ECOSCOPE Metadata portal Robin GOFFAUX Fondation pour la

ECOSCOPE Metadata portal Robin GOFFAUX Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité robin. goffaux@fondationbiodiversite. fr ecoscope@fondationbiodiversite. fr Grail days 2016 – 6 - 8 juin 2016 - www. indexmed. eu

What is ECOSCOPE ? ü ECOSCOPE = Pole for research observation data on biodiversity ü Labelled Research Infrastructure by MENESR ü Labelled National Biodiversity Observation Network (BON) by GEO BON

Issue – Biodiversity observation(s) W Turner Science 2014; 346: 301 -302

Issue – Observation data § Encountered difficulties Synthesis, assessment, indicators hard to obtain for decision making Non existing data(no) Gaps - Space, time - Taxonomy - Organization level - Resolution Data not collected (no obs. ) Difficulties in (re)utilization of datasets for research Data is incomplete and/or not accessible Data - Unknown - Not accessible Collected data - No harmonization of observations Data hardly usable for (meta)analysis Heterogeneity - nature - format - quality

Observation data § Possible levers & collective effort Synthesis, assessment, indicators hard to obtain for decision making Data collected New observations - Space, time - Taxonomy - Organization level - Resolution Ensured observatories, strenghtened, innovative observatories Difficulties in (re)utilization of datasets for research More available data and extension of coverages 1/ Metadata / discovery 2/ Access and use of data rules Data collected for initial scientific objectives + integration of a minimal set of common observation variables Data more linkable, possible synergies 1/ Produce consistency on data collection methods 2/ Interoperability of data

Why ECOSCOPE: To understand state and dynamics of biodiversity, the scientific community need relevant and numerous data, collected on large span of time. French research landscape is characterized by many dispositives based on experimentation, collection and observation on biodiversity A dense production of data but non centralized, heterogeneous and fragmented, not standardized and hardly accessible What we do: ECOSCOPE works on complementarity of observations on different levels of biodiversity (from genes to ecosystems) ECOSCOPE pushes the interactions between existing observation systems and data sharing ECOSCOPE analyses French landscape on biodiversity research observatories to identifiy its strenght and weaknesses, to modelize and anticipate biodiversity changes and predict future scenarios

ECOSCOPE project organization

The ECOSCOPE universe

ECOSCOPE project objectives 1) Providing access to quality databases § A web portal that provide access to metadata and research data on biodiversity § Services and tools for visualisation and analysis of data and products of the observatories § Promoting good practices on data management 2) Proposing a common set of observation variables and animating a community of data users § Fostering complementarity of data § Support the adoption of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) to provide global assessment of biodiversity state and dynamics 3) Contributing to national and international intitatives § Opening to other research (climate, sea, continent, social and human science…) and to stake holders that needs expertise for public decision § Contributing to the (inter)national animation of research landscape on biodiversity

Essential biodiversity variables Essential Biodiversity Variables for Global Earth Observation System of Systems GEOSS Group on Earth Observation – Biodiversity Observation Network GEOBON Minimal set of biological variables to measure to assess state and dynamics of biodiversity at his different levels of organization

Essential biodiversity variables Class / EBVs ü Genetic composition Co-ancestry Allelic diversity Population genetic differentiation Breed and variety diversity Species populations ü ü Species distribution Population abundance Populations structure by age / size class Species traits Phenology Body mass Natal dispersal distance Migratory behaviour Demographic traits Physiological traits Community composition Taxonomic diversity Species interactions Ecosystem structure Habitat structure Ecosystem extent and fragmentation Ecosystem composition by functional type Ecosystem function Net primary productivity Secondary productivity Nutrient retention Disturbance regime ü ü ü Synthetic description of biodiversity thanks to data from diverse sources Temporal assessment => changes detection Measures doable with current knowledge and technologies Can be considered through different spatial scales and for different observation methods Complementary to each others Complementary to other observation of global changes (climatic, or public policy data intergration (e. g. development of protected areas)

Essential biodiversity variables OBSERVATIONS - In situ monitoring - Remote sensing DATA from primary observations of change in state of biodiversity EBVs - Observation of drivers & pressures - Observation of policy & management responses High-level INDICATORS of biodiversity and ecosystem services (e. g. CBD) SCENARIOS for biodiversity & ecosystems services (e. g. IPBES) Take place in a value chain, from raw data to its use in research, for scenarios production and decisionmaking support

For who Ø Academic researchers Ø Participative science participants supervised by researchers Ø Socio-professional sectors working with researchers, for exampe in the genetic resources field Ø Policy and decision makers

Linking data producers and data users Metadata in English

ECOSCOPE metadata profile In red = ECOSCOPE specificities Two forms : Dispositive description associated with one or several dataset(s) description

ECOSCOPE metadata profile = not much more elements than in existing intiatives

Completeness levels of the profile: Ø Discovery : - Miminum level of information provided by metadata: title, covergage (taxonomic and spatio-temporal), scientific objectives, abstract, keywords, URL to web information resources - Provides the discovery and rapid understanding of the observatory and its dataset global meaning Ø Integration : - Rich content: EBV, detailed coverages, material and methods, descriptors measured, data stoking, format encoding, quality control and data update, data access URL - Informs about the potential for this dataset to be crossed with other datasets coming from other sources

Manual entry/import/export 1) I directly import my metadata in ECOSCOPE portal in xml file. Only ECOSCOPE metadata is imported l a nu ry t en a M t/I r po m Ex Export/Import 2) If i don’t have an xml, I have to entry my metadata manually, or if my xml didn’t provide all ECOSCOPE metadata rt po Dataset metadata Autres portails… 3) I export my metadata from ECOSCOPE portal in an xml file which may be compatible with others portals …basés sur différents standards eml Profil métadonnées SINP

Metadata forms publication cycle on ECOSCOPE metadata portal Metadata provider action ECOSCOPE manager action edition ECOSCOPE Steering commitee informed passive validation Draft form Validation request Submitted form Modification request modification validation Searchable on the portal Published form

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