1. BIS TDWG Conference, New Orleans, 2011 GBIF: the challenges of intra- and inter-operability at large scales David Remsen Senior Programme Officer Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

2. Status of GBIF Improved intra-operability Focus on sustainability Empowerment of users through interoperabilty Bridging of gaps across levels: – local – national – international

3. About GBIF 341 publishers 9290 datasets 310M records The mission of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is to facilitate free and open access to biodiversity data worldwide via the Internet to underpin sustainable development. 57 countries 45 organisations

4. Achieving intra-operability Simplified data standards – Darwin Core Archives Improved data publication processes – Integrated Publishing Toolkit – Spreadsheet-based publishing Improved integration – New taxonomic resources – Improved data processing

5. Issue #2: Geospatial integration Issue #3: Taxonomic integration Issue #1: The consequences of scale – from gateway to central index Intra-operability challenges

6. Geo-referenced USA data Verbatim data as shared on the network

7. Geo-referenced USA data Data following interpretation -Coastal regions recognised -Offshore islands recognised

8. The number of authority files published through GBIF has doubled in 2011

9. Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) (today) Misinterpretations (Hummingbirds are restricted to the Americas)

10. Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) (next month) Improved interpretation

11. 2007Today 70 million 201020082009 147 million 180 million 201 million 302 million Growth

12. 2007Today 70 million 201020082009 147 million 180 million 201 million 302 million Growth Need for a new standard identified

13. Promotion of Publishing Standards > 2500 downloads English/French/Spanish http://www.gbif.org/orc/

14. Focus on Sustainability

15. Demonstrate Relevance Last updated: 2011-09-22 2008200920102011Total Used7610015261389 Discussed47457724193 Mentioned70536911203 Other01519438 Total193213317100823

16. Highlight Use Cases

17. Empower users through interoperability Enable scientific research that has never before been possible

18. Change in suitability for cultivating common bean across the world, from present to 2020, showing a global loss in suitability, especially in Africa. Using biodiversity data: Ecological Niche Modeling

19. Integration: WCMC World Protected Areas

20. Integration: GBIF & IUCN Red List

21. https://wwftest.hpc.jcu.edu.au/wallace/

22. CBD Access & Benefit Sharing (Nagoya) Protocol

23. Bridge Gaps From local to national to international

24. BIODIVERCITIES TECHNICAL REFERENCE GROUP Advocacy SERVICES ENTRY POINTS FOR CITIES BiodiverCities BiodiverCities Advisory Committee: High-level coordination group On invitation: outstanding cities and selected organisations. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP Technical Support Policy Consultation Cities in Biodiversity Hotspots URBIS & more to come Profiling Tools & Resources LAB Guidebook TEEB Report & Manual Guidelines & Case Studies LBSAPs Durban Commitment and more... www.iclei.org/biodiversity LAB Pioneer Biodiversity & Climate Change LAB Pioneer Biodiversity & CEPA LAB Pioneer The goal of the BiodiverCities Programme is to guide, support, capacitate and motivate local governments and their partners to integrate biodiversity and ecosystem-based planning into all aspects of policy, decision making and implementation activities to result in enhanced biodiversity conservation and more sustainable local economic development. Acknowledgement of accountability and responsibility for the health and well-being of communities and recognition of biodiversity and essential ecosystem services as the foundation of our existence are core components of the goal. BiodiverCities Programme

25. Accessing data from the GBIF network (using polygons from www.gdams.org)

26. Montreal (526 points, 71,759 occurrences)

27. Bridging National Gaps: National Data Portals Increased geospatial granularity (national to county) Nationally-relevant thematic layers

28. Bridging International Gaps: Mobilising new sources of biodiversity data

29. Thank you