1. GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FACILITY David Remsen ECAT Program Officer September 2010 WWW.GBIF.OR G A Darwin-Core Archive solution to publishing and indexing taxonomic data within the GBIF network Thanks: Peter Desmet, Canadensys- (graphics)

2. GBIF - A global discovery point for biodiversity data

3. GBIF: Extend global discovery to taxonomic data

4. 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

5. 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)

6. Darwin Core Archive Data Format

7. Darwin Core Ratified in 2009 Significant additions/refinements Set of terms – http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/index.htm Simple Darwin Core (Subset) Express as Text – http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/guides/text/inde x.htm http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/guides/text/inde x.htm

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

9. 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

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

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

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

13. A Darwin Core Archive

14. Validator http://tools.gbif.org/dwca-validator/ Status: Under Evaluation

15. Darwin Core Archive Publishing Options

16. Integrated Publishing Toolkit Compose EML Metadata Connect to database Upload Data Transform to DWCA Publish via GBIF Status: Stable release – end 2010 http://ipt.gbif.org

17. 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)

18. Authoring Descriptor XML Status: Ready for Review Metafile http://tools.gbif.org/dwca-assistant/

19. Excel Spreadsheet Templates Status: Ready for Review/Testing

20. Spreadsheet Processor http://tools.gbif.org/spreadsheet-processor/ Status: Ready for Review

21. Checklist Bank Status: Dev version in place. Integration with GBIF data portal 2011 http://ecat-dev.gbif.org/

22. Roadmap Evaluation and testing and refinement Q4 2010 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