OBIS-GBIF 2024 Action Plan on Marine Biodiversity Data

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OBIS & GBIF (2024) OBIS-GBIF 2024 Joint Action Plan for Marine Biodiversity Data. Copenhagen: GBIF Secretariat. https://doi.org/10.35035/doc-e52v-5875

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Ocean Biodiversity Information System & Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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Approved version, May 2024

Background

This action plan for 2024 implements the OBIS-GBIF Joint Strategy for Marine Biodiversity Data. The implementation committee comprised of staff from both networks’ nodes and the Secretariats update the action plan annually.

Technical Cooperation

Action	Suggested tasks and responsibilities
Further develop biodiversity data standards	Engagement with TDWG in the development of standards for both organizations Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, individual nodes
Vocabulary of traits with TDWG to increase interoperability between WoRMS and Catalogue of Life
Further develop the new GBIF data model to accommodate OBIS practices	Develop the tools for publishing and accessing marine data in an expressive way i.e. event core, eMoF, basic view and extended view Task responsibility: OBIS Products coordination group, OBIS and GBIF informatics teams
Data publishing tools (e.g IPT) to support data packages and frictionless data under new data model
Support the development of Essential Ocean Variables, Essential Biodiversity Variables, Essential Climate Variables	Provide input into the data/metadata specifications documentation for the development of essential variables
Implement traits-based filtering	Aligning species Traits from WoRMS with CoL
Extend occurrence data services by enabling discovery based on selected checklists (e.g WoRMS)
Improve representation of marine data in the GBIF portal	Enhance the delivery of the extended Measurement or Fact extension in GBIF Task responsibility: OBIS data coordination group, OBIS and GBIF informatics teams
Improve event based data representation in GBIF
Implement environment flags and filtering abilities within GBIF Task responsibility: OBIS data coordination group, OBIS and GBIF informatics teams
Extend search and download services by filtering marine records by WoRMS-AphiaID
Show the AphiaID for species records from WoRMS on GBIF.org
Enable marine data discovery within GBIF using the standard list of Marine Regions
Improve interpretation of what is considered is_marine at records level Task responsibility: OBIS data coordination group, WoRMS, OBIS and GBIF informatics teams
Support download DOI services and citation tracking for OBIS	Support download DOI services and citation tracking for OBIS
Review of development options and specifications for shared infrastructure components	Review of development options and specifications for shared infrastructure Task responsibility: GBIF and OBIS secretariat, interested OBIS and GBIF nodes

Action

Suggested tasks and responsibilities

Further develop biodiversity data standards

Engagement with TDWG in the development of standards for both organizations
Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, individual nodes

Vocabulary of traits with TDWG to increase interoperability between WoRMS and Catalogue of Life

Further develop the new GBIF data model to accommodate OBIS practices

Develop the tools for publishing and accessing marine data in an expressive way i.e. event core, eMoF, basic view and extended view
Task responsibility: OBIS Products coordination group, OBIS and GBIF informatics teams

Data publishing tools (e.g IPT) to support data packages and frictionless data under new data model

Support the development of Essential Ocean Variables, Essential Biodiversity Variables, Essential Climate Variables

Provide input into the data/metadata specifications documentation for the development of essential variables

Implement traits-based filtering

Aligning species Traits from WoRMS with CoL

Extend occurrence data services by enabling discovery based on selected checklists (e.g WoRMS)

Improve representation of marine data in the GBIF portal

Enhance the delivery of the extended Measurement or Fact extension in GBIF
Task responsibility: OBIS data coordination group, OBIS and GBIF informatics teams

Improve event based data representation in GBIF

Implement environment flags and filtering abilities within GBIF
Task responsibility: OBIS data coordination group, OBIS and GBIF informatics teams

Extend search and download services by filtering marine records by WoRMS-AphiaID

Show the AphiaID for species records from WoRMS on GBIF.org

Enable marine data discovery within GBIF using the standard list of Marine Regions

Improve interpretation of what is considered is_marine at records level Task responsibility: OBIS data coordination group, WoRMS, OBIS and GBIF informatics teams

Support download DOI services and citation tracking for OBIS

Review of development options and specifications for shared infrastructure components

Review of development options and specifications for shared infrastructure
Task responsibility: GBIF and OBIS secretariat, interested OBIS and GBIF nodes

Community and Capacity

Action	Suggested tasks and responsibilities
Joint data mobilization and data calls	Campaigns and incentives for data mobilization through grants to mobilize data that supports data paper publications Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, interested OBIS and GBIF nodes
Integrating marine data publication within data mobilization programmes and projects e.g. Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, individual OBIS and GBIF nodes
Explore a special issue journal publication on marine data
Enable coordination mechanisms between networks and communities of practice	Regular, at least 6 monthly meetings between GBIF and OBIS communities Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, interested individual nodes or relevant (OBIS) working group members
Joint conference between OBIS and GBIF
Develop mechanism to allow for knowledge exchange and capacity building at a regional level between GBIF and OBIS nodes including regional meetings and regional helpdesk services and inclusive of thematic nodes Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, individual nodes
Develop guidance on engaging with the marine community for GBIF nodes Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, individual nodes
Develop clear messaging around the partnership	Develop a partnership communication strategy
Review of the OBIS membership options within GBIF network Task responsibility: GBIF and OBIS Secretariats
Develop joint training resources	Develop a shared training curriculum Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, interested individual nodes or relevant (OBIS) working group member
Incorporate training materials within the Ocean Teacher Global Academy
Hosted portals for nodes (or any partner)	Hosted portals for nodes (or any partner) Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, individual nodes
Develop joint fundraising proposals	Engage with funders such as GEF, EU and others to promote the work of this plan Task responsibility: GBIF and OBIS Executive Committees
Explore shared funding for community engagement officer

Action

Suggested tasks and responsibilities

Joint data mobilization and data calls

Campaigns and incentives for data mobilization through grants to mobilize data that supports data paper publications
Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, interested OBIS and GBIF nodes

Integrating marine data publication within data mobilization programmes and projects e.g. Biodiversity Information for Development (BID)
Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, individual OBIS and GBIF nodes

Explore a special issue journal publication on marine data

Enable coordination mechanisms between networks and communities of practice

Regular, at least 6 monthly meetings between GBIF and OBIS communities
Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, interested individual nodes or relevant (OBIS) working group members

Joint conference between OBIS and GBIF

Develop mechanism to allow for knowledge exchange and capacity building at a regional level between GBIF and OBIS nodes including regional meetings and regional helpdesk services and inclusive of thematic nodes
Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, individual nodes

Develop guidance on engaging with the marine community for GBIF nodes
Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, individual nodes

Develop clear messaging around the partnership

Develop a partnership communication strategy

Review of the OBIS membership options within GBIF network
Task responsibility: GBIF and OBIS Secretariats

Develop joint training resources

Develop a shared training curriculum
Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, interested individual nodes or relevant (OBIS) working group member

Incorporate training materials within the Ocean Teacher Global Academy

Hosted portals for nodes (or any partner)

Hosted portals for nodes (or any partner)
Task responsibility: GBIF Secretariat, OBIS Secretariat, individual nodes

Develop joint fundraising proposals

Engage with funders such as GEF, EU and others to promote the work of this plan
Task responsibility: GBIF and OBIS Executive Committees

Explore shared funding for community engagement officer