1. www.iabin.net IABIN: VI Council Meeting Component 1 Boris Ramírez Thematic Networks Coordinator 14 – 17 July, 2009 Bayahibe,Dominican Republic.

2. www.iabin.net Implementation Strategy Component 1: Interoperability and data access Standards (Creating/Adopting) Digitalization Tools (Creating/Adopting) Access to Distributed Data Bases Component 2: Data Content Creation Seed Grants for Digitalization of data Training Component 3: Decision- Making Tools Component 4: Administration Component 5: Sustainability

3. www.iabin.net Data Management by IABIN specimens and observations information about species ecosystems protected areas pollinators invasive species Metadata (of biological resources, bibliographic, geospatial) Images (pictures) Data about organisms Data about areas Geospatial data CT GN Catalog Geospatial SSTN PTN I3N ETN PATN IABIN Thematic Networks Species & Specimens Pollinators Invasive Species Ecosystems Protected Areas

4. www.iabin.net IABIN Consortiums Invasive Species: NBII (US) Species and Specimens: INBio (Costa Rica), Humbolt (Colombia), Museo Argentino, Natureserve (USA), Red de Herbarios de Centroamérica y el Caribe Protected Areas: UNEP-WCMC, Fundação O Boticário (Brazil), UICN, WWF, WICE (USA), Humbolt (Colombia), Ecociencia (Ecuador), The Nature Conservancy Pollinators: CoEvolution (USA), Univ. Sao Paulo (Brazil), NBII (USA), CRIA (Brazil) Ecosystems: NatureServer (USA), Instituto Alexander Von Humboldt (Colombia), Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, The Nature Conservancy, Centro Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible - CIDES (Panamá), Smithsonia Tropical Research Institute – STRI (Panama) Catalog: NBII (USA) GeoSpatial Network Project DGF (CCAD – WB – USGS) Geo-Sur (CAF – IPGH – USGS)

5. www.iabin.net IABIN Standards and Protocols (2007) Part of IABIN ArchitectureStandard or Protocol Adopted ArchitectureWeb Services Registry ServicesUDDI Interface descriptionWSDL Access protocolsTAPIR DiGIR (if the provider has it integrated) Data codingXML Data transportHTTP over TCP/IP Metadata o For bibliographical data Dublin Core o For specimen collections and observations Darwin Core ABCD Schema o For Species Plinian Core o For Protected Areas WDPA Core Version 1.2 o For Invasive Species I3N Standard o For Spatial Data FGDC ISO o For general biological resources CSDGM with Bio Profile o For geographical data processing Open GIS Consortium (OGC) WFS WMS (only if WFS is not available) For document formatHTML, PDF, and ASCII Graphic formatPNG, JPEG, GIF, WebCGM

6. www.iabin.net Status at Today (Component 1 and 2) SSTNPTNI3NETNPATNCatalog Standards* Darwin Core * Plinian Core * Darwin Core + Plant- Pollinator Extension I3N Standard * Terrestrial * Marine * Fresh Water WDPADublin Core FDGC Digitalization Tool  Website  Data Portal2’759.691 4,389 162,54214,1321,51810,852200,000 Grants (Aprox. 10k) * 36 *14 1016217 Training (People) * 72 * 45 20250+3520

7. www.iabin.net Status at Today SSTNPTNI3NETNPATNCatalog Standards* Darwin Core * Plinian Core * Darwin Core + Plant- Pollinator Extension I3N Standard * Terrestrial * Marine * Fresh Water WDPADublin Core FDGC Digitalization Tool  (on-line)  TN Website  Data Website  Experts Database  Thematic Working Groups  Data Portal2’759.691 4,389 162,54214,1321,51810,852200,000 Grants (Approx. 10k) * 36 *14 1016217 Training (People) * 72 * 45 20250+3520

8. www.iabin.net Muito Obrigado Gracias Thank you Muito Obrigado Gracias Thank you Secretariado Boris Ramírez, Coordinador de Redes Temáticasbramirez@iabin.net Ciudad del Saber, Edificio 111, Clayton, República de Panamá Teléfono: +507 317-1992, 317-1993 Fax: +507 317-1994bramirez@iabin.net http://www.iabin.net