Jekyll2024-01-15T18:34:30+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//feed.xmlCanadensysCanadensys makes Canadian biodiversity information available. We are a network of Canadian organizations publishing biodiversity occurrence data in an open and standard format.SPNCH-TDWG conférence - 2 au 6 septembre 2024, Okinawa, Japon2023-12-18T13:20:00+00:002023-12-18T13:20:00+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//fr/post/2023/spnch-tdwg-2024-conference<p>La conférence conjointe de la <em>Société pour la préservation des collections d’histoires naturelles (SPNHC)</em> & <em>Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG)</em> en 2024 sera hybride et organisée à <strong>Okinawa, Japon du 2 au 6, septembre 2024</strong>.<br />
Participez en présentiel ou en virtuel !</p>
<p>Nous vous invitons à <a href="https://mailchi.mp/tdwg.org/spnhc-tdwg-2024-okinawa-call-for-organized-sessions"><strong>soumettre une proposition pour une session organisée lors de SPNCH-TDWG 2024</strong></a> reflétant le travail réalisé par SPNCH et TDWG et la manière dont les collections et normes contribuent à notre compréhension et documentation de la biodiversité. Les sessions organisées peuvent être des symposiums, des panels de discussions, des sessions éclairs et d’autres formats pour lesquels l’objectif principal est de transmettre de l’information et d’intéresser l’audience de SPNCH-TDWG.</p>
<p><strong>Date limite (dure) de soumission: 16 février 2024</strong> (fermeture des bureaux dans votre fuseau horaire). Les premières informations essentielles ont été publiées sur le <a href="https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2024/"><em>site Web de la conférence SPNHC-TDWG 2024</em></a>. Des informations supplémentaires seront publiées dès qu’elles seront disponibles.</p>
<p>Nous vous encourageons fortement à soumettre des propositions correspondant au thème de la conférence: <strong>Renforcer les capacités locales, élever les normes mondiales</strong>. Les sessions peuvent être ouvertes ou fermées aux soumissions de présentations ; nous encourageons fortement la diversité, l’inclusivité et les idées de sessions non explorées lors des précédentes conférences SPNHC ou TDWG.<br />
Les appels à résumés seront annoncés début mars 2024.</p>
<p>Veuillez contacter les [organisateurs de la conférence] (mailto:okinawa2024@spnhc.org) pour toute question.</p>
<ul>
<li>La <a href="https://www.spnhc.org/"><em>Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)</em></a> est une organisation internationale consacrée à la préservation, à la conservation et à la gestion des collections d’histoire naturelle.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.tdwg.org/"><em>Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG)</em></a> développe et maintient des normes de données qui soutiennent l’intégration des informations primaires sur la biodiversité entre les disciplines, les organisations et les nations. Sa conférence annuelle est devenue un forum prééminent pour faire progresser l’informatique de la biodiversité.</li>
</ul>La conférence conjointe de la Société pour la préservation des collections d’histoires naturelles (SPNHC) & Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) en 2024 sera hybride et organisée à Okinawa, Japon du 2 au 6, septembre 2024. Participez en présentiel ou en virtuel !Pourquoi publier nos données sous Creative Commons Zero (CC0)2023-12-18T13:20:00+00:002023-12-18T13:20:00+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//fr/post/2023/whyCC0<p>By <strong>data</strong> we mean specimen, observation or checklist datasets published as Darwin Core Archives and any derivates. To keep the discussion focused, this does not include pictures or software code.</p>
<h1 id="what-we-hope-to-achieve">What we hope to achieve</h1>
<ol>
<li>One license for the whole Canadensys community (easier for aggregation and it sends a strong message as a community)</li>
<li>An existing license (we don’t want to write our own legal documents)</li>
<li>An open license (allowing our data to be really used)</li>
<li>A clear license (so users can focus on doing great research with the data, instead of figuring out the fine print)</li>
<li>Giving credit where credit is due</li>
</ol>
<h1 id="our-recommendation">Our recommendation</h1>
<p><img src="/assets/images/cc-zero.png" alt="cc-zero" /> We recommend Canadensys participants to publish their data under the <strong><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license</a></strong>. With CC0 you waive any copyright you might have over the data(set) and dedicate it to the public domain. Users can copy, use, modify and distribute the data without asking your permission. You cannot be held liable for any (mis)use of the data either.</p>
<p><a href="https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CC0_use_for_data">CC0 is recommended for data and databases</a> and is used by hundreds of organizations. It is especially recommended for scientific data, and thus encouraged by <a href="https://pensoft.net/">Pensoft</a> (see <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2011/06/01/data-publishing-policies-and-guidelines-for-biodiversity-data-published-by-pensoft/">their guidelines for biodiversity data papers</a>) and <a href="https://www.nature.com/">Nature</a> (see <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/461171a">this opinion piece</a>). Although CC0 doesn’t legally require users of the data to cite the source, it does not take away the moral obligation to give attribution as is common in scientific research (more about that below).</p>
<h1 id="why-would-i-waive-my-copyright">Why would I waive my copyright?</h1>
<p>For starters, there’s very little copyright to be had in our data, datasets and databases. Copyright only applies to creative content and 99% of our data are facts, which cannot be copyrighted. We do hold copyright over some text in remarks fields, the data format or database model we chose/created, and pictures. If we consider a Darwin Core Archive (which is how we are publishing our data) the creative content is even further reduced: the data format is a standard and we only provide a link to the pictures, not the picture itself.</p>
