Biodiversity Information Science and Standards :
Conference Abstract
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Corresponding author: Mao-Ning Tuanmu (mntuanmu@gate.sinica.edu.tw)
Received: 07 Aug 2023 | Published: 07 Aug 2023
© 2023 Daphne Hoh, Jun-Yi Wu, Jin-Ying Lee, Mao-Ning Tuanmu
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Citation:
Hoh DZ, Wu J-Y, Lee J-Y, Tuanmu M-N (2023) Assessing the Current State of National Biodiversity Data Integration: An Initiative by the Taiwan Biodiversity Information Alliance (TBIA). Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 7: e110660. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.7.110660
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Biodiversity data that adheres to the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) is essential for any research and application, particularly in understanding biodiversity, valuing ecosystem services, and guiding environmental monitoring and conservation. However, most biodiversity-related projects are carried out independently, resulting in the dispersion of data across various databases from different organisations. Data users often need to search, collect, and integrate data from multiple sources, which is time consuming and labour intensive. Furthermore, the lack of unified data standards and taxonomy backbones among different databases poses additional challenges for data analysis and application. To address these issues and maximize the value of existing data, we launched a collaborative bottom-up initiative aimed at establishing a national biodiversity data portal in Taiwan. The collaboration among eight units, including research institutes, governmental organisations, and museums, has led to the formation of the Taiwan Biodiversity Information Alliance (TBIA), along with the launching of a 5-year (2021–2025) Taiwan Biodiversity Information Action Campaign. Furthermore, the alliance has developed important documentation, such as the Taiwan Biodiversity Data Standard and the Principles of Opening and Sharing Sensitive Biodiversity Data. These documents have played a crucial role in facilitating data integration across the various units involved by implementing a convergence mechanism that adheres to the Darwin Core data standards (
bottom-up initiative, collaboration, unified data standard
Daphne Z. Hoh
TDWG 2023
The establishment of Taiwan Biodiversity Information Alliance (TBIA) is funded by the Taiwan Forestry Bureau.