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Global infrastructures for biodiversity data and services
Hugo, W.; Hobern, D.; Kõljalg, U.; Tuama, E.Ó.; Saarenmaa, H. (2017). Global infrastructures for biodiversity data and services, in: Walters, M. et al. The GEO handbook on biodiversity observation networks. pp. 259-291. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27288-7_11
In: Walters, M.; Scholes, R.J. (Ed.) (2017). The GEO handbook on biodiversity observation networks. Springer International Publishing: Cham. ISBN 978-3-319-27288-7. 326 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27288-7, more

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Keywords
    Architecture
    Biodiversity
    Guidelines
    Infrastructure
    Interoperability
    Research
Author keywords
    Best practice; Persistent identifier; Informatics

Authors  Top 
  • Hugo, W.
  • Hobern, D.
  • Kõljalg, U.
  • Tuama, E.Ó.
  • Saarenmaa, H.

Abstract
    GEO BON regards development of a global infrastructure in support of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) as one of its main objectives. To realise the goal, an understanding of the context within which such an infrastructure needs to operate is important (for instance, it is part of a larger drive towards research data infrastructures in support of open science?) and the information technology applicable to such infrastructures needs to be considered. The EBVs are likely to require very specific implementation guidelines once the community has defined them in detail. In the interim it is possible to anticipate the likely architecture for a GEO BON infrastructure, and to provide guidance to individual researchers, institutions, and regional or global initiatives in respect of best practice. The best practice guidelines cover general aspects applicable to all research infrastructures, the use of persistent identifiers, interoperability guidelines in respect of vocabularies, data services and meta-data management, and advice on the use of global infrastructure services and/or federated, standards-based implementations.

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