<p>Figuring out where the facts stop and where the (copyrightable) creative content begins can already be difficult for the content owner, so imagine what a legal nightmare it can become for the user. On top of that different rules are used in different countries. Publishing our data under CC0 removes any ambiguity and red tape. We waive any copyright we might have had over the creative content and our data gets the legal status of public domain. It can no longer be copyrighted by anyone.</p>
<h1 id="cant-we-use-another-license">Can’t we use another license?</h1>
<p>Let’s go over the options. Keep in mind that these licenses only apply to the creative aspect of the dataset, not the facts. But as pointed out above, figuring this out can be difficult or impossible for the user. So much in fact, that the user might decide not to use your data at all, especially if they think they might not meet the conditions of the license.</p>
<h3 id="all-rights-reserved">All rights reserved</h3>
<p><img src="/assets/images/Copyright.png" alt="copyright" /><br />
The user cannot use the data(set) without the permission of the owner.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Not good.</p>
<h3 id="open-data-commons-public-domain-dedication-and-license-pddl">Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (<a href="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/summary/">PDDL</a>)</h3>
<p>There are no restrictions on how to use the data. This license is very similar to CC0</p>
<p>Conclusion: Perfect, in fact this license was a precursor of CC0, but… it is less well known and maybe not as legally thorough as CC0. CC0 made a huge effort to cover legislation in almost all countries and the Creative Commons community is working hard to improve this even further. Therefore, if you have to choose, CC0 is probably the best bet.</p>
<h3 id="creative-commons-attribution-noderivs-cc-by-nd">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">CC BY-ND</a>)</h3>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/"><img src="/assets/images/CC_BY-ND.png" alt="by-nd" /></a><br />
The user cannot build upon the data(set), which is what most data use involves.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Not good.</p>
<h3 id="creative-commons-attribution-noncommercial-cc-by-nc">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC BY-NC</a>)</h3>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"><img src="/assets/images/Cc_by-nc_icon.png" alt="by-nc" /></a><br />
The user cannot use the data(set) for commercial purposes. This seems fine from an academic viewpoint, but the license is a lot more restrictive than intuitively thought. See: Hagedorn, G. et al. ZooKeys 150 (2011). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.150.2189">Creative Commons licenses and the non-commercial condition: Implications for the re-use of biodiversity information</a>.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Not good.</p>
<h3 id="creative-commons-attribution-sharealike-cc-by-sa-or-open-data-commons-open-database-license-odbl">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">CC BY-SA</a>) or Open Data Commons Open Database License (<a href="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/summary/">ODbL</a>)</h3>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"><img src="/assets/images/cc-by-sa.png" alt="by-sa" /></a><br />
The user has to share any work based upon the data(set) under the same or similar license to this one.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Good, but… this can lead to some problems for an aggregator like <a href="https://www.canadensys.net/">Canadensys</a> or <a href="https://www.gbif.org/">GBIF</a>: if they are mixing and merging data with different “SA” licenses, which one do they choose? They might be incompatible.</p>
<h3 id="creative-commons-attribution-cc-by-or-open-data-commons-attribution-license-odc-by">Creative Commons Attribution (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY</a>) or Open Data Commons Attribution License (<a href="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/summary/">ODC-By</a>)</h3>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><img src="/assets/images/cc-by.png" alt="by" /></a><br />
The user has to attribute the data(set) in the manner specified by the owner. This condition is also present in the three licenses above.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Good, but… this can lead to impractical “attribution stacking”. If an aggregator or a user of that aggregator is using and integrating different datasets provided under a BY license, they legally have to cite the owner for each and every one of them in the manner specified by those owners (again, for the potential creative content in the data).</p>
<h1 id="but-giving-creditattribution-is-a-good-thing">But giving credit/attribution is a good thing!</h1>
<p>Absolutely, but legally enforcing it can lead to the opposite affect: a user might decide not to use the data out of fear of not completely complying with the license (see paragraph above). As hinted at the beginning of this post, CC0 removes the drastic legally enforceable requirement to give attribution, but it does not remove the moral obligation to give attribution. In fact, this has been the common practice in scientific research for many decades: legally, you don’t have to cite someone’s research/data you’re using, but not doing so won’t make you very popular either.</p>
