This document provides an overview of the process for publishing biodiversity data from the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region on the HKH Biodiversity Information Facility (HKH-BIF) platform and making it globally accessible through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). It outlines the key steps, which include preparing the data using standardized templates, uploading it to HKH-BIF, filling out detailed metadata, mapping data fields to Darwin Core terms, and publishing the data to make it publicly available. The presentation provides guidance on preparing different types of biodiversity data like occurrence records, checklists, and using the GBIF spreadsheet processor and mapping tools.
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Publishing hkh biodiversity data globally technical session ii
1. Technical session II
Day 1
Publishing HKH Biodiversity
Data Globally
Deependra Tandukar, Suman Jaiswal, Bandana Shakya
23-24 August 2012
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Kathmandu, Nepal
2. Outline
• Using HKH-BIF
• Processes for publishing the data
– Preparing the data
– Uploading data
– Filling Metadata
– Mapping
– Publishing
3. Platform
Data
HKH-BIF GBIF
• for easy and efficient access
and sharing of regional
biodiversity information
• provisions for partners to
publish and share their data
• for collaborative work e.g. data
paper publication
4. Processes for publishing data
• Prepare your data
– Data resource
– Templates
– Processing with spreadsheet processor
• Upload your data
• Fill in metadata
• Map the fields with Darwin core
• Publish
– Make it public
6. Step 1: Data preparation
Data resource
Data
resource = Dataset + Metadata
Collection of data records Information about
the dataset
Occurrence data + Metadata
Checklist + Metadata
7. Step 1: Data preparation
Templates
• Standardized templates (based on Darwin core)
• Glossary (location, scientific name, family, etc.)
9. Step 1: Data preparation
Templates: Metadata
• Readme sheet
Readme sheet gives the
general instruction on
what and how to fill the
metadata sheet
10. Step 1: Data preparation
Templates: Metadata
• Metadata sheet Metadata sheet has number of
fields for information to feed in,
and some of the fields marked by
* are mandatory
11. Step 1: Data preparation
Templates: Occurrence
• Readme sheet This sheet is used to record species
• Metadata sheet occurrence data and is suitable for
recording basic natural history
• Occurrence sheet
collections specimen records or species
observations.
45 fields/columns in total
12. Step 1: Data preparation
Templates: Checklist1
• Readme sheet This sheet is used to record the species
• Metadata sheet lists where you are not sure of higher
• Classification sheet classification
13. Step 1: Data preparation
Templates: Checklist2
• Readme sheet
This sheet is used to record the species
• Metadata sheet lists where you are not limited to strict
• Classification sheet Linnaean classification
14. Step 1: Data preparation
Templates: Checklist3
• Readme sheet This template is used to record species
• Metadata sheet checklists in a simple columnar format that stores
the basic taxonomic data in the columns
• Classification sheet
(Kingdom, Phylum, Subphylum, Class, Order,
Family, Genus, Species, etc.).
15. Step 1: Data preparation
Hands-on session
• Use checklist 3 for data preparation
• Enter mandatory fields in metadata
• Fill in classification sheet
16. Step 1: Data preparation
Metadata
• Enter fields in metadata
17. Step 1: Data preparation
Checklist data fields
• Classification field
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Vertebrata
Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Family Ranidae
Genus Amolops
Scientific name Amolops ricketti
Countries China
18. Step 1: Data preparation
Process the template
Spreadsheet
processor
Archive file
19. Step 1: Data preparation
Process the template
• Go to spreadsheet processor
(http://tools.gbif.org/spreadsheet-processor/)
20. Step 1: Data preparation
Process checklist template
• Click on ‘Choose File’ and select your prepared
checklist template, it gets uploaded
• Click on ‘Process File’
21. Step 1: Data preparation
Process checklist template
• Download the processed archive by clicking on ‘Click to Download
Archive’
• Save on your desktop (filename will be something like 503117a7e582a.zip>
23. Step 2: Upload your data
Go to HKH-BIF
• http://192.168.10.19/hkh-bif
• Enter your username and password
• Click on ‘login’
24. Step 2: Upload your data
Create New Resource
• Click on ‘Manage Resources’
• Give a short name for your data/resource
• Click on ‘Choose file’ and select the ‘Archive’ that was
downloaded earlier
• Press on ‘Create’
34. Step 3: Metadata
Associated parties
• Information about one or more people or
organizations associated with the resource those not
already covered on the Basic Metadata page
35. Step 3: Metadata
Project data
• Information about a project under which the data in
the resource were produced/generated
36. Step 3: Metadata
Sampling methods
• Information about sampling methods in general, and
about specific sampling steps
37. Step 3: Metadata
Citations
• Information about how to cite the resource as well as
a bibliography of citations related to the data set, such
as publications that were used in or resulted from the
production of the data
38. Step 3: Metadata
Collection data
• Information about the physical natural history collection
associated with the resource (if any) as well as lists of
types objects in the collection, called Curatorial Units
39. Step 3: Metadata
External links
• Links to the home page for the resource, links to the
resource in alternate forms (database, spreadsheets, etc.)
46. Step 5: Publishing your data
Publish
• Click on publish to publish your data
• generates a new dwca.zip file containing:
• RTF file (draft of data paper)
• eml.xml file describing the metadata of this resource
• meta.xml file describing the mappings of DwC terms and
source data columns
• Source data file
60. Mapping
• At the bottom of the page, a list of the unmapped fields are
displayed
61. Mapping
• Let’s start mapping now
• Auto mapped Kingdom = Kingdom
• Map ScientificName = Sname, class = C according to our data
Source data fields
Darwin core terms
62. Filter
Exclude the records that do not
match the criteria using filter
63. Mapping
• Once all the known fields are mapped, click on save button
64. • On the top of the page, click on ‘back to resource over view page’
This sheet is used to record species occurrence data and is suitable for recording basic natural history collections specimen records or species observations. Occurrence sheetInstitution code, collection code, etc.Kingdom, phylum, family, scientific name, etc.Identified by, date identified, etc.Country, locality, latitude, longitude, elevation, etc.Event time, date, etc.