becoming an obis node
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How to join OBIS as an OBIS nodeTRANSCRIPT
Becoming an OBIS Node
Some Background…
• UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
• IOC
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
• IODE International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange
• OBIS
Ocean Biogeographic Information System
What is IOC?Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
of UNESCO is the United Nations body for– ocean science – ocean observatories – ocean data and information exchange – and ocean services such as Tsunami warning systems.
Its mission is…
• to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity building to learn more about the nature and resources of the oceans and coastal areas
• to apply this knowledge to improved management, sustainable development and
protection of the marine environment and the decision making processes of States.
• "International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange”
• A program of the "Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission" (IOC) of UNESCO
• Established in 1961.
• Purpose is to enhance marine research, exploitation and development, by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States, and by meeting the needs of users for data and information products.
• For more see http://www.iode.org
OBIS is the world’s largest open access, online repository of spatially referenced marine life data that:
– Nations can use to develop national and regional assessments, to discover trends, gaps and biodiversity hotspots and to meet their obligations to the Convention on Biological Diversity and other international commitments.
– Stimulates research about our oceans to generate new hypotheses concerning evolutionary processes, species distributions, and roles of organisms in marine systems on a global scale.
– Forms a baseline of marine life’s diversity, distribution, and abundance against which future change can be measured.
Background
Originated from the Census of Marine Life(2000-2010)• 2,700 scientists • 80+ nations • 540 expeditions • US$ 650 million • 2,600+ scientific publications • 6,000+ potential new species
37,018,672 distribution records and counting
121,202 valid marine species 164,766 valid marine taxa
See http://www.iobis.org for data, maps, and more information
Background
OBIS Network
OBIS is a strategic alliance of hundreds of scientists and organisations who contribute data, information and expertise to OBIS.
OBIS
OBIS Steering Group
OBIS development consortium
OBIS Group of Experts
Partnerships with GBIF, EOL, GOBI, GOOS, FAO, UNEP-WCMC,
ICES, SMEBD/WoRMS, Species2000, GCMD,
SCOR, CBOL, …
Dots are projects
OBIS’s Mission
To make marine bio-geographic data from all
over the world freely available to policy makers,
environmental managers, researchers and the
public at large, in order to increase our
knowledge to better manage and protect our
oceans.
OBIS at IOC-UNESCO
In June 2009, the 25th Session of the IOC Assembly decided through Resolution XXV-4 to adopt OBIS as part of IODE, because:
1. Knowledge of the oceans biodiversity is of such importance to national and global environmental issues that the responsibility for its continuing success should be assumed by governments.
2. IOC Member States have repeatedly identified the need to acquire ocean biogeographic data for national ocean and coastal resource management.
3. Without accurate, repeatable and timely biological data it is impossible to address adequately the global ocean environmental issues of pollution, climate impact and mitigation, ocean acidification, ecosystem management, biodiversity loss, and habitat destruction (Resolution of the UN General Assembly A/RES/63/111)
4. OBIS provided the opportunity to adopt an existing global network for biogeographic data and to attract the associated research community that can and should be a continuous part of the Commission’s ocean mandate.
The OBIS System
The OBIS System
QC
indexing
classificatio
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assembly
node node node
staging
production
portal
marbound
WOD/ODP
GEBCO
QueriesMappingExtraction
-Excel, DiGIR, IPT-OBIS (extended DwC) schema
WoRMSITIS, CoL,
IRMNG
EOL
GEO
iMarine
LifeWatch
GBIF
GCMD
Data flow in OBIS
Current
Future
Existing OBIS Nodes
(black=regional, bold = NODC status, blue = thematic, green = candidate node)
1. Antarctica / AntOBIS
2. Arctic / ArcOD/AOOS
3. Argentina / ArOBIS
4. Australia / OBIS-Australia
5. Black Sea / BlackSea-OBIS
6. Canada / OBIS-Canada
7. China / OBIS-China
8. Europe / EurOBIS
9. India / IndOBIS
10. Japan / OBIS-Japan
11. Korea / KOBIS
12. Mediterranean / MedOBIS
13. South-East Pacific / ESPOBIS
14. South-West Atlantic /
WSAOBIS
15. South-West Pacific / NZOBIS
16. Sub-Saharan / AfrOBIS
17. USA/ OBIS-USA
18. Global / MicrOBIS
19. Global / OBIS-SEAMAP
20. Global / Hexacorals
21. Global / FishBase
22. Global / Seamounts
23. Gulf of Aden
24. South-East Asia
25. Caribbean
OBIS Data Network (Nodes)
• OBIS’s data network will become organised in a hierarchical structure of nodes
• Tier 1 = International OBIS at IODE• Tier 2 = Regional and Thematic Nodes (NODC’s and ADU’s)• Tier 3 = Local Nodes (NODC’s and ADU’s)
• The OBIS Network needs additional nodes to help improve coverage both geographically and thematically.
• Every institution, project, initiative can apply to become a node of OBIS (TIER II or III) and an ADU recognised by IODE.