<p>To encourage users to give credit where credit is due, we propose to create Canadensys <strong>norms</strong>. Norms are not a legal document, but a “code of conduct” where we declare how we would like users to use, share and cite our data, and how they can participate. We can explain how one could cite an individual specimen, a collection, a dataset or an aggregated “Canadensys” download. We can point out that our data is constantly being corrected or added to, so it is useful to keep coming back to the original repository and not to a secondary repository that may not have been updated. In addition to that, we can build tools to monitor downloads or automatically compile an adequate citation. And with the arrival of <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-12-S15-S2">data papers</a> - which drafts can be <a href="https://www.gbif.org/data-papers">automatically generated from IPT</a> - dataset are really brought into the realm of traditional publishing and the associated scientific recognition.</p>
<p>All to say that are mechanisms where both users and data owners benefit, without the legal burden. It guarantees that our data can be used now and in the future. We hope you’ll join us in our recommendation.</p>
<p>A huge thanks to the Gregor Hagedorn and the authors of the Pensoft guidelines for data papers.</p>By data we mean specimen, observation or checklist datasets published as Darwin Core Archives and any derivates. To keep the discussion focused, this does not include pictures or software code.SPNCH-TDWG joint conference - 2 to 6 September 2024, Okinawa, Japan2023-12-18T13:20:00+00:002023-12-18T13:20:00+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//post/2023/spnch-tdwg-2024-conference<p>The <em>Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)</em> & <em>Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG)</em> joint conference in 2024 will be a hybrid meeting, hosted in <strong>Okinawa, Japan from 2 - 6, September 2024</strong>.<br />
Be there in person or online!</p>
<p>We invite you to <a href="https://mailchi.mp/tdwg.org/spnhc-tdwg-2024-okinawa-call-for-organized-sessions"><strong>submit a proposal for an organized session at SPNHC-TDWG 2024</strong></a> that reflects the work that SPNHC and TDWG do and the ways that collections and standards contribute to our understanding and documentation of biodiversity. Organized sessions can be symposia, panel discussions, lightning sessions, and other formats in which the primary purpose is to convey information and engage the SPNHC-TDWG audience.</p>
<p><strong>Submission (hard) deadline: 16 February 2024</strong> (Close of Business in your time zone). Essential early information has been posted on the <a href="https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2024/"><em>SPNHC-TDWG 2024 conference website</em></a>. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.</p>
<p>We strongly encourage you to submit proposals that fit the conference theme: <strong>Enhancing Local Capacity, Elevating Global Standards</strong>. Sessions may be open or closed to presentation submissions; we highly encourage diversity and inclusivity and session ideas not explored during previous SPNHC or TDWG conferences.<br />
Calls for abstracts will be announced in early March, 2024.</p>
<p>Please contact the <a href="mailto:okinawa2024@spnhc.org">conference organizers</a> with any questions.</p>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://www.spnhc.org/"><em>Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC)</em></a> is an international organization devoted to the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.tdwg.org/"><em>Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG)</em></a> develops and maintains data standards that support the integration of primary biodiversity information across disciplines, organizations, and nations. Its annual conference has become a preeminent forum for advancing biodiversity informatics.</li>
</ul>The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) & Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) joint conference in 2024 will be a hybrid meeting, hosted in Okinawa, Japan from 2 - 6, September 2024. Be there in person or online!Why we should publish our data as Creative Commons Zero (CC0)2023-12-18T13:20:00+00:002023-12-18T13:20:00+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//post/2023/whyCC0<p>By <strong>data</strong> we mean specimen, observation or checklist datasets published as Darwin Core Archives and any derivates. To keep the discussion focused, this does not include pictures or software code.</p>
<h1 id="what-we-hope-to-achieve">What we hope to achieve</h1>
<ol>
<li>One license for the whole Canadensys community (easier for aggregation and it sends a strong message as a community)</li>
<li>An existing license (we don’t want to write our own legal documents)</li>
<li>An open license (allowing our data to be really used)</li>
<li>A clear license (so users can focus on doing great research with the data, instead of figuring out the fine print)</li>
<li>Giving credit where credit is due</li>
</ol>
<h1 id="our-recommendation">Our recommendation</h1>
<p><img src="/assets/images/cc-zero.png" alt="cc-zero" /><br />
We recommend Canadensys participants to publish their data under the <strong><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license</a></strong>. With CC0 you waive any copyright you might have over the data(set) and dedicate it to the public domain. Users can copy, use, modify and distribute the data without asking your permission. You cannot be held liable for any (mis)use of the data either.</p>
<p><a href="https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CC0_use_for_data">CC0 is recommended for data and databases</a> and is used by hundreds of organizations. It is especially recommended for scientific data, and thus encouraged by <a href="https://pensoft.net/">Pensoft</a> (see <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2011/06/01/data-publishing-policies-and-guidelines-for-biodiversity-data-published-by-pensoft/">their guidelines for biodiversity data papers</a>) and <a href="https://www.nature.com/">Nature</a> (see <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/461171a">this opinion piece</a>). Although CC0 doesn’t legally require users of the data to cite the source, it does not take away the moral obligation to give attribution as is common in scientific research (more about that below).</p>
