ViBRANT Project Overview

Virtual Biodiversity Research and Access Network for Taxonomy: Project Overview Vince Smith Natural History Museum, London [email_address] ViBRANT Virtual Biodiversity

Outline ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],27 ViBRANT Virtual Biodiversity

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Goal… Our problem The challenge of 21st Century taxonomy 27 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Data set… People… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A solution The transformative role of the internet & the World Wide Web from Hobbes’ Internet timeline (http://bit.ly/dtBJ2i) 27 You are here ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The 1st Internet 4-node ARPAnet - 1969

The web applied to taxonomy Biodiversity informatics 27 663 projects (Jan. 2011) TDWG Projects Database

Towards a solution The European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],27 Products… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Scratchpads http://scratchpads.eu 27

Goals of ViBRANT To set up the means, tools and infrastructure to produce a more rational and a more effective framework for European Biodiversity research. 27 Connecting people… ViBRANT connects people studying biodiversity regardless of their location. Each community website ( Scratchpad ) contains tools and services that enable users to study biodiversity in all its different facets. Connecting data… Information about biodiversity is scattered in a myriad of different places. ViBRANT helps defragment this information providing a window on the natural world that can be filtered according to users needs. Connecting science… ViBRANT bridges the gap between the producers & consumers of taxonomic information, providing the tools to help explain & predict the distribution of life on Earth.

What we will do ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],E-Infrastructure products ViBRANT is primarily a tool, secondarily a data provider 27 Creating the best Virtual Research Environment for the taxonomic & systematic research community

Who is doing it 17 partners in 9 countries (universities, museums & SMEs) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],27

What makes ViBRANT different 27 ViBRANT is driven by its users (old & new) Its is about audiences Re-writing our deliverables is one of the deliverables! Our work program is flexible The perpetual beta - like taxonomy ViBRANT is agile We do things simply & cheaply, such that we can maintain them ViBRANT is sustainable ViBRANT is primarily about tools & services Its (mostly) not research

Networking Activities (1,805,885 €) Service Activities (1,025,578 €) Research Activities (1,483,411 €) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],8 of 14 ,[object Object],Macro Organisation (CP-CSA) 27

ViBRANT Project plan The “chromosome” 27 SERVICE WP5. Data WP6. Publishing WP4. Standards WP8. Mobilisation RESEARCH WP2. Architecture WP7. Literature NETWORKING WP3. Training

ViBRANT logistics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object], of Collaboration (not just EU)… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],27

Short term success metrics of Networking (tools and collaboration) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],User engagement as a measure of success* Services (data & processing data) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Research (discovery of new information or approaches) ,[object Object],[object Object],both quantitative & qualitative (WP3)* 27

Longer term success metrics of Persistence & sustainability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Once ViBRANT project is over Finding new audiences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Embed our products outside the consortium ,[object Object],[object Object],27

(My) Longer term vision of Taxonomy’s three problems, & my view of how we fix them 27 Virtual Biodiversity ViBRANT Defragmenting our output ,[object Object],[object Object],Speeding up out output ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Improved labeling & findability ,[object Object],[object Object]

Where taxonomy is now And where we might like to be… from Hobbes’ Internet timeline (http://bit.ly/dtBJ2i) 27 You are here ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The 1st Internet 4-node ARPAnet - 1969

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