Transcript Folie 1
Using the CDM to build Europe’s largest species database Marc Geoffroy, Anton Güntsch, Andreas Kohlbecker Freie Universität Berlin Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November What is PESI? • Joint initiative of two Networks of Excellence: EDIT and MarBEF • Funded by the European Commission (May 2008 – April 2011) • Led by the University of Amsterdam • Partnership of 40 institutions in 26 countries with the aim to define and coordinate strategies to enhance the quality and reliability of European biodiversity information TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November Integrating taxonomic e-infrastructures in Europe Infrastructural Networks Community Networks Expertnetworks Focal point networks Authority files & Standards Data e-Infrastructure Zoological Community Botanical Community Marine Community Mycological Community TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November e-Services Three pan-European species checklists to begin with: • European Register of Marine Species (ERMS) - More than 30.000 valid (accepted) names • Euro+Med plantbase (E+M) - More than 50.000 accepted (valid) names • Fauna Europaea (FaEu) - More than 175.000 valid (accepted) names TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November The EDIT Common Data Model • follows the TDWG Ontology • supports all nomenclature codes • fulfills the data domains’ requirements TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November and • provides a large library for tools and e-services: - Import and export routines - Data integrity checker - Taxonomic Editor TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November The technological platform TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November Quality control mechanisms TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November Integrity Checker • Level 1 - Syntax of terms (e.g. syntax of scientific names and URLs) • Level 2 - Structural integrity (e.g. completeness of name or reference objects) • Level 3 - Relational integrity (e.g. taxon relations) • Level 4 - Dataset integrity (e.g. classifications in checklists) TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November Checklist overlap and integrity • Identify overlap between taxonomic groups in ERMS and Fauna Europaea • Identify nomenclatural deviations • Identify status conflicts • Identify classification conflicts TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November Taxonomic Editor TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November Export to the PESI data warehouse TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November PESI portal (1) TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November PESI portal (2) TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November Thank you for your attention! http://www.eu-nomen.eu/pesi TDWG 2009 - Montpellier France 09-13th November