European GBIFNodes Meeting 2013

Rui Figueirarui.figueira@iict.pt

Digitarium, Joensuu, Finland, March 6-8 2013

GBIF Portugal

www.gbif.pt

content

Only collection data, no observation data

5 providers, 7 collections

~87,789 records, 5162 with coordinates, 65% from other countries

European GBIF Nodes Meeting 2013, Joensuu, March 6-8

Pré-node establishment status:

node

The Tropical Research Institute (IICT) promotes tropical knowledge by pursuing interdisciplinary research of relevance to countries in tropical regions. It has a special mandate towards the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP)

Foundation of Science and Technology appointed the Tropical Research Institute (IICT) to be Portuguese Node (signed protocol, dec 2012)

Publication in the national official journal (in preparation)

European GBIF Nodes Meeting 2013, Joensuu, March 6-8

infrastructure

IICT has built a deep knowledge on biological collections, based on the botanical and zoological missions, mainly in African Portuguese Speaking Countries.

Collections for several groups including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibian, mussels, insects.

GBIF provider since 2009. Ongoing programs for collection cataloguing

GPI, Tropical Digital Repository (ACTD)

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team

Yuri BinevRui FigueiraNode Manager ICT

MSc in Organic and Analytical Chemistry from University of Sofia and PhD from Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Specialized in chemo- and biodiversity informatics, software and web development

Biologists, MSc in Georesources, Technical University of Lisbon, PhD in Biology, University of Lisbon. Ecology, biodiversity informatics, lichenology and biomonitoring.

And one more collaborator in the near future, biologist (aff.), for documentation and user support...

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participation

Potentially 2,5 million records corresponding to specimens in NH collections, in 17 institutions;

Of these, 7 of the largest institutions (representing more than 50% of all specimens) are members of NatCol consortium;

Plans for participation for 2013 already agreed for 2 institutions (MNHNC and ISA)

Workshop on Scientific Collections in mid january, with 150 participants from 50 institutions, agreed on common strategy, and consider GBIF.PT as data infrastructure facility

European GBIF Nodes Meeting 2013, Joensuu, March 6-8

Launch of the GBIF.PT portal – March 2013

National survey to update 2006 information on national institutions

Two workshops in 2013 – IPT and Data Uses (including GBIF data portal)

highlights & bootlenecks

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25-50%

50-75%

>75%

60

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38

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90%

36%

Zoology

All collections

Nº of collections Percent of specimens

Botany

Microbiology

Limitation: Institutions' capacity to cataloge in a rapid pace

highlights & bootlenecks

European GBIF Nodes Meeting 2013, Joensuu, March 6-8

future developments & needs

Prepare portuguese versions for key documents and tools

Promote collaboration with Brazil and the engagement of other Portuguese Speaking Countries

Integrate data visualization in the portal

Learn from other nodes how GBIF was relevant for answering to common needs: ex. requirements of European directives Habitats directive, Birds Directive)

European GBIF Nodes Meeting 2013, Joensuu, March 6-8