Terrestrial data logging
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Virtual BiodiversityViBRANT
Terrestrial data logging
Alexander S. KroupaMuseum für Naturkunde Berlin
ViBRANTVirtual Biodiversity
Workpackage 8Ecological and conservation data mobilisation
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Who we are & what we do
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Since 2009 the Museum für Naturkunde is constituted as an independent Foundation as a member of the Leibniz Association
The focus of research and education lies on biodiversity, biological evolution, and earth sciences
Some facts:- around 70 permanent scientific staff - 30 mio scientific specimens - several general and high-end laboratories - a large scientific library (>175,000 titles, >1,000 journals)
MfN has been participating and taking a leading role in several EU - projects both under FP6 and FP7, such as SYNTHESYS (I3), the European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT), Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) – Europe, and 4D4Life
MfN has been partnering with Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and PalaeoBase
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What we will do in ViBRANT
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MfN will engage in mobilizing users from professional and non-professional biodiversity inventorying and monitoring initiatives
Support the development and adaptation of specific software applications, especially for conservation-oriented biodiversity monitoring schemes
MfN will also provide field-based tools and technologies developed during the EDIT ABTI+M program
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How we are doing it
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Develop a separate scratchpad module:- to promote digital field recording - provide information about and access to available field recording tools and technologies- provide information about standardized digital data capture and protocols
Using networks and user communities built around the ATBI+M pilot sites established by EDIT in selected protected areas
Building a network and a user community, using a scratchpad application
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Who are our users & how will they engage?
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Professional and non-professional biodiversity inventorying and monitoring initiatives
Experts (e.g. from museums) and citizen science activities (e.g. from nature conservation organisations)
Stakeholders actively involved in ecological and conservation-oriented biodiversity monitoring schemes