Task Force Data Standards and Data Access

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

• Developing tutorials for publishing genetic sample data on GGBN
• 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.
• Performing a user review of the GGBN website to inform improvements to its data architecture.
• Performing a review of GGBN’s permit fields, including any impediments to implementation by users.
• 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.
• As part of SYNTHESYS+ Work Package 3, developing a best practices for usage of molecular collections handbook.

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.

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
• Katie Barker, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (2011-present)
• Margaret Cawsey, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (2014-present)
• Jonathan Coddington, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (2011-present)
• Jeremy deWaard, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph (2018-present)
• 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)
• Thomas Orrell, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (2011-present)
• Björn Quast, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (2016-present)
• Dmitry Schigel, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (2016-present)
• Mike Trizna, Smithsonian Institution (2017-present)
• Xiao Feng (Vincent) Wei, China National Gene Bank (2018-present)