Ulf GärdenforsSwedish Species Information Centre
(ArtDatabanken)
Swedish LifeWatch –an e-infrastructure for biodiversity research
A consortium of universities and governmental organisations
Coordinated by the Swedish Species Information Centre (ArtDatabanken),
funded by the Research Council (VR) and partners
A biodiversity informatics infrastructureProvides free access to• 67M species observations of 35,000 species from 15 databases,
with unambiguous taxonomy and geographic locations• environmental and climatic data• classified traits• tools and services adapted to Swedish needs and requirements
Swedish taxonomic database
• Complete (60,000 species)• Taxon concept database with GUIDs• Keeps track of taxonomic changes• Matches TaxonId to other databases
www.dyntaxa.se
The Analysis Portal www.analysisportal.se• One entry to all data – species and
environmental• Tools for assembling and analysing
data sets• Visualisation
(maps, diagrams, grid cells, time series)• GIS layers & maps• Metadata• Support & manuals• Download data
Assemble datasetbased on yourselection
Species benefitting from forest fire: Number of observations
Climate data layers from SMHI GeoServer
www.korseby.netTime of first autumn frost
County administrations handling system
More LifeWatch tools
Illustration: Jan-Åke Winqvist
Thank you
www.swedishlifewatch.se