E uropean N etwork for B iodiversity I nformation Cees H.J. Hof Universiteit van Amsterdam EC supported 5th framework programme

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 2 NLBIF bijeenkomst “Biodiversiteitsinformatie in Nederland” A brief introduction to ENBI. State of the art. How can data providers and (European) GBIF participants benefit from ENBI?

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 3 A brief history of ENBI May 2001 ENBI call. January 2003 ENBI official start. OECD Mega-science Forum (1995): Development of biodiversity informatics is a large, complex and costly undertaking …. EU: Need for coordination and cooperation at European level Same biogeographic region European databases IT aspect Introduction

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 4 ENBI is a thematic network… Introduction “Thematic networks are designed to facilitate co-ordination of activities and transfer of knowledge around a given scientific and technological objective……” No research Does not own data, does not build databases Financial support for three years Communication and coordination Workshops, seminars, e-conferences, protocols, guidelines, etc. Pilot studies and demonstrators

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 5 Introduction ENBI major objectives EU contribution to GBIF. Open network of European biodiversity centers and projects. Interaction with EC CHM, EEA/EIONET and EPBRS.

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 6 Introduction ENBI workplan The establishment of a strong biodiversity information network. Common approaches for the maintenance and enhancement of biodiversity databases. Integration and interoperability of large-scale distributed database sites. Mechanisms to support the development of e-services and products.

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 7 Introduction Scope of ENBI: 13 work packages accommodated in 4 clusters. 36 months, starting 1 January institutes, representing 24 countries. - GBIF national nodes - Coordinators of relevant EU projects - Other stakeholders

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 8 Introduction ENBI components Forum for GBIF National nodes Dissemination IPR, Copyrights & financial issues Sustainability & continuity Maintenance and enhancement of databases Co-ordination activities Products and e -services Data integration, interoperability, and analysis I II III IV collectionsspeciesobservations Multi lingualEUGlobal

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 9 State of the art Cluster I - Network co-ordination - Co-ordination with GBIF - Strategies for sustainability and continuity of European activities ENBI Forums & Inventory of state-of-art. Dissemination. IPR, copyrights & financial issues. Co-ordinating activities.

State of the art

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 15 State of the art Communicationion in ENBI: ENBI community (283 people) ENBI members (136 people) ENBI internal communication Wp’s Steer / man. CIRCA Interest Groups

State of the art

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 18 State of the art Dissemination. IPR, copyrights & financial issues & 2005: 3 workshops “Dissemination of Basic Information”. 3 seminars for dissemination of specialised Information. 3 workshops and associated literature for official awareness. 2 workshops (and documents) on IPR issues dealing with matters such as: database law and copyright law data sharing draft common policy guidelines and a draft model data sharing Memorandum of Understanding 2004 & 2005:

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 19 State of the art Cluster II Co-operation of pan-European checklist and ‘Species bank’ database projects. Co-operation of pan-European databases on biological collections and specimens. Observational survey data. Maintenance, enhancement and presentation of bio- diversity databases.

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 20 State of the art Co-operation of pan-European checklist and ‘Species bank’ database projects. Pilot demonstrator for access to ‘Species Banks’ Gap analysis

State of the art

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 23 State of the art Cluster III Data management in large distributed biodiversity database systems. Interoperability and common access. Generic analysis tools and data mining. Data integration, interoperability and analysis.

State of the art Generic analysis tools and data mining.

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 25 State of the art Cluster IV Multi-lingual access. Information services on European biodiversity data. Making non-European biodiversity data in European repositories globally available. Products and e-services.

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 26 State of the art Information services on European biodiversity data. Glossary with ca acronyms State of the art database of European biodiversity databases 4 pilot studies Urban ecology Karyological database for vertebrates Illustrated digital keys for North Sea biota A pan-European key to the aquatic stages of mayfly

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 27 State of the art Information services on European biodiversity data. pilot studies… Illustrated digital keys for North Sea biota

NLBIF bijeenkomst Utrecht 14/01/2004 Slide 28 ENBI and you Participation in ENBI: passive active Visit web site: Read notifications Access to documents in public domain Join ENBI community: Receive notifications Access to draft & discussion documents Participation in Interest Groups Become Associate Member: Procedure for admittance

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