EMODnet Biology: Unlocking European marine biodiversity data

Ruben Perez Perez, J. Beja, L. Vandepitte, Marina Lipizer, B. Weigel, B. Vanhoorne
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EMODnet Biology (hosted and coordinated by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)) is one of the seven themes within the European Marine Observation and Data network (EMODnet). The EMODnet Biology consortium aims to facilitate the accessibility and usage of marine biodiversity data. With the principle of "collect once, use many times" at its core, EMODnet Biology fosters collaboration across various sectors, including research, policy-making, industry, and individual citizens, to enhance knowledge sharing and inform decision-making. EMODnet Biology focuses on providing free and open access to comprehensive historical and recent data on the occurrence of marine species and their traits in all European regional seas. It achieves this through partnerships and collaboration with diverse international initiatives, such as the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), Marine Regions and the European node of the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (EurOBIS) among others. By promoting the usage of the Darwin Core Standard (Wieczorek et al. 2012), EMODnet Biology fosters data interoperability and ensures seamless integration with wider networks such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS), serving as a significant data provider of the latter, as it is responsible for most of its data generated in Europe. Since its inception, EMODnet Biology has undertaken actions covering various areas, including providing access to marine biological data with spatio-temporal, taxonomic, environmental- and sampling-related information among others; developing an exhaustive data quality control tool based on the Darwin Core standard, the British Oceanographic Data Centre and Natural Environment Research Council Vocabulary Server (BODC NVS2) parameters and other controlled vocabularies used; creating and providing training courses to guide data providers; performing gap analyses to identify data quality and coverage shortcomings; creating and publishing marine biological distribution maps for various species or species groups; and interacting with international and European initiatives, projects and organizations. providing access to marine biological data with spatio-temporal, taxonomic, environmental- and sampling-related information among others; developing an exhaustive data quality control tool based on the Darwin Core standard, the British Oceanographic Data Centre and Natural Environment Research Council Vocabulary Server (BODC NVS2) parameters and other controlled vocabularies used; creating and providing training courses to guide data providers; performing gap analyses to identify data quality and coverage shortcomings; creating and publishing marine biological distribution maps for various species or species groups; and interacting with international and European initiatives, projects and organizations. Furthermore, EMODnet Biology contributes to the overall EMODnet initiative, which covers multidisciplinary data and products. Thanks to the use of standard protocols and tools across disciplines, EMODnet Biology products can contribute to multidisciplinary analysis of pressures and impacts on key marine species and habitats, and, lastly, support a better management and planning of the maritime space. In conclusion, EMODnet Biology plays a pivotal role in biodiversity informatics by providing users with a wealth of accessible and reusable marine biodiversity data and products. Its collaborative approach, extensive partnerships, and adherence to the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles (Wilkinson et al. 2016) as well as to the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) metadata technical guidelines (European Commission Joint Research Centre 2013) and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards make it a valuable resource for advancing knowledge, informing policies, and supporting sustainable management of marine ecosystems.
EMODnet生物学:解锁欧洲海洋生物多样性数据
EMODnet生物学(由佛兰德斯海洋研究所(VLIZ)主持和协调)是欧洲海洋观测和数据网络(EMODnet)内的七个主题之一。EMODnet生物学联盟旨在促进海洋生物多样性数据的获取和使用。EMODnet生物学以“一次收集,多次使用”为核心原则,促进包括研究、决策、行业和公民个人在内的各个部门之间的合作,以加强知识共享并为决策提供信息。EMODnet生物学的重点是提供免费和开放获取有关所有欧洲区域海洋中海洋物种发生及其特征的全面历史和近期数据。它通过与世界海洋物种登记(WoRMS)、海洋区域和海洋生物多样性信息系统欧洲节点(EurOBIS)等各种国际倡议建立伙伴关系和合作来实现这一目标。通过促进达尔文核心标准的使用(Wieczorek et al. 2012), EMODnet生物学促进了数据互操作性,并确保与更广泛的网络(如全球生物多样性信息设施(GBIF)和海洋生物多样性信息系统(OBIS))无缝集成,作为后者的重要数据提供者,因为它负责在欧洲生成的大部分数据。自成立以来,EMODnet生物学已采取了涵盖各个领域的行动,包括提供获取海洋生物数据的途径,其中包括时空、分类学、环境和采样等相关信息;基于达尔文核心标准、英国海洋学数据中心和自然环境研究委员会词汇服务器(BODC NVS2)参数和其他使用的受控词汇开发详尽的数据质量控制工具;创建和提供培训课程,以指导数据提供者;执行差距分析,以确定数据质量和覆盖范围的缺陷;创建和出版各种物种或物种群的海洋生物分布图;并与国际和欧洲的倡议、项目和组织进行互动。提供获取海洋生物数据的途径,其中包括时空、分类学、环境和采样等方面的信息;基于达尔文核心标准、英国海洋学数据中心和自然环境研究委员会词汇服务器(BODC NVS2)参数和其他使用的受控词汇开发详尽的数据质量控制工具;创建和提供培训课程,以指导数据提供者;执行差距分析,以确定数据质量和覆盖范围的缺陷;创建和出版各种物种或物种群的海洋生物分布图;并与国际和欧洲的倡议、项目和组织进行互动。此外,EMODnet生物学为整个EMODnet计划做出了贡献,该计划涵盖多学科数据和产品。由于使用了跨学科的标准协议和工具,EMODnet生物学产品可以有助于对主要海洋物种和栖息地的压力和影响进行多学科分析,最后,支持更好地管理和规划海洋空间。总之,EMODnet生物学通过为用户提供丰富的可获取和可重复使用的海洋生物多样性数据和产品,在生物多样性信息学中发挥着关键作用。它的协作方式、广泛的伙伴关系以及对FAIR(可查找、可访问、可互操作、可重用)数据原则(Wilkinson等人,2016年)、欧洲空间信息基础设施(INSPIRE)元数据技术指南(欧盟委员会联合研究中心,2013年)和开放地理空间联盟(OGC)标准的遵守,使其成为推进知识、为政策提供信息、支持海洋生态系统的可持续管理。
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