GBIF WP consultation
Planning for 2014 and beyond
Olaf BánkiSenior Programme Officer for Participation
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica) and Red Knot (Calidris canutus) , in Merimbula, NSW on 10/11/2010. The Red Knot was banded on 25/11/2006, age approximately 2, at Miranda, New Zealand and was sighted again on 23/05/2007 at Broome, WA and back in Miranda on 21/11/2009 (information from Birds Australia).
European Nodes Meeting 2013Wednesday 6 – 8 March Joensuu Finland
Strategic plan vision
VISION:A world in which biodiversity information is freely and universally available for science, society, and a sustainable future.
High-level vision - GBIF 2030CULTURE: A community of contributors from all
cultures, languages, and fields of biodiversity research collaborates to generate, curate, and use global knowledge of biodiversity
DATA: Scientific data are routinely and promptly made available in a persistent free and open accessible form
EVIDENCE: All available evidence for the distribution and abundance [, functions and processes] of biodiversity on earth through space and time is amassed and organized
UNDERSTANDING: All users have the capability to make use of the best evidence-based understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes
GBIF’s role in this vision
• Participants expect GBIF to deliver:1. Effective governance2. Global data publishing facility3. Established national ”BIFs”4. Supporting knowledge network5. Organised biodiversity information6. Online data discovery and access7. Science and policy relevance
• This is GBIF’s mission• This is GBIF’s value proposition• These are GBIF’s outputs
Mission and vision
EVIDENCE
UNDERSTANDING
DATA
CULTUREGOVERNANCE
PUBLISHING FACILITY
NATIONAL BIFs
KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION
DISCOVERY AND ACCESS
SCIENCE/POLICY RELEVANCE
OTHER STAKEHOLDER OUTPUTS
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Planning GBIF’s workToday (2013) WP focus (2016)
GOVERNANCE
PUBLISHING FACILITY
NATIONAL BIFs
KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION
DISCOVERY AND ACCESS
SCIENCE/POLICY RELEVANCE
GOVERNANCE
PUBLISHING FACILITY
NATIONAL BIFs
KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION
DISCOVERY AND ACCESS
SCIENCE/POLICY RELEVANCE
GOVERNANCE
PUBLISHING FACILITY
NATIONAL BIFs
KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION
DISCOVERY AND ACCESS
SCIENCE/POLICY RELEVANCE
Ultimate (2030)
Five essential questions:• What is the ultimate form that these outputs should take?• What is the current situation?• What needs to change to get to the ultimate form?• How can we measure progress towards the ultimate form?• How do we maximise progress in the right direction in 2014-2016?
Designing each output
Key attribute
Present state
Ultimate state Progress measure Steps in 2014-2016
Global X countries publishing
All countries publishing
1) Number of countries; 2) Taxa with published data per country; etc.
1) Change endorsement processes; 2) NLS support for IPT; etc.
Publishing facility
X data sets published
All legacy data published and all new data routinely published
1) Volumes of historical data; 2) Volumes of data from last 3 years; etc.
1) Establish IPT archival repositories; 2) sample-based data; etc.
Curatorial facility
N/A All aspects of mobilised data are overseen / curated by experts
1) Percentage of records with review assessment; 2) taxa fully reviewed; etc.
1) Develop model and mechanism for ”reference data sets”; 2) annotation tools; etc.
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Publishing facilityA global distributed and interoperable publishing and curatorial facility for
all streams of biodiversity data
Significance of this approach•Align GBIF with large-scale vision (GBIO)•Value proposition (elevator speech)
– GBIF outputs now – What GBIF will deliver – Basis for Participant/supplementary funding
•Long-term framework for GBIF planning– Annual work programmes move stepwise
towards vision– Basis for annual prioritisation– Progress metrics– Context/rationale for national/other projects
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Discovery
Comprehensive Knowledge
Access
Aggregated Species Trait
Data
Fitness-for-use & Annotations
Taxonomic Framework
Integrated Occurrence
Data
Knowledge Generation
Prioritising New Data Capture
Visualization & Dissemination
Multiscalar Spatial
Modelling
Trends & Predictions
Modelling Biological Systems
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Persistent Storage & Archival
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Cul
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Data Standards Policy Incentives
Data
Sequences & Genomes
Field Surveys & Observations
Published Materials
Collections & Specimens
Automated & Remote-sensed
Observations
Assessments and Indicators
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Assessments and Indicators
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Roles and responsibilities• Secretariat role
– Coordinate governance– Coordinate content, informatics & engagement– Coordinate information resources– Coordinate capacity development– Clarify role as set of operational services
• Participant role– Engage national/organisational stakeholders– Deliver value to national/organisational interests– Align activities with global vision– Mobilize data for global use
• Regional role– Coordinate activities at regional level– ???
Relationship to focal areas• Candidate focal areas
– Large-scale data– Vegetation data– Invasive alien species– Support for taxonomy– Broader biodiversity informatics collaboration
• All supported by initial Participant responses• Role in 2014-2016 Work Programme
– Specific relevant enhancement activities• Standards• Informatics• Training/documentation
– Basis for progress metrics for content and relevance– Explore Participant-led activities in each area
Outputs & headline products• WP 2012-2013 headline products map to outputs
– Data publishing framework Publishing Facility– BIF-Building Package National BIFs– Global Collaboration Platform Knowledge Network– Discovery & Access Infrastructure Discovery & Access– Status of Biodiversity Information Science/Policy
Relevance
• Headline products less fully refined– Several defined more narrowly than outputs– Not clearly linked to key value propositions– Missing logic for prioritisation and progress
• Governance not included in headline products – Minimises relevance/value to Work Programme
• Biodiversity Information poorly reflected– Inadequate focus on core value proposition
Logical framework
Vision
Mission
Work Programme
Roles and Responsibilities
GBIO
Seven Outputs
Annual Deliverables
Service Definitions
How GBIF aligns with other activities
Why countries should engage
with GBIF
What progress is expected each
year
How GBIF works to achieve its
goals
Annual planning framework2012-2013 WP
2015 WP
2014 WPGB20
Approve2014 WP
2013Midterm
Committee input
GB21
Approve2015 WP
2014Midterm
Committee input
2014Midterm
AnnualReport
2015Midterm
AnnualReport
Consultation and planningwith Participants
Consultation and planningwith Participants
Assessment
Assessment
• Consultation with Participants to prepare WP each year• Candidate activity spreadsheet circulated before mid-terms• Consultation continues to approximately 6 weeks before GB meeting – final draft
circulated for review and approval• WP focus on following year (but logical framework provides long view)• Increasing opportunity in subsequent years for Participants to propose aligned
activities
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