Diversifying the GBIF Data Model

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) has been immensely successful in mobilizing a large number of records documenting species occurrence through global network data publishers. Today over 2 billion are available for search and download the GBIF.org infrastructure, with 200 million originating natural science collections or gleaned from citations specimens literature. These most commonly made TDWG standards Darwin Core Access to Biological Collections Data (ABCD) their various extensions. growth GBIF generated new challenges desire accommodate more varied types (e.g., ecological, eDNA, biological interactions, material samples subsamples associated media, taxonomic treatments), acknowledging that biodiversity complex than ‘just’ time space. initiated work explore diversification model underpins datasets connected GBIF, services provided by its infrastructure. During 2021, several case studies were drafted analyzed establish draft common domain could satisfy key aspects studies. cases cover range concerns, including automated monitoring, identification sequencing techniques, biotic environmental measurements, improvements handling representing preserved material. presented publicly times is being tested matured real during 2022. This presentation will summarise process followed, provide an overview have explored, show resulting model. We describe ongoing opportunities community engagement as this continues. insight into some lessons we learned how research potential help integrate many efforts relating use Core-related today.