GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FACILITY David Remsen ECAT Program Officer September G A Darwin-Core Archive solution to publishing and indexing taxonomic data within the GBIF network Thanks: Peter Desmet, Canadensys- (graphics)

GBIF - A global discovery point for biodiversity data

GBIF: Extend global discovery to taxonomic data

Enabling global discovery: Objectives Develop capacity to document and publish taxonomic data – A simple exchange format – Suite of publication tools Promote the publication of taxonomic data in a common format Build and maintain an index of published checklists Build services on this index that address user needs in the GBIF network

Enabling global discovery: Outcomes Embed taxonomy into large-scale biodiversity data/info. management – Improved Interoperability among resources – Improved Precision and Recall within resources Increase efficiencies in taxon-related linking, mapping, data-mining, and data management Increased recognition of the value and relevance of taxonomy within all biodiversity information interchange (large and small)

Darwin Core Archive Data Format

Darwin Core Ratified in 2009 Significant additions/refinements Set of terms – Simple Darwin Core (Subset) Express as Text – x.htm x.htm

Core components – single file Taxon Classification Synonymy Publication Details Simple to Export Simple to Manage Comma-Separated Values Text File

Extending Darwin Core TaxonTypes and Specimens Bibliography one-to-many Extensions defined via simple schema Darwin Core or other terms Linked to controlled vocabularies One taxa – many extension records Simple to Export Simple to Manage Comma-Separated Values Text File

Metafile describes the set MetafileCore Describes Types and Specimens Bibliography one-to-many Describes

Core + Set of Extensions MetafileTaxaTypes and Specimens Bibliography one-to-many Vernacular Names Distribution one-to-many describes “GNA Simple Exchange Format”

Metadata documents resource MetafileTaxaTypes and Specimens Bibliography one-to-many Vernacular Names Distribution one-to-many describes GBIF EML profile documents

A Darwin Core Archive

Validator Status: Under Evaluation

Darwin Core Archive Publishing Options

Integrated Publishing Toolkit Compose EML Metadata Connect to database Upload Data Transform to DWCA Publish via GBIF Status: Stable release – end

Guidelines and Best Practices DB Admin skills Database export No tools required Successful pilots Ireland NBN UK Norway Avian Knowledge network IPNI IRMNG Status: Drafts for November campaign (see roadmap)

Authoring Descriptor XML Status: Ready for Review Metafile

Excel Spreadsheet Templates Status: Ready for Review/Testing

Spreadsheet Processor Status: Ready for Review

Checklist Bank Status: Dev version in place. Integration with GBIF data portal

Roadmap Evaluation and testing and refinement Q Consolidate docs and publishing for ver. 1 Simple Exchange Format using DWC-A Target current taxonomic data export publishers – Small grants to pilot DWC-A exports Seed funds to GBIF Nodes – Publish regional and thematic species checklists – Evaluate 1.0 extensions and vocabularies