Decentralized but Globally Coordinated Biodiversity Data.

ABSTRACT: Centralized biodiversity data aggregation is too often failing societal needs due to pervasive and systemic data quality deficiencies. We argue for a novel approach that embodies the spirit of the Web ("small pieces loosely joined") through the decentralized coordination of data across scientific languages and communities. The upfront cost of decentralization can be offset by the long-term benefit of achieving sustained expert engagement, higher-quality data products, and ultimately more societal impact for biodiversity data. Our decentralized approach encourages the emergence and evolution of multiple self-identifying communities of practice that are regionally, taxonomically, or institutionally localized. Each community is empowered to control the social and informational design and vers

SUBMITTER: Sterner BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7931950 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature