While the data system architecture is being finalized, the ANTABIF website has been slightly revamped, including basic information, and access to data and services through a series of links. The user can access marine biodiversity data (through the SCAR-MarBIN webportal), terrestrial biodiversity data (through the AADC biodiversity database), the SCAR Antarctic field guides, ANTABIF shared … Continue reading ANTABIF website revamped
Author: antonarctica
Presentation at the Biosystematics conference available
The ANTABIF coordinator gave a talks on Antarctic biodiversity information networks at the Biosystematics conference, in Berlin. You can visualize or download the presentation here. The presentation is under a CC0 waiver.
GBIF publishes a guide to persistent identifyers
GBIF has published a Beginner’s Guide to Persistent Identifiers. The guide covers the practice of issuing and maintaining Persistent Identifiers for primary biodiversity data from a beginner's perspective. It also includes information explaining the costs and benefits of implementing Persistent Identifiers.
ANTABIF and SCAR-MarBIN sponsorship brochure available
Want to become a partner for the Antarctic biodiversity information networks? Thanks to the help from the International Polar Foundation, a sponsorship brochure is now ready for download and distribution. The brochure includes background information on the achievements of SCAR-MarBIN and ANTABIF and give details about the different levels at which your organization can get … Continue reading ANTABIF and SCAR-MarBIN sponsorship brochure available
Making Data Maximally Available
Science is driven by data. New technologies have vastly increased the ease of data collection and consequently the amount of data collected, while also enabling data to be independently mined and reanalyzed by others. Society now relies on scientific data of diverse kinds; for example, in responding to disease outbreaks, managing resources, responding to climate … Continue reading Making Data Maximally Available
Interview on the IPF website
In this interview, the ANTABIF project manager talks about SCAR-MarBIN, a new related project called ANTABIF (Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility), and the importance of keeping these networks running. Thanks to the International Polar Foundation!
Dataset update: Bioconstructors, British Antarctic Survey
Yet another version of BAS bioconstructors dataset: porting the data mass to ca 30k records. View and download here...
