Post on 04-Jan-2016
LifeWatch E-Science and Observatory Infrastructure for
Biodiversity & Ecosystem Science
Olaf Bánki
Global warming
Biodiversity loss
Pollution
Fresh water
Epidemic deseases
Deforestification
Climate change
Food supplies
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Technologies in Biodiversity Research
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A community driven, open access and distributed e-infrastructure
LifeWatch and data networks
LifeWatchLifeWatch
Applications
Analysis/Modelling
Data integration
Data management
Data generation(digitizing; sampling;sensoring
Collection andobservation networksCollection andobservation networks
LTER network and marine stations
Highway for analyses and use
Integration of resources
LifeWatch as the doorway todata, modelling and analysis capability
Thematic Services
Phylogenomics &Biogeography
Taxonomy &Systematics
Species Richness & Ecosystem Services
Biodiversity Valuation
Species DistributionDynamics
Genes-Species-Specimens(multi-scale linkages)
Citizen Science &Observations
Base Services
GeneralServices
GeospatialServices
Computational Resources
Portal Server(s)
Services and Tools Catalogue
Provenance/citation repository
Annotations repository
Semantic Mediation Framework
Operations Services
Virtual Collaborative Environments
Workflow management
An Example
An Example
Current status of LifeWatch• Construction plan
– Technical architecture– Service organisation– Legal and financial plans
• Growing number of national plans for contributions– Every country may take up responsibility for special services
• 21 countries with interest
• 8 countries signed a Memorandum of Intention (2 more close to signing) – Negotiations to support LifeWatch– Who pays what and where will the headquarters be located?
• Five countries to start “construction”
Connections with other facilities a few examples
Networks of
Excellence
Research Infra-
structures
Scientific experts
Research initiatives
Technical
experts Specialists LifeWatch
EU
Private Sector
NGOs
Policy
makers
governmental organisations
EU
projects
Floating
chair
National LW
Centers
Memorandum of CooperationGBIF & LifeWatch
• Common free and open data policy.
• Common standards and protocols (LifeWatch Reference Model)
• Support the use “GBIF data” with LifeWatch capabilities
• Services to assist LifeWatch users in sharing their data through GBIF
• Collaborative projects of value for both
• Sharing and secondment of personnel
• Joint thematic or training workshops
LifeWatch and GBIF: serving each other
Resources
E-Infrastructure
Composition
Users
GBIF
GBIF provides access to data and e-infrastructure (web services)
LifeWatch supports users to share their data through GBIF
GBIF EU Nodes & LifeWatch
• Investigate connection to National LifeWatch Plans (eventually organised into National LifeWatch Centers)
• Clarify the national relations between GBIF and LifeWatch
• Stimulate the use of data
• Scientific focus for targeted data digitization