Abstract
Assessing the current state of and predicting change in the ocean’s biological and ecosystem resources requires observations and research to safeguard these valuable public assets. The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) partnered with the Global Ocean Observing System Biology and Ecosystems Panel and the Ocean Biodiversity Information System to address these needs through collaboration, data standardization, and data sharing. Here, we describe the generalized MBON data processing flow, which includes several steps to ensure that data are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. By following this flow, data collected and managed by MBON have contributed to our understanding of the Global Ocean Observing System Essential Ocean Variables and demonstrated the value of web-based, interactive tools to explore and better understand environmental change. Although the MBON’s generalized data processing flow is already in practice, work remains in building ontologies for biological concepts, improving processing scripts for data standardization, and speeding up the data collection-to-sharing timeframe.
Highlights
Number of Data SetsDarwin Core and made available to Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Assessing the current state of and predicting change in the ocean’s biological and ecosystem resources requires observations and research to safeguard these valuable public assets
Observational data can be used by the public, governments, researchers, and the private sector to answer questions about marine species and how they are changing over time
Summary
Darwin Core and made available to OBIS and GBIF These data had been downloaded almost 4,000 times by the time of this writing (May 14, 2021). Data sets from the demonstration MBON projects are still at different stages in the generalized data flow process (Figure 3) and need concerted effort to ensure they move through each step and meet the FAIR requirements. MBON is facilitating communication within the marin4e biological observing community to adopt the data processing strategy outlined above, and the efforts of MBON can be seen in all th2e new and legacy data sets that are helping to inform about essential ocean variables (EOVs; Figure 4). Following the MBON generalized data flow process provides researchers with a template to follow, and there are partnerships they can pursue for help in navigating it (e.g., IOOS Regional Associations).
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