1. Biodiversity Information
Networks
Free and Open Access to Antarctic Biodiversity data
SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF
www.scarmarbin.be
www.biodiversity.aq
2. SCAR-MarBIN & ANTABIF
• www.scarmarbin.be: marine biodiversity information
network
• www.biodiversity.aq: biodiversity information facility
• Core funding: BELSPO.be (until June 2012)
• International Polar Year 2007/08
• Census of Antarctic Marine Life
• Ocean Biogeographic Information System
4. General philosophy
• Build an electronic ecosystem
• Offer free and open access to data and technology
• Expose all the (biodiversity) data and metadata, in
multiple contexts
• Remain community-driven, and collaborative
• Adopt strong standardization
• Work for science, conservation, management
6. [results]: webportal (s)
taxonomy, biogeography
vizualisation
open access
900,188 visitors
8,011,935 hits
>50,000,000 dld records
ANTABIF coming up
7. [results]: taxonomic data
• The first RAMS
all taxa
• Board of 60+ editors
all species • Feeds WoRMS, CoL and EoL
valid species
• 17,098 taxa (RAMS)
• Building a dynamic RAS
• 24,248 taxa (RAS)
0 3,750 7,500 11,250 15,000
8. [results]: geospatial data
1,288,441 records
198 datasets
119 geodatasets
5,235 taxa
Feeds OBIS, GBIF
Downloadable
WebGIS
Webservices
9. [results]: webportal (s)
Terrestrial
Marine Biodiversity Biodiversity
Webrepository Field Guides
Metadata catalogue Blog
IPT instance Data metrics
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19. Antarctic Field Guides
afg.biodiversity.aq
afg.scarmarbin.be
• Identification aid
• Best available pictures
• Descriptions
• Dynamically built from various sources
26. Products... coming up
Georeferenced genetic data: CAML barcoding
Polar Macroscope working group: BiPolar analyses
Princess Elisabeth Station Data Management
Microbes...
Biogeography Atlas: interactive Atlas