Background information FFDB has been designed in 2004 and has been available to the public since then No development work has been done on the system since NIWA has obtained TFBIS funding to upgrade the FFDB database and information delivery mechanisms ID: 628451
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The new FFDB – an outlook
Background information
FFDB has been designed in 2004? and has been available to the public since then.
No development work has been done on the system since.
NIWA has obtained TFBIS funding to upgrade the FFDB database and information delivery mechanisms.
The NIWA Centre for Environmental Information supports the FFDB and has worked over the past year to upgrade FFDB.
http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/ei
Purpose of this document is to provide stakeholders with information about the intended changes and invite comments.
Comments can be directed to
dave.rowe@niwa.co.nz
and
http://
dataversity.org.nz/groups/fbis
, topic “new
ffdb
”Slide2
Envisaged new FFDB – main changes
Consolidated FFDB data entry format – to be defined with stakeholders.
New web-based FFDB data ingest system – prototype developed, stakeholder response sought.New FFDB web portal, modern (‘google style’) webmap, intuitive search, etc...New / updated NZ FF key available on FFDB Portal.New updated “FF factsheets” to replace old FF Atlas.
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Change of FFDB data entry format.
Do we need all fields?
Fields can be replaced by lookups (GIS)?Do we need additional fields for a sampling effort?What is the minimal requirement for a national FF monitoring Protocol?The new FFDB – an outlookSlide4
Envisaged new FFDB web-based ingest.
Auto lookups as much as possible
Login / credentials users /admin, etc.Integrated QA system…The new FFDB – an outlookSlide5
Envisaged new FFDB web-based ingest.
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Envisaged new FFDB Discovery Portal – main functionality
The new FFDB – an outlook
Background layers added
(Authorities, etc.)
+
Found Sampling efforts displayed on map.
keyword picker (what?)
Taxa picker (who?)
Timeperiod
picker (when?)
Search button
Finds all FFDB records (sampling events) which match selected criteria.
Returned no of records are displayed in return field
Returned location of records are displayed on map as points
Download button/selector
Offers a number of predefined download formats
Downloads selected / found records in selected format
Modern Map (where?):
Where search box
Map zoom in/out
Polygon Background layers added from
one.NIWA
GIS
Function to select multiple polygons from background layer
Displays search results records as points
Search results points are clickable and return some meta details about record.Slide7
Envisaged new Lakes Discovery Portal – main functionality
No home any more, users directly land on map search.
“About”, “Technical Details”, “Contact” available from directly from map search.Modern (‘google style’) Webmap.Modern (autocomplete) taxa search.
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Envisaged new FF factsheets – main features
Autogenerated
from underlying DB.The new FFDB – an outlooktaxa name
Habitat
Description
MORE
???
Species Information
Distribution maps
(modelled, observed)
Graphical data displaysSlide9
Work “under the hood”
Databasing
of all FF Pictures.Databasing taxa traits data.Migration of FFDB data into modern DB System (Postgres).Automatic report generating facility based on templates which can be changed.The new FFDB – an outlookSlide10
We welcome any feedback on the intended changes that you have.
Comments can be directed to
dave.rowe@niwa.co.nz
and/or at
http
://
dataversity.org.nz/groups/fbis-users
, topic “new
ffdb
”
Thank you for your time!
The new FFDB – an outlook