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Data management and interactive visualizations for the evolving marine biodiversity observation network

September 14, 2021

Assessing the current state of and predicting change in the ocean’s biological and ecosystem resources requires observations and research to safeguard these valuable public assets. The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) partnered with the Global Ocean Observing System Biology and Ecosystems Panel and the Ocean Biodiversity Information System to address these needs through collaboration, data standardization, and data sharing. Here, we describe the generalized MBON data processing flow, which includes several steps to ensure that data are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. By following this flow, data collected and managed by MBON have contributed to our understanding of the Global Ocean Observing System Essential Ocean Variables and demonstrated the value of web-based, interactive tools to explore and better understand environmental change. Although the MBON’s generalized data processing flow is already in practice, work remains in building ontologies for biological concepts, improving processing scripts for data standardization, and speeding up the data collection-to-sharing timeframe.

Publication Year 2021
Title Data management and interactive visualizations for the evolving marine biodiversity observation network
DOI 10.5670/oceanog.2021.220
Authors Abigail Benson, Tylar Murray, Gabrielle Canonico, Enrique Montes, Frank Muller-Karger, Maria T. Kavanaugh, Joaquin Trinanes, Lynn M. deWitt
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Oceanography
Index ID 70224926
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Science Analytics and Synthesis