<h1 id="why-would-i-waive-my-copyright">Why would I waive my copyright?</h1>
<p>For starters, there’s very little copyright to be had in our data, datasets and databases. Copyright only applies to creative content and 99% of our data are facts, which cannot be copyrighted. We do hold copyright over some text in remarks fields, the data format or database model we chose/created, and pictures. If we consider a Darwin Core Archive (which is how we are publishing our data) the creative content is even further reduced: the data format is a standard and we only provide a link to the pictures, not the picture itself.</p>
<p>Figuring out where the facts stop and where the (copyrightable) creative content begins can already be difficult for the content owner, so imagine what a legal nightmare it can become for the user. On top of that different rules are used in different countries. Publishing our data under CC0 removes any ambiguity and red tape. We waive any copyright we might have had over the creative content and our data gets the legal status of public domain. It can no longer be copyrighted by anyone.</p>
<h1 id="cant-we-use-another-license">Can’t we use another license?</h1>
<p>Let’s go over the options. Keep in mind that these licenses only apply to the creative aspect of the dataset, not the facts. But as pointed out above, figuring this out can be difficult or impossible for the user. So much in fact, that the user might decide not to use your data at all, especially if they think they might not meet the conditions of the license.</p>
<h3 id="all-rights-reserved">All rights reserved</h3>
<p><img src="/assets/images/Copyright.png" alt="copyright" /><br />
The user cannot use the data(set) without the permission of the owner.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Not good.</p>
<h3 id="open-data-commons-public-domain-dedication-and-license-pddl">Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (<a href="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/summary/">PDDL</a>)</h3>
<p>There are no restrictions on how to use the data. This license is very similar to CC0</p>
<p>Conclusion: Perfect, in fact this license was a precursor of CC0, but… it is less well known and maybe not as legally thorough as CC0. CC0 made a huge effort to cover legislation in almost all countries and the Creative Commons community is working hard to improve this even further. Therefore, if you have to choose, CC0 is probably the best bet.</p>
<h3 id="creative-commons-attribution-noderivs-cc-by-nd">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">CC BY-ND</a>)</h3>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/"><img src="/assets/images/CC_BY-ND.png" alt="by-nd" /></a><br />
The user cannot build upon the data(set), which is what most data use involves.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Not good.</p>
<h3 id="creative-commons-attribution-noncommercial-cc-by-nc">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC BY-NC</a>)</h3>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"><img src="/assets/images/Cc_by-nc_icon.png" alt="by-nc" /></a><br />
The user cannot use the data(set) for commercial purposes. This seems fine from an academic viewpoint, but the license is a lot more restrictive than intuitively thought. See: Hagedorn, G. et al. ZooKeys 150 (2011). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.150.2189">Creative Commons licenses and the non-commercial condition: Implications for the re-use of biodiversity information</a>.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Not good.</p>
<h3 id="creative-commons-attribution-sharealike-cc-by-sa-or-open-data-commons-open-database-license-odbl">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">CC BY-SA</a>) or Open Data Commons Open Database License (<a href="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/summary/">ODbL</a>)</h3>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"><img src="/assets/images/cc-by-sa.png" alt="by-sa" /></a><br />
The user has to share any work based upon the data(set) under the same or similar license to this one.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Good, but… this can lead to some problems for an aggregator like <a href="https://www.canadensys.net/">Canadensys</a> or <a href="https://www.gbif.org/">GBIF</a>: if they are mixing and merging data with different “SA” licenses, which one do they choose? They might be incompatible.</p>
<h3 id="creative-commons-attribution-cc-by-or-open-data-commons-attribution-license-odc-by">Creative Commons Attribution (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY</a>) or Open Data Commons Attribution License (<a href="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/summary/">ODC-By</a>)</h3>
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><img src="/assets/images/cc-by.png" alt="by" /></a><br />
The user has to attribute the data(set) in the manner specified by the owner. This condition is also present in the three licenses above.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Good, but… this can lead to impractical “attribution stacking”. If an aggregator or a user of that aggregator is using and integrating different datasets provided under a BY license, they legally have to cite the owner for each and every one of them in the manner specified by those owners (again, for the potential creative content in the data).</p>
<h1 id="but-giving-creditattribution-is-a-good-thing">But giving credit/attribution is a good thing!</h1>
