Amazon Basin Biodiversity Information Facility – ABBIF

Proposal digital data infrastructure is a fundamental requirement. An action plan must be carried out to digitize and integrate all relevant information on the region in a structured manner, with the adoption of standards and protocols that allow transparent data integration and systems interoperability.

Proposal A feasibility study was proposed:  development of a data infrastructure for the Amazon region  broad and inclusive participation of local stakeholders. Objective:  increase the value, visibility and usage of data on the Amazon basin through dynamic networking and thereby contribute to better conservation practices and sustainable use of the region’s natural resources.

descriptive data Nomenclature taxonomy modeling Data cleaning maps primary data education research Decision making Data providers

Activities  Preparation of the questionnaire  Selection of institutions and Identification of key players (on-line survey)  Distribution: and on-line  Contacts: personal meetings  Studies  Analysis

Selection of institutions and individuals Strategy  Internet survey: databases and information systems available on the internet, focusing on biological collections and data custodians  GBIF and CRIA contacts  Questionnaire on-line Results  Over 600 s sent to 254 institutions from 15 countries  More then 200 collections answered from 22 countries (+ French Guiana)

Survey Country total recordsdigitizedgeoref. info system Peru Siamazonia Venezuela no Bolivia no Colombia Humboldt Ecuador no French Guyana gbif Brazil speciesLink Subtotal collections outside region mostly gbif Total

Architecture the establishment of an integrated regional information system for the Amazonian region, based on free and open access to taxonomic information and specimen data; the development of a system where each data/information provider or custodian will be fully responsible for his/her own data/information; the development of a system where each provider can undertake frequent updating; the development of a system that will help promote data validation; the development of a system where full attribution to data/information sources are given; strengthening of local stakeholders – biological collections and data custodians; strengthening and integration of existing information systems at local, national, and regional levels; and, integration of ABBIF with GBIF.

Mirror (SOAP server) Provider (PHP) Data Data (PostgreSQL) Data Repository speciesLink site Presentation Layer lib DiGIR Portal Provider (PHP) Data Collection Management System spLinker (Java) spLinker Collection Management System Fast and stable connectivity Slow or unstable connectivity Collection A Regional Server soap/http/xml Data Repository http/xml SQL Collection C Collection B

portal Regional server Colections with dynamic links Collections mirroring data on regional servers Internet 2 Common Standards & Protocols

portal “data commons” Data commons space Observation data “data commons” Taxonomic data Other data Internet 2

portal System: long term data archive data commons space Regional server Biological collections Observation data data commons space Taxonomic data Web services Maps Modeling Datacleaning Automatic georeferencing Outros serviços

Digitization There is a clear need for resources for digitization Strategy  Coordinated effort with local information systems (Siamazonia, Humboldt, Cria) Standards and protocols in place Digitization, data cleaning, dissemination  Proposals Digitization plan Clear policy for data sharing with free and open access to non sensitive data  Budget proposed: US$ 200K to Peru, Colombia, Brasil, Venezuela another US$200K for projects from other countries total US$ 1.000K

Repatriation  There is a clear need for resources for digitization Try to make specimen from the Amazon region a priority for digitization funding in Europe and in the US  Very interesting opportunities were identified Explore bilaterial and multilateral cooperation agreements  Thematic Information Systems

Important gaps  Important institutions did not answer the questionnaire such as the Smithsonian and the Natural History Museum in London  2 new questionnaires were received in the last 7 days  This does not invalidate the work but does show that there must be more opportunities for collaboration