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Canadensys   Mobilizing  biodiversity     data  across  Canada   Peter  Desmet  &  Anne  Bruneau  

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A  network   Of  people  and  collec@ons  

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Academic   11  universi@es,  5  botanical     gardens  &  2  musea    

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35+  researchers   Mainly  systema@sts  

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13  mil.  specimens   2  out  of  3  are  insects  

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Goal   Mobilize  3  million  specimen     records  (20%)  by  2013  

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Why?   Specimen  data  are  incredibly  useful  

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Primary  data   What,  when,  where  and  who    of  a  species  

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Canada’s   natural   history   collec@ons   represent   a   vast   source   of   biodiversity   informa@on.  Allowing  increased  access  to  that  informa@on  for  all  its  users  in   academia,  government,  and  non-­‐governmental  and  private  sectors  will  greatly   enhance  our  knowledge  genera@ng  capacity  in  many,  if  not  all,  areas  of  life  and   environmental   sciences.   A   broad   variety   of   life   science   fields   are   highly   dependent   on   access   to   quality   biodiversity   informa@on,   ranging   from   taxonomy,   botany,   zoology,   etc.,   to   large   scale   ecology   projects   and   environmental   research   (e.g.,   invasive   species,   climate   change,   habitat   loss),   forestry   and   agricultural   research,   and   research   on   food,   bioproduct,   bioprocess  and  drug  discovery  and  development.  Access  to  these  data  will  also   increase  our  ability  to:  manage  our  natural  resources  sustainably;  mi@gate  and   adapt  to  environmental  changes;  ensure  that  essen@al  ecological  services  are   maintained   and   species-­‐at-­‐risk   protected;   and   support   a   range   of   important   regional,   na@onal   and   interna@onal   science   ini@a@ves   (Council   of   Canadian   Academies,  2010).  Finally,  access  to  quality  biodiversity  informa@on  is  essen@al   for   clear,   science-­‐based   policies   and   regula@ons   and   to   streamline   environmental   assessments   and   permit   permissions.   This   is   necessary   to   minimize   uncertainty,   to   provide   innova@ve,   evidence-­‐based   solu@ons   for   natural   resource   industries   while   ensuring   an   appropriate   balance   between   socio-­‐economic  costs  and  environmental  protec@on.    

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How?  

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Collect   Prepare   Digi@ze   Standardize   Publish   Aggregate   Download   Use  

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Collect   Prepare   Digi@ze   Standardize   Publish   Aggregate   Download   Use  

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Digi@ze   In  each  individual  collec@on  (2  years)   Share  experience  &  best  prac@ces   bit.ly/Canadensys-­‐forum    

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Time  consuming!   Imaging  +  ci@zen  science?   Get  metadata  first?   Georeferencing?  

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bit.ly/mt-­‐inventory-­‐blog  

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Standardize   Different  database  systems   Darwin  Core  Archives   bit.ly/DarwinCore  

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Publish   Make  available  online   GBIF  Integrated  Publishing  Toolkit  (IPT)   data.canadensys.net/ipt  

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Download   Per  dataset   Not  very  flexible  

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Aggregate   Can  be  done  by  anyone   Global  Biodiversity  Informa@on  Facility   www.gbif.org  

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eol.org/pages/344/maps  

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Download   Explore  and  search  across  datasets   data.gbif.org  

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Collect   Prepare   Digi@ze   Standardize   Publish   Aggregate   Download   Use  

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Complete  workflow   Standardize,  publish,  register,  available   Since  2011,  thanks  to  IPT!  

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Checklists   Data  about  taxa  (vs  specimens)     Now  also  supported  by   DwC-­‐A,  GBIF  &  IPT  

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VASCAN   Database  of  Vascular  Plants  of  Canada   data.canadensys.net/vascan  

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How  can  we  help?  

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Data  hos@ng   Only  registered  IPT  in  Canada   Full  afribu@on  via  registra@on   data.canadensys.net/ipt  

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Data   Available  for  use   More  datasets  coming  soon   data.canadensys.net  

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What  we  want  

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More  data   It’s  out  there!   NSERC  proposal  submifed     to  support  more  of  it  

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Darwin  Core  Archives   The  format  war  is  over  

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Collabora@on   CBIF,  NatureServe  Canada,  Canadensys   With  other  organiza@ons   Between  data  holders  and  users  

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Na@onal  coordina@on   www.canadensys.net/ofawa-­‐2011    

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2-­‐way  communica@on   Links  back  to  the  data  holder   Befer  cita@ons   Persistent  iden@fiers  

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Training   Darwin  Core  can  be  overwhelming   bit.ly/AppleCore  for  insects  

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Thanks!   www.canadensys.net   @canadensys   @peterdesmet   Peter  Desmet  &  Anne  Bruneau