Task Force Data Standards and Data Access
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Program of Work
- Development of a data standard for sharing DNA and tissue information
- Development and subsequent expansion of a global data platform for aggregating relevant data sources of genomic samples, vouchers, molecular analysis, publications, and images
Current Activities
- Reducing bottlenecks for updating genetic sample data from providers
- Implementation of GGBN data standard in Symbiota, Plutof and ZIMS.
- Migration of GGBN institutional registry to GBIF
- Modifications of the GGBN data standard for environmental DNA and environmental samples, along with HTS library samples.
- Collaboration with sequencing portals to provide best practices for documentation and citation of samples and make the GGBN data standard the global standard for implementation of the Nagoya Protocol.
Accomplishments
- GGBN Data Standard for Tissue and DNA
- Tutorials on publishing genetic sample data using the Integrated Publishing Toolkit and BioCase provider software.
- Implementation of GGBN data standard in data management systems Arctos and Specify.
- Implementation of a new algorithm for the taxonomic backbone in the GGBN Data Portal to provide robust counts on taxa needed for gap analysis.
- Implementation of GGBN Data Portal usage statistics.
- Review of GGBN’s permit fields, including any impediments to implementation by users Schiller et al. 2024.
- As part of SYNTHESYS+ Work Package 3, best practices for usage of molecular collections handbook de Mestier et al. 2023.
Related Resources
- The Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) Data Standard specification
- The Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) Data Portal
Current Members
- Gabi Droege, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (2011-present), Chair
- Tim Fulcher, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2016-present)
- Peter Grobe, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (2016-present)
- Chris Hunter, China National Gene Bank/GigaScience (2018-present)
- Lars Erik Johannessen, Natural History Museum, Oslo (2016-present)
- Kim Labuschagne, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (2014-present)
- Chris Meyer, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (2011-present)
- Glen Newton, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2016-present)
- Björn Quast, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (2016-present)
- Dmitry Schigel, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (2016-present)
- Mike Trizna, Smithsonian Institution (2017-present)