protecting thesis data for Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) who are in training. In anticipation of this, OTN has posted a revised policy at: members.oceantrack.org/data/data-collection/policyhighlights . The POST 2010 policy document can found at: http://www.postprogram.org/files/POST_Data_Access_Policy.pdf .
Why would OBIS Canada wish to assume the role of mentoring new program data management teams? The move of OBIS to IODE resulted in internal reorganization and a review of various roles and responsibilities. During CoML data providers had the option to submit datasets directly to the project office. Currently iOBIS wishes all programs to fall under the wing of a node – this should result in a regional review of the data before it is submitted to iOBIS taking the burden off the portal technical team and keeping the QC close to the source. This requires closer contact between the node and the data holders and data flow will benefit from implementation of best practices at source. In the case of CHONe guiding data managers and researchers in the implementation of common structures and vocabularies is an ongoing issue. In the case of OTN their data management team has close ties with OBIS and already include many OBIS schema, standardized structure and vocabularies. More generally, during CoML the focus was on publishing datasets that contained presence information. This is still an important component of OBIS but OBIS Canada would like to encourage the submission of abundance and/or biomass records whenever possible. OTN and CHONe both contain types of datasets not previously published in OBIS Canada and will help fill gaps in the Canadian picture. The CHONe datasets address major gaps in the benthic area and OTN will provide individual specimen info in the form of tag release data. Both datasets would include links at the record level to additional information such as genetic barcodes (http://www.barcodeoflife.org/) and individual animal tracks. What is not OBIS Canada ’ s role? OBIS cannot fulfill the role of a long-term archive for sustainability purposes. Given this, OTN has entered into a joint project agreement with Fisheries and Ocean Canada whereby OTN is effectively acting as DFO ’ s national acoustic telemetry data assembly centre in exchange for creation of long-term archive within Canada ’ s National Oceanographic Data Centre. Perhaps a similar collaboration should be explored for CHONe using DFO ’ s national BioChem archive. … refer to the OBIS node guide book re roles and responsibilities & node tasks SG-OBIS-2 report: http://www.iode.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewDocumentRecord&docID=10101 Roles for OBIS Canada Role of mentor re data management best practices (preparation of data and metadata) The OBIS Canada data management team has a long history working with biological data (on project, local, regional, national and global scales) and wishes to share its expertise with up and coming research projects such as OTN and CHONe. OBIS Canada would like to assume the role of mentor to these projects and assist with implementation of good data management at the source and to promote proper data flow from sample collection to the publishing of publicly accessible products. The strategy being to submit quality controlled standardized data to identified archives and then set into place queries that can be run on a regular basis on these archives which would produce content that could be used for products that would be released to the public in a timely manner. Following best practices, source data should be managed properly using standards and controlled vocabularies, and procedures to QC the data should be implemented. The two issues of prime concern to OBIS are getting the name of the taxa and the sample location positions correct. We are not implying that OBIS will assist with the correct identification of specimens nor of assigning the correct name but we can provide tools to resolve synonym and spelling variation issues. The level of expertise of the person doing the identification should be described in the metadata document accompanying the dataset. Coordinate precision associated with these coordinates should be noted – was the position obtained from a GPS, from a chart or from a gazetteer? The name of the gazetteer used to obtain location/place name information should be included and OBIS Canada can provide assistance with generating appropriate discovery metadata so that the end user can judge fitness for use and access information required to properly interpret the data. Role of facilitating data submission (new and refreshed updated content) We know that data exists …. Now how can we make it easier for the data owner to submit… OBIS Canada has recently installed its own instance of a Global Biodiversity Information Facility Integrated Publishing Toolkit (GBIF IPT) ( http://webapps.marinebiodiversity.ca/ipt/ ) . The IPT was designed to facilitate the transfer of data to OBIS and to GBIF. Data providers will retain control of their data and their metadata submission and can easily revise content and request a new crawl. Data will not be orphaned…send off to OBIS and then forgotten. Relatively simple to recrawl and refresh on a regular basis and if proper views of the source data have been set up then adding new data/expanding the dataset extents be they temporal/spatial or taxonomic will be relatively simple. Initially data providers will need guidance but once data starts to flow the flood gates may open…. Proper data management will lead to easy submission to OBIS Canada using the new IPT. data submitted to OBIS can easily be refreshed with little or no effort after the initial queries have been set in place. Guides do exist re how to author metadata (GCMD guide, IPT guide) ( Directory Interchange Format (DIF) Writer's Guide, 2013. Global Change Master Directory. