IABIN Pollinators Thematic Network The Pollinator Data Resource

IABIN Pollinators Thematic Network The Pollinator Data Resource for the Americas

This Presentation • Background • Purpose • Interoperability with other TN’s and DIAG • Tools and Products • Services • Outreach • Sustainability

Background 1 in 3 bites of food

Background Beverages, fibers, spices, and medicines

Background Wild areas

Background $US 125 Billion worldwide

Accurate data needed for decision makers Pollinators are showing disturbing signs of decline worldwide

Purpose Create a network of pollinator databases that shares pollinator-related content through common data standards and exchange protocols.

Created in Parallel with other TN’s • One of the “youngest” TN’s • Fully interoperable with DIAG • Update System in place • Data cleansed through CIAT • Working to share data with SSTN

What has been Accomplished in the Pollinator Thematic Network? • Began with an extensive global survey of users • Where did they go for data? • What did they need and want?

Tools and Products • Darwin Core Extended for Plant. Pollinator Interactions

Tools and Products • Pollinator Contacts Database (200+ and growing)

Tools and Products • Pollinator Data Portal

Tools and Products • Manuals for each tool in 3 languages • LISTSERV of contributors • Network of contributors

Tools and Products • Pollinator Data Digitizer

Tools and Products • Pollinator Data Digitizer • Biodiversity Data Digitizer*

Biodiversity Data Digitizer BDD

Digitization

Menu

Search for Species Records

Interaction Records

Statistical Analysis

Mapping

Services • 4 Training Courses • Reviewed and managed data content from 16 grantees • Help desk and support of grantees

Digitization Training Course

PTN People Network

SPECIMEN INTERACTION

Content Coverage Argentina Brazil – 10 Canada Chile – 2 Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Mexico Panama Paraguay USA

Pollinator Data Content Grantees • 16 IABIN Grants provided for data content • 12 institutions • 11 countries: – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru

Outreach • NAPPC Meeting in Washington – 3 years • OAS Reception – 2 years

Outreach • SBSTA – Bohn – Rome – Japan • TDWG – 3 years • E-Biosphere • Bee Meeting in Brazil – 2 years • and many others

Outreach Presentations coming at: • Rio+20 • Brazilian Pollinators Initiative • North American Pollinator Protection Campaign • Apimondia 2012

Outreach – Brochure 1

Outreach – Brochure 1

Sustainability • Connected all our data providers

Sustainability • Worked collaboratively (Government, NGO, and University)

Sustainability • Hosting split between USA (webpage and portal) and Brazil (data portal and tools)

Sustainability of the PTN • Worked with funding from others – UN FAO, FAPESP, Ministry of Environment

Sustainability Our infrastructure is online and externally dependent only on: • ITIS • Biogeomancer • Google

Sustainability of the PTN • Support from UNEP/FAO/GEF Global Pollinator project – Brazilian project tools • Proposal to be submitted to Brazilian agencies – Development of new tools, analysis, data, – Support from the Research Center on Biodiversity and Computing- USP • FAO to support Contacts DB (+ crops) • 2 proposals written and beginning distribution

For More Information Visit pollinators. iabin. net Laurie Davies Adams Pollinator Partnership LDA@pollinator. org Prof. Antonio Mauro Saraiva Universidade de São Paulo saraiva@usp. br

Thank you Muchas Gracias Obrigado

Pollinator Data Digitizer

Biodiversity Data Digitizer • Lessons from Pollinator Data Digitizer • Spreadsheets sync (bidirectional) • Data quality features – auto-complete – all fields – auto-suggestions • Taxonomy – full taxonomic hierarchy • Geospatial – Georeferencing tool • Richer data content digitization – Multimedia (MRTG standard) – Bibliographic References (Dublin Core) • Better user experience

Biodiversity Data Digitizer • Demos

Pollinator Data Portal • Access to occurrence and interaction data • 1100 k of specimens in collections • 29 k of pollinator-plant interactions – Key for decision support in agriculture and conservation/sustainable management • Datasets from multiple sources • Access to Pollinator Contacts Database

Pollinator Data Portal by species/classification By countries direct search by species – Interaction By datasets

Pollinators of the Americas Project Data Distribution Nov. 5, 2006 ~90, 000 specimens & Observations (Source: L. Speers, GBIF) Aug. 18, 2009 281, 037 specimens & observations (Source: IABIN PTN Portal)

Pollinator Contacts Database

Pollinator Contacts Database • Approx. 200 experts and growing • Searchable by: – Taxa – Discipline – Name – Country/Region of expertise – Country/Region of residence

Pollinator Contacts Database search Data entry

PTN Accomplishments • Catalog grant: – web services to provide metadata • Digitizer/Webbee – 700 images – MRTG standard – 2400 references – Dublin core standard • Portal – providers metadata – Dublin Core – Federal Geographic Data Committee – Biological Data Profile (FGDC BDP)

PTN Accomplishments • Built – – Digitizer Tool Data Portal Contacts Database List serv IABIN-PTN • Tools are in – Portuguese – English – Spanish • 4 International Training Workshops – Over 20 countries represented – ~100 people trained

PTN People Network – Strong relationship – Collaboration – Data digitizing and sharing culture – Willingness to develop other projects – Builds on IABIN “brand” – Time consuming but essential

Goals for Future Objectives • Train additional PTN end users • Develop, test, and launch a data digitization tool that will facilitate accurate transfer of data from database management programs into the PTN • Expand the detail of entry information fields available to contributors • Increase data entry efficiency and reduce error • Build a better network that is adaptable to local needs • Refine and increase data training in underserved areas • Increase the number of PTN entries and contacts • Develop analysis tools on top of PTN data and adding other data layers

Sustainability of the PTN • • Transfer agreement to end June of 2011 PTN team received USD$180 K over 36 months PTN team contributed USD$400 K in parallel financing Working with Denny Grossman of Data Basin and Richard Huber of OAS to discuss the future of the PTN • Submitted numerous grants for future funding to various foundations • Submitted a PTN analysis tool proposal to the OAS

PTN Data Providers • IABIN Grants Data providers – 244 k specimen records – 75 K+ interaction records digitized • Species. Link network (Brazil): – 8 collections – 196 k specimen records • GBIF data (via US GBIF node) – ~800 k records • Total – 1240 k specimen records – 75 k+ Interaction records

PTN Data Providers IABIN PTN Grantees: • Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, CEPANN (35 069 spm) (17 535 int) • Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brazil (15061 spm) (15061 int) • Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia (50 220 spm) • Red de Agricultura Alternativa, RAAA, Peru (834 spm) (813 int) • Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile (36 010 spm) • Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala (7 934 spm) (7934 int) • Inst Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales, Panama (22 000 spm) • Asociación Guyra Paraguay, Paraguay (4089 spm) • Universidad Central del Ecuador, Ecuador (30 000 spm) • Universidad de las Américas, Mexico (18 002 spm) (4001 int) • Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Argentina (20 000 spm) (20000 int) • Universidad de Chile, Chile (12 000 spm) (12000 int) • Salva. NATURA, El SAlvador (7 281 spm))