Dates: 11–12 May
Venue: Pynten Stort, IMR, Bergen, https://maps.app.goo.gl/PooFgdhrN8G6DKrd9
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Overview
This two-day workshop focuses on the mobilisation, standardisation, and publication of metabarcoding data through the infrastructure of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Participants will gain:
- An understanding of the importance of publishing metabarcoding data for biodiversity monitoring
- Practical knowledge of data standards, including Darwin Core
- Guidance on structuring, validating, and preparing datasets for publication in GBIF
- The workshop includes a structured introduction to the GBIF Metabarcoding Data Toolkit (MDT), explaining its purpose, components, and recommended workflows. Participants will learn how the toolkit supports the transformation of metabarcoding outputs into standardised, interoperable datasets ready for publication through GBIF.
Programme
Day 1, Monday 11th May
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Registration and coffee | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Introduction to GBIF + OBIS | Dag |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Building a National Science–Policy Bridge for DNA and eDNA Data Mobilization, and Innovation: Insights from SANBI-GBIF | Fatima |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Introduction to Darwin Core as a data standard | Sara, Rocio |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | GBIF Metabarcoding data toolkit introduction and demo | Sara, Rukaya, Dag |
| 13:00 - 13:15 | ChatIPT as a bridge for raw data → standardised data, and then import | Rukaya |
| Questions and discussion | All | |
| Hands-on session | All |
Day 2, Tuesday 12th May
Practical session with data publication (Users to bring their own data)
