1. Virtual Biodiversity ViBRANT Vocabularies, Standards, merging and linking Data Olaf Banki University of Amsterdam O.S.Banki@uva.nl ViBRANT Virtual Biodiversity Workpackage 4 Standardisation

2. Virtual Biodiversity ViBRANT 2 of Who we are & what we do Intro of my own background STILL TO FILL OUT

3. Virtual Biodiversity ViBRANT 3 of Objectives of Wp4 To ensure compatibility and access of all data within ViBRANT to other research and publishing infrastructures and services. 1.Facilitate integration and harmonization of datasets 2.Managing and dissemination of ontology's 3.Offering a flexible system of user driven vocabularies

4. Virtual Biodiversity ViBRANT 4 of Activities of Wp4 1.Scratchpad Common Access point: facilitate data exchange between scratchpads communities and the CDM resources 2.Ontology tools: develop GBIF ontology tool and an equivalent tool based on semantic wiki and make these available into a user friendly interface 3.Ongoing services enhancements: develop robust services based on usage statistics and feedback that enhance the prototype tools

5. Virtual Biodiversity ViBRANT 5 of Sustainability and Specific risks Vocabularies: fusion of wiki based approach and form based approach Technical Linkage between Drupal, semantic wiki, CDM, and other programming tools A risk concerning the diversity in standards of distributed datasets (?) Does someone has a remark concerning the sustainability within the Wp?

6. Virtual Biodiversity ViBRANT 6 of Linking workpackage activities within ViBRANT Wp2 Technical Architecture: common data access point Wp3: for user feedback on tools and services developed Wp5: linking data API with tools API (e.g. from EDIT) Wp6: use of standards in publishing Wp7: adoption of standards in relation to digital libraries (e.g. connection with TDWG) and search services Wp8: quality improvement of external data, standards in relation to APIs for citizen scientists, field recording applications module

7. Virtual Biodiversity ViBRANT 7 of Linkage with other biodiversity informatics projects EDIT PESI 4D4Life LifeWatch GBIF EoL CDM Biodiversity Heritage Library TWDG