Biodiversity data infrastructure
4 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 4 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- AGENTSCHAP PLANTENTUIN MEISE
Belgian botanic garden specialising in plant collections digitisation and pan-European biodiversity data infrastructure (DiSSCo, SYNTHESYS).
“DiSSCo Prepare, BiCIKL, and SYNTHESYS PLUS all build interoperable data platforms for biodiversity knowledge, including linked open data and knowledge graphs.”
PrimaryBE7 projects - CONSORTIUM OF EUROPEAN TAXONOMIC FACILITIES
European network coordinating the digitisation and data integration of natural science collections across museums, herbaria, and research institutions.
“DiSSCo Prepare built distributed data infrastructure for biological and geological diversity; BiCIKL created a biodiversity knowledge graph with linked open data; SYNTHESYS PLUS connected digital collection resources.”
PrimaryBE5 projects - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
International biodiversity data infrastructure connecting specimen records, genomics, and taxonomic literature into open, interoperable knowledge systems.
“Central to all three projects (SYNTHESYS PLUS, DiSSCo Prepare, BiCIKL), providing data aggregation and interoperability expertise.”
PrimarySMEDK3 projects - SPECIES 2000
Global species index custodians providing taxonomic name authority and linked open data backbone for biodiversity informatics consortia.
“DiSSCo Prepare (distributed scientific collections) and BiCIKL (integrated knowledge library) both place Species 2000 at the foundational data layer of Europe's biodiversity infrastructure.”
PrimarySMEUK2 projects