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Terrestrial data logging

Alexander S. KroupaMuseum für Naturkunde Berlin

alexander.kroupa@mfn-berlin.de

ViBRANTVirtual Biodiversity

Workpackage 8Ecological and conservation data mobilisation

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Who we are & what we do

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Since 2009 the Museum für Naturkunde is constituted as an independent Foundation as a member of the Leibniz Association

The focus of research and education lies on biodiversity, biological evolution, and earth sciences

Some facts:- around 70 permanent scientific staff - 30 mio scientific specimens - several general and high-end laboratories - a large scientific library (>175,000 titles, >1,000 journals)

MfN has been participating and taking a leading role in several EU - projects both under FP6 and FP7, such as SYNTHESYS (I3), the European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT), Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) – Europe, and 4D4Life

MfN has been partnering with Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and PalaeoBase

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What we will do in ViBRANT

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MfN will engage in mobilizing users from professional and non-professional biodiversity inventorying and monitoring initiatives

Support the development and adaptation of specific software applications, especially for conservation-oriented biodiversity monitoring schemes

MfN will also provide field-based tools and technologies developed during the EDIT ABTI+M program

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How we are doing it

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Develop a separate scratchpad module:- to promote digital field recording - provide information about and access to available field recording tools and technologies- provide information about standardized digital data capture and protocols

Using networks and user communities built around the ATBI+M pilot sites established by EDIT in selected protected areas

Building a network and a user community, using a scratchpad application

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Who are our users & how will they engage?

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Professional and non-professional biodiversity inventorying and monitoring initiatives

Experts (e.g. from museums) and citizen science activities (e.g. from nature conservation organisations)

Stakeholders actively involved in ecological and conservation-oriented biodiversity monitoring schemes