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/difguide/]. ) ( Wieczorek, 2011) (http://code.google.com/p/gbif-providertoolkit/wiki/IPT2ManualNotes) but a best practices as to the content to fill in the boxes does not exist – hope to create this for Canadian datasets using OTN and CHONe as examples and to provide this to iOBIS. Role of promoting citation and use of data (proper metadata and terms of use) Data owners are often concerned that if their data is contributed to a huge global database that they and their funding organizations will not receive due credit and recognition. All OBIS datasets are associated with discovery metadata and it is incumbent on the data provider to included proper citation and project description information. All users of OBIS are reminded to properly cite not just the database but also the source data. (insert citation link). Role of providing public portal to access data (Canadian data and data in area of interest to Canada) OBIS provides a free public portal to its global dataset. Search options allow users to select records based on specific temporal, spatial or taxonomic criteria or users may choose to access specific datasets. This feature allows users to access datasets specific to projects such as OTN or CHONe. OBIS will bring increased global visibility to the very high standard of biodiversity research going on regionally and financial support will confirm an organization ’ s continuing commitment to this highly visible international ocean science project. Role of highlighting Canadian research and associated data Each OBIS dataset is associated with discovery metadata authored by the data provider. These documents can include references to associated data collected as part of the project and also provide links to more detailed information. Individual records may also include links to associated information such as bar codes, museum specimens, photographs or even species tracking information. Publishing data to OBIS can be a means to highlight research and direct users to the data provider if more info required. The OBIS product can be used to satisfy most requests for data - Divert traffic to a site to obtain standardized view of the data. (can direct to the IPT or to OBIS). This frees up the data collector to work on other research issues. Role of representing the OBIS community on Canadian network of data holders (Canadian GBIF network) Thru collaboration with OBIS Canada research projects obtain a voice on the network…promote mobilization of Canadian data either thru OBIS Canada or Canadensys or other routes. OBIS will not fulfill the role of long-term archive for sustainability, however, the OBIS team is part of the IODE community and has contacts with the Canadian national oceanographic data centre (NODC) and can provide advice and contacts related to storage of oceanographic datasets including profiles, water bottle samples, plankton, etc. Roles for OBIS Canada Role of mentor re data management best practices (preparation of data and metadata) The OBIS Canada data management team has a long history working with biological data (on project, local, regional, national and global scales) and wishes to share its expertise with up and coming research projects such as OTN and CHONe. OBIS Canada would like to assume the role of mentor to these projects and assist with implementation of good data management at the source and to promote proper data flow from sample collection to the publishing of publicly accessible products. The strategy being to submit quality controlled standardized data to identified archives and then set into place queries that can be run on a regular basis on these archives which would produce content that could be used for products that would be released to the public in a timely manner. Following best practices, source data should be managed properly using standards and controlled vocabularies, and procedures to QC the data should be implemented. The two issues of prime concern to OBIS are getting the name of the taxa and the sample location positions correct. We are not implying that OBIS will assist with the correct identification of specimens nor of assigning the correct name but we can provide tools to resolve synonym and spelling variation issues. The level of expertise of the person doing the identification should be described in the metadata document accompanying the dataset. Coordinate precision associated with these coordinates should be noted – was the position obtained from a GPS, from a chart or from a gazetteer? The name of the gazetteer used to obtain location/place name information should