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SANBI’s role in promoting Biodiversity Information Standards
in South Africa
Sediqa KhatiebTDWG 2011
Introduction to SANBI
• South African National Biodiversity Institute – formerly National Botanical Institute • Formed in 2004 – through National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 2004 (No. 10 of 2004). • monitor and report on the state of the country’s biodiversity; • generate, collate and disseminate biodiversity related
information and maintain related databases; •Establishment of Biodiversity Information Management (BIM) directorate
• Mission: manage & disseminate biodiversity data, support research, policy advice, monitoring & decision-making •Aided by legislation • Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 • SANBI’s Biodiversity Information Policy Framework
Biodiversity Information Management
• iSpot - Add an observation to the website and suggest an identification yourself or see if anyone else can identify it for you•Biodiversity Advisor - Provides a single point of entry for any biodiversity question.
Biodiversity Information Management
•Mandated by NEMBA•Convention on Biological Diversity •Design, calculate & distribute stats on SA’s biodiversity•DATA AQUISITION PROBLEMS!• No time series data • Unrealistic expectations• Changes in methodology • Spatial Data Infrastructure Act
(No 54 0f 2004)
Biodiversity Monitoring
•SANBI indicators found here:http://enviroindicator.deat.gov.za/•Biodiversity Indicators Capacity Strengthening (BICS) in Africa
Biodiversity Monitoring
•National node of GBIF, funded by Dept of Science and Technology•Promotes mobilisation of data – strengthening partnerships•Provides annual funding for digitization of species occurrence•National Biodiversity Framework – “SANBI dramatically improve access to online biodiversity through SIBIS & SABIF” http://www.sabif.ac.za/
South African Biodiversity Information Facility (SABIF)
•DATA ACQUISITION PROBLEMS • Solutions • SANBI’s Biodiversity Information Policy Framework –
digital access to sensitive access, 2010• Metadata • Copyright, data ownership, intellectual property rights• Promote standards (Darwin Core, Taxon Schema)• Interventions – mid-term reviews, training, roles and
expectations, signed contracts • Non-funding – data agreements
South African Biodiversity Information Facility (SABIF)
•Training • Digitizing and Data Cleaning – June 2008 & 2009• Data Standards & Protocols – June 2008 & 2009• Ecological Niche Modelling – March 2009• BRAHMS - September 2010 • SPECIFY - September 2010 • Georeferencing workshop - April 2011
South African Biodiversity Information Facility (SABIF)
•Website disseminates spatial data•Formulating an institutional GIS strategy • Spatial Data Infrastructure Act – all organs of state
are responsible for reliability of spatial data.• Metadata – describes digital data• Projections• GPS• Editing & creating data
Biodiversity GIS (http://bgis.sanbi.org)
•Training – 4 sessions a year – looks at metadata & projections •Biodiversity Information Management Forum 2009
• GIS editing • Metadata • Projections
Biodiversity GIS (http://bgis.sanbi.org)
•Database management system for herbaria – assemble, manage, edit, analyse & publish data•Preferred national plant information system to support the capture & management of fundamental taxonomic, specimen & floristic information.•Taxonomic nomenclature – standards•[email protected]
BRAHMS
• Biggest challenges facing BIM• Incompatible standards • Lack of necessary infrastructure
• Strategic direction - comprehensive biodiversity information architecture – define standards
• Training required • November 2011 – SANBI to host Information
Architecture workshop - consolidating initiatives
Biodiversity Information Management – The Future