<p>Absolutely, but legally enforcing it can lead to the opposite affect: a user might decide not to use the data out of fear of not completely complying with the license (see paragraph above). As hinted at the beginning of this post, CC0 removes the drastic legally enforceable requirement to give attribution, but it does not remove the moral obligation to give attribution. In fact, this has been the common practice in scientific research for many decades: legally, you don’t have to cite someone’s research/data you’re using, but not doing so won’t make you very popular either.</p>
<p>To encourage users to give credit where credit is due, we propose to create Canadensys <strong>norms</strong>. Norms are not a legal document, but a “code of conduct” where we declare how we would like users to use, share and cite our data, and how they can participate. We can explain how one could cite an individual specimen, a collection, a dataset or an aggregated “Canadensys” download. We can point out that our data is constantly being corrected or added to, so it is useful to keep coming back to the original repository and not to a secondary repository that may not have been updated. In addition to that, we can build tools to monitor downloads or automatically compile an adequate citation. And with <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-12-S15-S2">data papers</a> - which drafts can be <a href="https://www.gbif.org/data-papers">automatically generated from IPT</a> - dataset are really brought into the realm of traditional publishing and the associated scientific recognition.</p>
<p>All to say that are mechanisms where both users and data owners benefit, without the legal burden. It guarantees that our data can be used now and in the future. We hope you’ll join us in our recommendation.</p>
<p>A huge thanks to the Gregor Hagedorn and the authors of the Pensoft guidelines for data papers.</p>By data we mean specimen, observation or checklist datasets published as Darwin Core Archives and any derivates. To keep the discussion focused, this does not include pictures or software code.Simple, intuitif et pas mal beau: voici le nouveau portail Canadensys !2023-12-08T12:20:00+00:002023-12-08T12:20:00+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//fr/post/2023/CanadensysLaunch<p>Basé sur le <a href="https://www.gbif.org/hosted-portals"><strong>service de Portail hébergé de GBIF</strong></a>, le lancement du nouveau portail Canadensys représente le début d’une nouvelle ère pour notre réseau.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.canadensys.net/fr">Canadensys</a>, le <a href="https://nature.ca/fr/">Musée canadien de la nature</a>, et <a href="https://agriculture.canada.ca/fr/science">Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada</a> se sont réunis pour offrir un site unifié de partage des données d’occurrence du Canada.</p>
<p>Après plusieurs années fructueuses de participation à la <a href="https://living-atlases.gbif.org/">communauté du Living Atlases</a> et d’utilisation de la puissante plateforme informatique développé par l’<a href="https://www.ala.org.au/">Atlas of Living Australia</a>, nous avons décidé de faire le saut et de migrer Canadensys vers le service du Portail hébergé de GBIF.<br />
Quelles sont les implications pour les utilisateurs et l’équipe de gestionnaires ?</p>
<h1 id="ce-qui-a-changé-">Ce qui a changé ?</h1>
<p>L’<a href="/fr/occurrence/search"><strong>exploration des données</strong></a> est complètement modifiée et maintenant alignée directement avec les données disponibles sur GBIF. Ceci se traduit par une disponibilité presque immédiate sur l’Explorateur des données publiées par notre IPT.<br />
Ceci veut aussi dire que nous affichons maintenant toutes les données provenant d’institutions canadiennes disponibles sur GBIF. Au-delà d’un accès aux données d’occurrences, vous pouvez aussi chercher et extraire l’information à propos des <a href="/fr/collection/search"><strong>collections</strong></a>, <a href="/fr/institution/search"><strong>institutions</strong></a> et <a href="/fr/dataset/search"><strong>jeux de données</strong></a>.</p>
<p>Nous utilisons les derniers systèmes d’indexation et de recherche sur <a href="/fr/occurrence/search"><strong>l’Explorateur</strong></a>.</p>
<p>L’application d’exploration des données permet l’utilisation de <strong>filtres de recherche</strong>, la visualisation directe des données d’occurrence en <strong>cliquant sur un point sur la carte</strong> ou sur <strong>une entrée dans le tableau</strong>, et le <strong>téléchargement</strong> de sous-ensembles des données (un compte GBIF est nécessaire pour ce dernier).</p>
<p>Pour tous nos fournisseurs de données, vous remarquerez une mise à jour de notre <a href="https://data.canadensys.net/ipt/"><strong>IPT</strong></a>, puisque nous avons migré vers la dernière version. Cette nouvelle version fonctionne de la même manière que la précédente, mais en mieux !</p>
<p>Nous avons profité de cette migration de plateforme pour complètement revoir et réviser notre site Web, en mettant à jour ou en ajoutant des informations lorsque nécessaire.<br />
En résumé, nous avons fait le ménage et décoré la demeure avant d’emménager.<br />
Nous espérons sincèrement que vous vous sentirez à l’aise et nous sommes à l’écoute de vos commentaires.</p>
<h1 id="ce-qui-na-pas-changé-">Ce qui n’a pas changé ?</h1>
<p><a href="https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/"><strong>Vascan</strong></a>, la bien-aimée liste des Plantes vasculaires du Canada, est toujours disponible et est mise à jour régulièrement. Soyez à l’affût des annonces sur les mises à jour.</p>
<p>Son outil compagnon, le <a href="https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/checklist"><strong>Générateur de listes</strong></a>, est toujours là pour vous indiquer ce que vous pourriez observer dans une province particulière.</p>
<p>Les <strong>outils de conversion</strong> (<a href="https://data.canadensys.net/tools/coordinates"><strong>coordonnées</strong></a> et <a href="https://data.canadensys.net/tools/dates"><strong>dates</strong></a>) n’ont pas été modifié et font leurs tâches simples mais utiles.</p>
