4d4life opening meeting, 15-17 september, reading, uk the global multi-hub network in concept frank...
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4D4Life Opening Meeting, 15-17 September, Reading, UK
The Global Multi-Hub Network in Concept
Frank Bisby
An EC Seventh Framework Scientific Data Infrastructures Project
4D4Life Opening Meeting, 15-17 September, Reading, UK
1.Original Reasons for Using Global Species Databases
a)Avoid overlapb)Gain a global monographic taxonomic viewc)Avoid ‘mixed’ treatments
1 2 3 4
Flora 1
Flora 2
Flora 3
GSDs (taxa) – no overlap Floras/Faunas overlap
Properties of GlobalSpecies Databases(GSDs) They can be put together end-to-end because they do not overlap
and they contain a consistent taxonomic treatment for the whole of one higher taxon. (Floras / Faunas do overlap, and must therefore be reworked before being put together.)
4D4Life Opening Meeting, 15-17 September, Reading, UK
2. Need to connect Global and Regional
a)Steve Blackmoreb)EC EuroCat Project 2003 - 2006c)Chris Thompson
4D4Life Opening Meeting, 15-17 September, Reading, UK
3. First Generation Regional Hubs in SPICE
a)Experimental ‘Euro-Hub’b)Introduces duplication (previously avoided)c) Introduces alternative taxonomies
(previously avoided)d) Brings in new partners, otherwise excludede) Requirement for ‘cross-mapping’f) Requirement for ‘toggling’ between related taxa in alternative taxonomies
Global Hub
GSDGSD
GSD
GSD
GSD
GSD
Architecture I
Euro-Hub
Euro+Med
ERMSFauna Europaea
Global Hub
LITCHI-2 Link
Euro-HubEuro+Med
ERMSFauna Europaea
GSD
GSD
GSD
GSD
GSD
GSD
Architecture II
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4. Some Prototype Hub Software already available in SPICE
a)Requires SPICE-wrapperb)Requires additional ‘Regional Checklist’c)Permits search of either, or bothd)Cross-mapping and toggling
not yet well-developede) Toggling allowed for in
final version of SPICE 5.2
4D4Life Opening Meeting, 15-17 September, Reading, UK
1.Second generation discussion:regional hubs for completing the CoL
a)Where are the missing species?b)Many in missing taxa, but many missing
taxa in Megadiverse Countriesc) A harvesting ground for missing species?d) A harvesting ground for regional sectors as
materials for proto-GSD route Ae) A CoL-centric ‘outward’ view!
Euro HubEuro Hub
Sp2000Asia
Oceania
Sp2000Asia
Oceania
Africa Hub?
Africa Hub?
ITISN. America
Hub
ITISN. America
Hub
Global HubGlobal Hub
Catalogue of Life Architecture II
EuropeEurope
ChinaChinaBrasilBrasil
ITISN. America
Hub
ITISN. America
Hub
Global HubGlobal Hub
Catalogue of Life Architecture II
EuropeEurope
ChinaChinaBrasilBrasil
ITISN. America
ITISN. America
GlobalChecklistGlobal
Checklist
1. Inspecting species from several hubs
Regio
Regional Checklist Hubs
EuropeEurope
ChinaChinaBrasilBrasil
ITISN. America
ITISN. America
GlobalChecklistGlobal
Checklist
Catalogue of Life Architecture II
Regio
Regional Checklist Hubs
e.g. S.Africa e.g.Brazil
EuropeEurope
ChinaChinaBrasilBrasil
ITISN. America
ITISN. America
GlobalChecklistGlobal
Checklist
2. Semi-automated Virtual GSD Harvesting
Regio
Regional Checklist Hubs
ProtoGSD-A
EuropeEurope
ChinaChinaBrasilBrasil
ITISN. America
ITISN. America
GlobalChecklistGlobal
Checklist
3. Semi-automated Partial GSD Synthesis
Regio
Regional Checklist Hubs
ProtoGSD-B
NomenclatorPlus
Synthesis
EuropeEurope
ChinaChinaBrasilBrasil
ITISN. America
ITISN. America
GlobalChecklistGlobal
Checklist
4. Cross validation of Virtual & Partial GSDs
Regio
ProtoGSD-A
ProtoGSD-B
Cross validate
EuropeEurope
ChinaChinaBrasilBrasil
ITISN. America
ITISN. America
GlobalChecklistGlobal
Checklist
2. Semi-automated proto-GSD Harvesting
Regional Checklist Hubs and other sources
Proto-GSD
EuropeEurope
ChinaChinaBrasilBrasil
ITISN. America
ITISN. America
GlobalChecklistGlobal
Checklist
Catalogue of Life Architecture II
Regio
Regional Checklist Hubs - Possibilities
Started
China : started (Sp2000 China Node) Europe : started (Sp2000 europa) N. America: started (ITIS N. America) AgreedBrasil (Catalogo da Vida Brasil)New Zealand (Sp2000 NZ/ NZOR) Australia (ABRS-ABIF) For discussion Asia-Oceania (Sp2000 AO) S. Africa(SANBI)Central America (INBio)Colombia (Humboldt Inst.)etc..
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6. Third Generation Active Requests:by potential or ongoing Regional Hubs
a)Active requests for partnershipb)First Batch: China, New Zealand, Brazil
N. America (ITIS), Australia, Europec) Second Batch: Colombia, C. America (INBio),
Mexico, Southern Africa (SANBI), East Africa (Kenya), ASEAN
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7. Third Generation Discussion:the substance of 4D4Life WP 4
a)Symmetric Needs Analysis (month 12)b)Symmetric Concept design (month24)c)Possible ‘early’ pilot projects using
improved SPICE Hubsd) Possible novel prototypes
by the partners in WP 4with the WP 7 new e-2 architecture team
e) Possible further funding proposals (now!)
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8. Symmetric Analysis of Needs:as viewed from global and from regional perspectives
a)Relate regional taxa to those in the CoL ‘inward links’
b) Use links to CoL, and from CoL to link to data on same species from other continents
c) Permit CoL to view data in regional hubs side-by-side d) Permit additions to the CoL:
- Sectors into prepoto-GSDs- Addition of new/missed taxa by GSDs- Amplification of synonymies- Amplification of Common Names- Amplification of distribution data
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8. Symmetric Analysis of Needs:as viewed from global and from regional perspectives
e) Regions interested in bio-safety, invasives, and foreign product materials: - need list of species NOT in their region- all countries need global lists
f) Need for globally complete and comparable lists for climate modelling and conservation science
g) Global arithmetic: of faunas, floras, continentse.g. (Trop. Africa – Tropical America)
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Thank You!