Terms of Reference: IODE Associate Data Units (ADUs) IODE Associate Data Units (ADUs) shall:
i. Be national projects, programmes, institutions or organizations (other than NODCs), or regional or international projects, programmes, institutions or organizations that carry out data management functions,
ii. Receive information on, and contribute to, IODE standards and best practices related to ocean data management,
iii. Be welcomed to participate in ocean data and information management training, organized within the framework of the IODE OceanTeacher programme,
iv. Be invited, as observers, in Sessions of the IODE Committee,
v. Participate in IODE workshops and projects,
vi. Share expertise with other ADUs and NODCs,
vii. Be invited to share their data and information on their data collection (metadata catalogue), and this should be through their NODC (in the case of national projects, programmes, institutions or organizations), or through another IODE data facility (in the case of regional or international projects, programmes, institutions or organizations) or, in the case of biogeographic data, through iOBIS,
viii. Receive assistance, upon request, from IODE, on matters related to ocean data management,
ix. Closely link with their IODE National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC), if existing (in the case of national projects, organizations and institutions),
x. Agree to make available data management documentation (standards, practices, guides,…) used by the ADU.
Node Roles and Responsibilities?Tasks Tier II Tier III
Build customized portals (e.g., multiple languages) M M
Comply with the IOC/OBIS data policy for using and sharing OBIS data. M M
Control data access, terms of use and sharing policies M M
Customer support (data queries, analyses, feedback). M M
Harvesting data (and metadata) from tier III nodes M
Making data (and metadata) available to tier I node using agreed upon standards and formats which are described in the OBIS Manual M *
Making data (and metadata) available to tier II nodes M
Outreach (as defined in the Communication and Outreach Strategy) M M
Perform data validation (using standards, tools and best practices), as described in the OBIS manual M
Receiving or harvesting marine biodiversity data (and metadata) from national, regional and international programs, and the scientific community at large M M
Report on activities to SG-OBIS M M
Reporting the results of quality control directly to data collectors/originator as part of the quality assurance activity M M
Reporting the results of quality control directly to tier III M
The OBIS node shall nominate a node manager (and deputy) who will be a member of the IODE Steering Group for OBIS (SG-OBIS), and participate in various activities associated with OBIS and IODE, such as the SG-OBIS meetings and electronic discussions M M
Capacity Building (i.e., providing expertise, training and support in data management, technologies, standards and best practices). M (to tier III) M
Providing marine data to external networks (e.g., GBIF) O O
Providing statistics on data content and analysis on gaps O O
Contribute to the development of open-source tools R R
Contribute to the development of standards and best practices R R
Engage in stakeholder groups R R
Ensuring the long-term preservation of the data, metadata and associated information required for correct interpretation of the data (including version-control), as described in the OBIS manual R R
In the absence of an active tier III nor tier II, tier I (iOBIS) can perform tasks under tier II and III, or a tier III needs to fill in a tier II (*).
M = mandatory, R = recommended, O = optional
What does it mean at a technical level?
• Providing multiple datasets in a standard format for harvesting by iOBIS (Darwin Core Archive format)
• Having complete and good quality data and metadata for each dataset
• Regular updates to the datasets where possible
• IPT Server to serve the datasets (or use the IPT server of iOBIS to upload datasets)
Becoming a Node in the OBIS System
OBIS Nodes
• If you are an existing NODC (within the IODE network) and the OBIS node activities fall under the activities of the NODC
=> Send a letter expressing your interest to become an OBIS node (including contact information of the OBIS node manager, and geographical/thematic scope of your OBIS node)
• If you are not an existing NODC, apply to become an IODE Associate Data Unit (with a specific role as OBIS node)
What are the benefits for ADUs?Being associated with IODE means the following:
• You will have access to IODE documentation and expertise in the area of
oceanographic data management and marine information management;
• You will be part of the IODE information dissemination network related to
oceanographic data management and marine information management;
• You will be able to obtain IODE (OceanTeacher) technical training related to
oceanographic data management and marine information management
• You will be invited to make your data and information available through relevant
IODE mechanisms (e.g., OceanDataPortal, OceanDocs, OceanExpert, OBIS,…)
• You will be invited to participate in IODE projects
• You will be invited to designate experts to participate in IODE project steering
groups or IODE groups of experts (short-term members).
How to become an ADU/OBIS Node..IODE invites any project, programme, institution or organization that is willing to comply with
the Terms of Reference to apply to join IODE as an IODE Associate Data Unit (ADU) by
providing the following information (sent to [email protected] with copy to
i. Name and contact information of the ADU contact point(s).
ii. Name and contact point of the head of the applicant entity.
iii. Description of the national, regional or international project, programme, institution or
organization.
iv. Brief description of data services/products provided by the entity.
v. For projects: expected lifespan of the project and indication of plan for the archival/preservation
of the data, data management plan.
vi. Letters of support.
vii. Required expertise, training that IODE could contribute.
viii.Data policy (if identified) of the applicant entity.
ix. Details of any existing relationship with an NODC.
Once your application is received…
• Applications for ADUs will be reviewed by the IODE
Steering Group for OBIS. You will receive a response
within two weeks after confirmation of receipt of your
application.
OBIS Contact Information
OBIS Secretariat
UNESCO-IOC Project Office for IODE
Wandelaarkaai 7/61, 8400 Oostende, Belgium
Project Manager: Mr Ward Appeltans
Phone: +32 59 34 01 76
Email: [email protected]