what do accessible occurrence data and checklists tell us about species diversity in canada?
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Presented at the Entomological Society of Canada meeting September 30, 2014 in Saskatoon, SKTRANSCRIPT
What do accessible occurrence data and checklists tell us about
species diversity in Canada?
David P. ShorthouseUniversité de Montréal / Canadensys
@dpsSpiders
Accessible
DiscoverableComputable
StandardsDigitalOpen
Discoverable
DOI 10.1007/11530084_8
Computable
StandardsDarwin Core
A common biodiversityinformation language
bit.ly/DarwinCore
Digital
Open• Legally unrestrictive• Openly licensed• Can be reused, reconstituted, recombined
republished
FINE PRINTThe Canadian Museum of Nature owns the copyright of almost all information (data and images) accessed through its databases.
Data may not be transferred to another database for distribution to others without prior written permission from the Canadian Museum of Nature.
The Goal• Establish provenance• Track citations & metrics of use• Build new networks of collaboration• Play a significant role in « Big Data »
Innovation happens when you use someone else’s data
Are Occurrence and Checklist Data in Canada
Accessible?
http://www.gbif.org/country/CA
11M!
Bembidion (Bracteon) punctatostriatumCredit: Henri Goulet
Carabidae on Canadensys
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.Small White Lady’s-slipper
ENDANGERED
Species at Risk on Canadensys
24 specimens
Antennaria flagellaris (A. Gray) A. GrayStoloniferous Pussytoes
ENDANGERED
5 specimens
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.283.4674
doi: 10.5886/txsd3at3
What Checklist Data Are Accessible?
Challenges
How do we deliver high quality products?
Utility of « Accessible » Occurrence Data
Hjarding, A., Tolley, K. A., & Burgess, N. D. 2014. Red List assessments of East African chameleons: a case study of why we need experts. OryxDOI 10.1017/s0030605313001427
Photographer: H. Vannoy Davis
« 99.9%of GBIF records used outdated taxonomy and 20% had no locality coordinates »
How do we reduce the workload?
http://miningbiodiversity.org
http://canent.shorthouse.nethttps://github.com/dshorthouse/article_semanticizer
What Can We Mine Now?
Upcoming Events
Canadensys new research initiatives workshopAnne Bruneau, [email protected]://www.canadensys.net/2014/workshop-proposal
Data Publication Workshop K.W. Neatby Building: January 13, 14, 2015; co-located in Tallahassee, FL with iDigBio
James Macklin, [email protected] Shorthouse, [email protected]
Take Home
• « Accessible » means computable & open• Occurrence and checklist data can be
published, but they require curation– Seek assistance from Canadensys & elsewhere
• There are significant challenges, but we can be creative
• What new, innovative research can we do with these data?
What do accessible occurrence data and checklists
say about us?
@dpsSpiders