be included and OBIS Canada can provide assistance with generating appropriate discovery metadata so that the end user can judge fitness for use and access information required to properly interpret the data. Role of facilitating data submission (new and refreshed updated content) We know that data exists …. Now how can we make it easier for the data owner to submit… OBIS Canada has recently installed its own instance of a Global Biodiversity Information Facility Integrated Publishing Toolkit (GBIF IPT) ( http://webapps.marinebiodiversity.ca/ipt/ ) . The IPT was designed to facilitate the transfer of data to OBIS and to GBIF. Data providers will retain control of their data and their metadata submission and can easily revise content and request a new crawl. Data will not be orphaned…send off to OBIS and then forgotten. Relatively simple to recrawl and refresh on a regular basis and if proper views of the source data have been set up then adding new data/expanding the dataset extents be they temporal/spatial or taxonomic will be relatively simple. Initially data providers will need guidance but once data starts to flow the flood gates may open…. Proper data management will lead to easy submission to OBIS Canada using the new IPT. data submitted to OBIS can easily be refreshed with little or no effort after the initial queries have been set in place. Guides do exist re how to author metadata (GCMD guide, IPT guide) ( Directory Interchange Format (DIF) Writer's Guide, 2013. Global Change Master Directory. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/difguide/]. ) ( Wieczorek, 2011) (http://code.google.com/p/gbif-providertoolkit/wiki/IPT2ManualNotes) but a best practices as to the content to fill in the boxes does not exist – hope to create this for Canadian datasets using OTN and CHONe as examples and to provide this to iOBIS. Role of promoting citation and use of data (proper metadata and terms of use) Data owners are often concerned that if their data is contributed to a huge global database that they and their funding organizations will not receive due credit and recognition. All OBIS datasets are associated with discovery metadata and it is incumbent on the data provider to included proper citation and project description information. All users of OBIS are reminded to properly cite not just the database but also the source data. (insert citation link). Role of providing public portal to access data (Canadian data and data in area of interest to Canada) OBIS provides a free public portal to its global dataset. Search options allow users to select records based on specific temporal, spatial or taxonomic criteria or users may choose to access specific datasets. This feature allows users to access datasets specific to projects such as OTN or CHONe. OBIS will bring increased global visibility to the very high standard of biodiversity research going on regionally and financial support will confirm an organization ’ s continuing commitment to this highly visible international ocean science project. Role of highlighting Canadian research and associated data Each OBIS dataset is associated with discovery metadata authored by the data provider. These documents can include references to associated data collected as part of the project and also provide links to more detailed information. Individual records may also include links to associated information such as bar codes, museum specimens, photographs or even species tracking information. Publishing data to OBIS can be a means to highlight research and direct users to the data provider if more info required. The OBIS product can be used to satisfy most requests for data - Divert traffic to a site to obtain standardized view of the data. (can direct to the IPT or to OBIS). This frees up the data collector to work on other research issues. Role of representing the OBIS community on Canadian network of data holders (Canadian GBIF network) Thru collaboration with OBIS Canada research projects obtain a voice on the network…promote mobilization of Canadian data either thru OBIS Canada or Canadensys or other routes. OBIS will not fulfill the role of long-term archive for sustainability, however, the OBIS team is part of the IODE community and has contacts with the Canadian national oceanographic data centre (NODC) and can provide advice and contacts related to storage of oceanographic datasets including profiles, water bottle samples, plankton, etc. -Receive or harvest marine biodiversity data (and metadata) from national, regional and international programs, and the scientific community at large -Perform data validation (using standards, tools and best practices) -Report the results of QC directly to data providers as part of the quality assurance activity -Provide data (and metadata) to OBIS using agreed upon standards and formats. -Ensure the long-term preservation of the data, metadata and associated information required for correct interpretation of the data (including version-control) -Participate as a member of the IODE steering group for OBIS, attend the SG-OBIS annual meeting and report on node activities; Provide indicators on up-time, responsiveness and data processed by nodes and present a report to SG-OBIS -Engage in stakeholder groups -Provide customer support (data queries, analyses, feedback). -Participate in outreach and capacity building (i.e., providing expertise, training and support in data management, technologies, standards and best practices). -Build customized data portals -Control data access, terms of use and comply with the IOC/OBIS data policy for using/sharing OBIS data. -Contribute to the development of standards and best practices in OBIS -Contribute to the development of open-source tools in OBIS