<p>Nous publions les données pour deux périodiques taxonomiques en ligne, <a href="https://data.canadensys.net/micropublications"><strong>Specimen</strong></a> et <a href="https://data.canadensys.net/micropublications"><strong>Collection</strong></a>.</p>
<h1 id="pourquoi-utiliser-le-service-de-portail-hébergé-de-gbif-">Pourquoi utiliser le service de portail hébergé de GBIF ?</h1>
<p>La réponse courte est que c’est facile et pratique.</p>
<p>La réponse plus longue commence de la même façon, mais nous y ajoutons :</p>
<ul>
<li>Ce nouveau service réduit la gestion technologique nous permettant de nous concentrer sur nos principales tâches de publication des données, d’appui aux collections et institutions dans le processus de publication, et de faire le lien entre le réseau canadien et GBIF.</li>
<li>L’alignement direct avec les données disponibles sur GBIF améliore la fiabilité et la qualité des données.</li>
<li>GBIF est une communauté active avec du personnel hautement qualifié au Secrétariat, prêt à répondre à nos questions techniques et à travailler avec nous pour développer de nouvelles fonctionnalités selon les demandes des utilisateurs.</li>
<li>La communauté grandissante d’institutions qui utilisent un portail hébergé de GBIF est à la fois inspirante et pleine de nouvelles idées.</li>
</ul>Basé sur le service de Portail hébergé de GBIF, le lancement du nouveau portail Canadensys représente le début d’une nouvelle ère pour notre réseau.Simple, intuitive and good looking: here comes the new Canadensys portal!2023-12-08T12:20:00+00:002023-12-08T12:20:00+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//post/2023/CanadensysLaunch<p>Based on the <a href="https://www.gbif.org/hosted-portals"><strong>GBIF Hosted Portal program</strong></a>, the launch of the new Canadensys portal is the start of a new era for our network.<br />
<a href="https://www.canadensys.net/">Canadensys</a>, the <a href="https://nature.ca/en/">Canadian Museum of Nature</a>, and <a href="https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/science">Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</a> have come together to offer a unified site for sharing occurrence data in Canada.</p>
<p>After several years of being part of the <a href="https://living-atlases.gbif.org/">Living Atlases community</a>, and using the powerful framework built by the <a href="https://www.ala.org.au/">Atlas of Living Australia</a>, we decided to jump on the train of the GBIF Hosted Portals.<br />
What does this mean for users and the managing team?</p>
<h1 id="what-has-changed">What has changed?</h1>
<p><a href="/occurrence/search"><strong>Data exploration</strong></a> has been completely modified and is now directly based on data available on GBIF. This means a nearly immediate availability in the Explorer of the data published via our IPT.<br />
This also means that we now showcase all data published by Canadian organisations available on GBIF.
In addition to having access to occurrence data, you can also search and extract information about <a href="/collection/search"><strong>collections</strong></a>, <a href="/institution/search"><strong>institutions</strong></a> and <a href="/dataset/search"><strong>datasets</strong></a>.</p>
<p>The data exploration feature includes the possibility to use <strong>filters</strong>, you can directly visualise occurrence data by <strong>clicking on the dots on the map</strong> or the <strong>entries in the table</strong>, and you can <strong>download</strong> a subset of data (GBIF account needed for this action).</p>
<p>We use the latest GBIF indexing and search systems in the <a href="/occurrence/search"><strong>Explorer</strong></a>.</p>
<p>For all our publishers, you will notice an upgrade of the <a href="https://data.canadensys.net/ipt/"><strong>IPT</strong></a>. We have migrated to the latest version available.
This new version works in the same way as the previous one, but better!</p>
<p>We took the opportunity of this move to completely revise the content of the website, updating or adding information when needed.<br />
In short, we cleaned the house and decorated it before moving in! <br />
We hope you will feel at home and we warmly welcome any feedback.</p>
<h1 id="what-stays-the-same">What stays the same?</h1>
<p><a href="https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/search"><strong>Vascan</strong></a>, the beloved <strong>Checklist of Vascular Plants of Canada</strong>, is still available and is updated regularly. Keep an eye open for the news items announcing new releases.<br />
Its companion, the <a href="https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/checklist"><strong>Checklist builder</strong></a>, is also available to give you insight about what you can find in a particular province.</p>
<p>The <strong>conversion tools</strong> (<a href="https://data.canadensys.net/tools/coordinates"><strong>coordinates</strong></a> and <a href="https://data.canadensys.net/tools/dates"><strong>dates</strong></a>) have not been modified and are doing their simple but useful jobs.</p>
<p>We still publish data for two online taxonomic journals, <a href="https://data.canadensys.net/micropublications"><strong>Specimen</strong></a> and <a href="https://data.canadensys.net/micropublications"><strong>Collection</strong></a>.</p>
<h1 id="why-a-gbif-hosted-portal">Why a GBIF Hosted Portal?</h1>
<p>The short answer to this question is: ‘because it is easy and convenient’.<br />
The long answer starts the same way, but we will add:</p>
<ul>
<li>It reduces the technological workload, allowing us to focus on our main tasks: publishing occurrence data, supporting publishers and organisations, and acting as a link between the Canadian community and GBIF.</li>
<li>The direct alignment with data on GBIF improves data reliability and quality.</li>
<li>GBIF is an active community with highly skilled personnel working at the Secretariat, ready to answer any technical question and to work with us to implement new features useful for users.</li>
