Download Development of MedOBIS- a Biogeographic Information System for

MedOBIS-
Ocean Biogeographic Information System
for the
Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)
OBIS, EurOBIS, MedOBIS
Census of Marine Life (CoML)
Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
(Information Component / Web portal)
Free and simultaneous access
MedOBIS
MedOBIS
…
EurOBIS
HCMR
Cephbase
Fishbase
30.04.2017
Objectives
MedOBIS attempts to collect, format,
analyse and disseminate data on the
biodiversity of marine life and will
function as the Eastern Mediterranean
and Black Sea node of EurOBIS.
MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
Objectives: Data assembly
• Collection of present data
• Preservation of historical data
• Comparison of data: revealing new
patterns and finding gaps
• Promotion of institutes and their work
• Property rights remain with scientists
• Level of accessibility determined by
scientist
MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
Objectives: Data processing
• Database as storage system
• Data can be retrieved
• Perfomance of quality checks
• Documentation of data and
descriptive data (metadata)
MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
Objectives: Dissemination
• Visualization of the data: web GIS
• Web portal: access to the database;
project information
• Taxonomic and spatial query functions
• Descriptive data available
• Download data
• Mailing list
• Analyses
MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
Project evolution
1st version
•simple webpage with clickable map
•Original Excel files available for
download
3rd version
2nd version
•Access Database
•Java /JavaScript web GIS interface
•MySQL database
•Simple query functions
•Quality controls
•Data submitted to EurOBIS/OBIS
•Metadata management
4th version
•Advanced query functions
•…
MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
Present status
Data from various institutes:
•unformatted
Taxonomic search
function
species
•heterogeneous
species
Result
s
•incomplete
•not comparable
•erroneous
Web interface
with interactive map
Database
MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
Contents
• Focused on three main parameters:
taxonomy, location and time
• Taxonomic data
• Spatial data (vector data, satellite images)
• Sampling data
• Metadata
• Environmental data
MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
Database extent
distribution records:
taxonomic records (valid names):
stations from the Aegean Sea:
stations from the Adriatic Sea:
stations from the Black Sea:
stations from the Eastern Basin:
stations from the Ionian Sea:
Time range:
MedOBIS
36522
3219
632
417
106
97
71
1934 - 2004
HCMR
30.04.2017
Database extent
MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
Achievements
• Functional system on the web
• Data: available, retrievable, comparable
• over 1000 stations/ 3000 taxa
• Data integrated into EurOBIS/OBIS
• Datasets completely documented
• First analyses within MarBEF are in
progress (Data contributors can claim
co-authorship)
MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
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MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
Current developments & future plans
• Connection to other OBIS databases
through DiGIR protocol
• Flexible web access tools for user
• Web based data entry interface
• Quality assurance for control of
automated database population
• Extended functionality of map interface
• Online tools for statistical analyses
MedOBIS
HCMR
30.04.2017
http://www.medobis.org