Why collaborate with OBIS and OBIS Canada? In 2011, in response to a paper discussing the fact that Canadian biodiversity data is not easily accessible (Hyde et al. 2010) a network of Canadian biological data holders was set up with the objective to mobilize Canadian data. Members of this network work together so it doesn ’ t matter which route one takes to publish the data – the objective is to get it published! In our opinion though, publishing marine data through OBIS Canada will result in a better quality controlled product. http://www.natureserve.org/publications/natureserve_canada_SOBI_2010.pdf Why collaborate with OBIS and OBIS Canada? OBIS Canada assists data management teams, such as CHONe and OTN, to utilize available public tools to standardize their data records as part of their own QC procedures. The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (Appletans et al. , 2012) and the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (http://www.itis.gov/) are recognized taxonomic name standards. WoRMS is recognized as the best source for marine species and their taxon match tool (http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=match) should be included in QC procedures. The authoritative source of geographical place names is the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB, http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography-boundary/geographical-name/search/name.php) and MarineRegions.org (http://www.marineregions.org/) for marine regions. Conclusion OBIS Canada has assumed a role as mentor and collaborator to the individual research network data management teams to facilitate data management and data flow to OBIS thereby fulfilling the mandate to make the data publicly discoverable and accessible. OBIS is a working reality that Canadian ocean researchers must use. Given this OBIS Canada is actively working with OTN and CHONe to devise a strategy whereby the core biodiversity results from these two research networks would routinely be made publicly accessible via the international OBIS portal. In other words, the research data hook has been firmly set and it is OBIS Canada ’ s job to firmly but gently reel the data in, one collection at time. By making data public, data providers contribute to the wealth of data for use in understanding species and ecosystems as well as monitoring, evaluating and forecasting change in our oceans. Even small datasets can contribute to the regional, global and taxonomic picture! On the international side--- The Research Data Alliance is an organisation that aims to accelerate and facilitate research data sharing and exchange. First plenary meeting was held in March 2013. The purpose of the Research Data Alliance is to accelerate international data-driven innovation and discovery by facilitating research data sharing and exchange, use and re-use, standards harmonization, and discoverability. This will be achieved through the development and adoption of infrastructure, policy, practice, standards, and other deliverables. A suggested best practice is - make biological distribution data publicly accessible thru submissions to OBIS.
OBIS Canada has assumed a role as mentor and collaborator to the individual network data management teams to facilitate the publication of these datasets via submission to OBIS. Routine CHONe and OTN data submissions to OBIS would clearly fulfill such a requirement. Underlying this would be implementation of best practices, whereby these data are inventoried, archived, and described so that the datasets are discoverable, accessible and reusable. Train data providers to do the work and submit ‘ processed ’ data. If good data management procedures implemented at source then all that is required is a view of existing info. This can be updated on a regular basis to update any edits and to expand the content extents (temporal, spatial and taxonomic). Set up IPT and give control of data submission to data provider; they will hjave the burden of data processing but this should be part of their data management procedures. Coordinate and standardize data and create canadian records that can easily be integrated with other programs and terrestrial data. Share lessons learned and document cases. Our historical expertise is with fish and plankton and EBSAs but basic principles hoold – just need to develop a few new vocabularies and/or enhance definitions. Compile list of FAQ to addresses common issues. Plus need documentation cause what may be obvious to one group may need to be clarified for another. Re-use of data requires that it be well codumented and it is common for a data provider to assume that others understand the basic components of their sampling/analysis methods. These need to be references and defenitions need to be accessible.