<li>The growing community of organizations using the GBIF hosted portal is inspiring and full of ideas.</li>
</ul>Based on the GBIF Hosted Portal program, the launch of the new Canadensys portal is the start of a new era for our network. Canadensys, the Canadian Museum of Nature, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have come together to offer a unified site for sharing occurrence data in Canada.Deux anciens gestionnaires de Canadensys continuent de briller2023-12-08T10:20:00+00:002023-12-08T10:20:00+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//fr/post/2023/EbbeNielsen2023Winners<p>Deux anciens gestionnaires de Canadensys sont de brillants exemples dans la communauté GBIF, et continuent de mettre à profit leurs compétences afin d’améliorer et de développer des outils innovants.</p>
<p><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025"><strong>Peter Desmet</strong></a>, qui travaille maintenant au l’<a href="https://inbo.be/en/">Institut de Recherche pour la Nature et la Forêt (INBO)</a>, fait partie de l’équipe ayant remporté le <a href="https://www.gbif.org/ebbe">challenge 2023 Ebbe Nielsen</a>.<br />
Au côté de <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9503-4750"><strong>Nicolas Noé</strong></a>, de <a href="https://thebinaryforest.net/">The Binary Forest</a>, ils ont développés <a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#gbifalert"><strong>GBIF Alert</strong></a>.<br />
Cet outil open-source est un système d’alerte basé sur GBIF permettant de notifier les utilisateurs de la disponibilité de nouveaux enregistements d’occurrences pour n’importe quelle espèce ou location d’intérêt.<br />
Pour de plus amples informations, des liens et une vidéo de démonstration, suivez ce <a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#gbifalert">lien</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230"><strong>David Shorthouse</strong></a> s’est vu attribuer la seconde place du challenge 2023 Ebbe Nielsen challenge pour une nouvelle fonctionnalité de <a href="https://bionomia.net/"><strong>Bionomia</strong></a>, une plateforme qu’il a développé et lancé il y a cinq ans.<br />
<a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#bionomia"><strong>Frictionless Data from Bionomia</strong></a> permet aux utilisateurs d’avoir accès directement à des <a href="https://specs.frictionlessdata.io/data-package/">Frictionless Data Packages</a> d’attributions de récolteurs et déterminateurs dans Bionomia poru tous les jeux de données.<br />
Ceci aidera les gestionnaires de collection à importer des attributions venant de Bionomia dans un système de gestion des données local, ainsi que de partager les enregistrements mis à jour et améliorés, créant ainsi un cycle d’amélioration de la qualité des données.<br />
Vous trouverez plus d’informations et documentations <a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#bionomia">ici</a>.</p>
<p>Il serait injuste de passer sous silence les autres individus et équipes ayant vu leurs projets récompensés par une troisième place ex-aequo lors de ce challenge :</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#lir"><strong>Library of Identification Resources</strong></a>, developpé par <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4751-4637"><strong>Lars Willighagen</strong></a>, un étudiant à la maitrise à la <a href="https://www.ru.nl/en">Radboud University</a> (Pays-Bas)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#odbm"><strong>Open Data Biodiversity Mapper</strong></a>, developpé par une équipe Norvégienne composée de <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1266-1573"><strong>Sam Wenaas Perrin</strong></a>, <a href="https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/philip.s.mostert"><strong>Philip Stanley Mostert</strong></a> et [<strong>Ron Togunov</strong>]</li>
</ul>
<p>Une grande main d’applaudissement pour eux !</p>
<p>Le<a href="https://www.gbif.org/ebbe"><strong>Ebbe Nielsen challenge</strong></a> est un prix annuel cherchant à inspirer le développement, par les chercheurs, informaticiens, détenteurs de données, experts en modélisation, cartographeurs et autres experts, d’applications innovantes utilisant les données de biodiversité open-source.</p>Deux anciens gestionnaires de Canadensys sont de brillants exemples dans la communauté GBIF, et continuent de mettre à profit leurs compétences afin d’améliorer et de développer des outils innovants.Former Canadensys managers continue to shine2023-12-08T10:20:00+00:002023-12-08T10:20:00+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//post/2023/EbbeNielsen2023Winners<p>Two former Canadensys managers are shining examples in the GBIF community, and continue to use their skills to improve and develop innovative tools.</p>
<p><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025"><strong>Peter Desmet</strong></a>, who is now working at the <a href="https://inbo.be/en/">Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)</a>, is part of the winning team of the <a href="https://www.gbif.org/ebbe">2023 Ebbe Nielsen challenge</a>.<br />
Together with <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9503-4750"><strong>Nicolas Noé</strong></a>, of <a href="https://thebinaryforest.net/">The Binary Forest</a>, they developed <a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#gbifalert"><strong>GBIF Alert</strong></a>.<br />
It is an open-source GBIF-based alert system for occurrences that will notify users of newly available occurrence records for any species or location of interest.<br />
For more information, links and a demo video, follow this <a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#gbifalert">link</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-5230"><strong>David Shorthouse</strong></a> was awarded second place for the 2023 Ebbe Nielsen challenge for a new feature in <a href="https://bionomia.net/"><strong>Bionomia</strong></a>, a platform he developed and launched five years ago.<br />
