Presentation given by Bruno Danis (SCAR-MarBIN) on the new Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility projetc (ANTABIF).

1. ANTABIF
Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility
www.biodiversity.aq

2. Background
• end of BELSPO funding SCARMarBIN
• new project linking marine, terrestrial and
limnetic biodiversity data
• BELSPO funding for 2 yrs
• implementation by BBPF
• maintenance of MarBIN
• IYB2010

3. Objectives
• Build a new portal
• (manage PES data)
• register of Antarctic species
• distributed network
• ensure the long term continuation of the
network(s)

4. Technology
• build upon two sources: SCAR-MarBIN and
SCAR EBA DBs @ AADC
• gluing the best available technologies
together:
• SMB V2: geo DBs, indexing tools, search
engines, webservices
• SCAR CGA, Map DB
• Scratchpads, IPT/HIT, DwC2, community
tools