<a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#bionomia"><strong>Frictionless Data from Bionomia</strong></a> allows users to automatically have access to <a href="https://specs.frictionlessdata.io/data-package/">Frictionless Data Packages</a> of collector and identifier attributions in Bionomia for every dataset.<br />
This will help collections manager to import Bionomia attributions into a local collection management system and share newly updated and improved records, creating a virtuous “round trip” cycle of data quality improvements.<br />
You can find more information and documentation <a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#bionomia">here</a>.</p>
<p>It would be unfair to not talk about the other individuals and teams that have seen their projects awarded with a tied third prize in the challenge:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#lir"><strong>Library of Identification Resources</strong></a>, developed by <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4751-4637"><strong>Lars Willighagen</strong></a>, a master student at the <a href="https://www.ru.nl/en">Radboud University</a> (Netherlands)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/EQgUzZ4YA75BSeLs1naI9/belgian-built-gbif-alert-system-wins-the-2023-ebbe-nielsen-challenge#odbm"><strong>Open Data Biodiversity Mapper</strong></a>, developed by a Norvegian team composed of <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1266-1573"><strong>Sam Wenaas Perrin</strong></a>, <a href="https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/philip.s.mostert"><strong>Philip Stanley Mostert</strong></a> and [<strong>Ron Togunov</strong>]</li>
</ul>
<p>A big round of applause to all of them!</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.gbif.org/ebbe"><strong>Ebbe Nielsen challenge</strong></a> is an annual incentive prize that seeks to inspire innovative applications of open-access biodiversity data by scientists, informaticians, data modelers, cartographers and other experts.</p>Two former Canadensys managers are shining examples in the GBIF community, and continue to use their skills to improve and develop innovative tools.Séminaire du GBIF Data Use Club : Récipiendaires du prix 2023 des chercheurs gradués2023-12-06T12:20:00+00:002023-12-06T12:20:00+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//fr/post/2023/DataUseClub20231214<p>The 2023 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award winners will present their work to the <a href="https://www.gbif.org/data-use-club">GBIF Data Use Club community</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/6qTuv5Xf1qa05arROvx7Y1/"><strong>Dorothy Akoth</strong></a>, master’s student at <a href="https://cns.mak.ac.ug/">Makarere University</a> in Uganda, will present her research in improving the knowledge of the distribution and imperilment status of 110 native fish species outside the iconic Haplochromine tribe of East African cichlids.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/9SpIV0pXkqfAAhJ6s0IvJ/portuguese-student-andre-vicente-liz-wins-2023-gbif-graduate-researchers-award"><strong>Andre Vicente Liz</strong></a>, a PhD candidate at the <a href="https://cibio.up.pt/en/">Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources</a> (CIBIO-InBIO) at the University of Porto, will present his integrated analysis of the genetic and spatial distribution patterns of 107 vertebrate species that live in the Sahara-Sahel desert.</p>
<p>The event is open for all, and attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and exchange ideas following the presentation.</p>
<p>Email advance comments and questions to <a href="mailto:datause@gbif.org">datause@gbif.org</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocuuhrDoqGt3ZI1QGU9uEP_48Fb6YNq1Z">Register here</a></p>
<p><strong>Location</strong> : GBIF Zoom<br />
<strong>When</strong> : 14 December 2023 15:00 - 16:30<br />
<strong>Language</strong> : English</p>The 2023 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award winners will present their work to the GBIF Data Use Club community.GBIF Data Use Club seminar: 2023 Graduate Researchers Award winners2023-12-06T12:20:00+00:002023-12-06T12:20:00+00:00https://www.canadensys.net//post/2023/DataUseClub20231214<p>The 2023 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award winners will present their work to the <a href="https://www.gbif.org/data-use-club">GBIF Data Use Club community</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/6qTuv5Xf1qa05arROvx7Y1/"><strong>Dorothy Akoth</strong></a>, master’s student at <a href="https://cns.mak.ac.ug/">Makarere University</a> in Uganda, will present her research in improving the knowledge of the distribution and imperilment status of 110 native fish species outside the iconic Haplochromine tribe of East African cichlids.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gbif.org/news/9SpIV0pXkqfAAhJ6s0IvJ/portuguese-student-andre-vicente-liz-wins-2023-gbif-graduate-researchers-award"><strong>Andre Vicente Liz</strong></a>, a PhD candidate at the <a href="https://cibio.up.pt/en/">Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources</a> (CIBIO-InBIO) at the University of Porto, will present his integrated analysis of the genetic and spatial distribution patterns of 107 vertebrate species that live in the Sahara-Sahel desert.</p>
<p>The event is open for all, and attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and exchange ideas following the presentation.</p>
<p>Email advance comments and questions to <a href="mailto:datause@gbif.org">datause@gbif.org</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocuuhrDoqGt3ZI1QGU9uEP_48Fb6YNq1Z">Register here</a></p>
<p><strong>Location</strong> : GBIF Zoom<br />
<strong>When</strong> : 14 December 2023 15:00 - 16:30<br />
<strong>Language</strong> : English</p>The 2023 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award winners will present their work to the GBIF Data Use Club community.