International Information Networking

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International Information Networking

• Challenges for EURISCO

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The Challenge

• Build a central window to information associated
  with ex-situ collections worldwide
• An accession-level window, not a meta-data
  database
• Access to passport, characterization, evaluation
  data
• Build on existing developments/achievements
• Ensure access to the most up-to-date information
• Respect data providers (autonomy, capacity )

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Old solutions
Data warehouse
Genebank Information systems
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New opportunities
Application layer
Information sources
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Infrastructure
GRIN
EURISCO
SINGER
Regions...
Crop...
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Web Services !!!

• Automated resources accessed via the Internet.
  
• Web services are software-powered resources or
  functional components whose capabilities can be
  accessed at an internet URI. Standards-based web
  services use XML to interact with each other,
  which allows them to link up on demand using
  loose coupling

Outputsf(Inputs)
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How it works
Genusarachis GenebankCIAT CountryBrazil Year19
85 Return50 accessions
Accession 1 BRA12340 Accession 2
BRA12341 Accession 3 BRA12344 Accession 4
BRA12349 Accession 5 BRA12354
f()
Inputs
Outputs
http//www.ipgri.org/get_acc.pl
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Some buzz words
XML Extensible Markup Language SOAP Simple
Object Access Protocol WSDL Web Services
Description Language UDDI Universal
Description, Discovery and
Integration
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Simple Web services
ISBN032117352X
Input
f()
Outputs
http//xml.amazon.com/onca/xml3?twebservices-20
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GBIF example
MonthCollectedgt1970 CountryAFG Genuscicer
List of specimen described according to the
Darwin core standard
Darwin Core
Outputs
http//gbif.nbii.gov/DarwinCore.pl
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SINGER - EURISCO
A Generation CP pilot test (August 2004)
261137 data providers 10 service providers, 83
databases
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SINGER project
SINGER-EURISCO
Web service
Passport data
Genebank database
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Architecture
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Opportunities
Data providers
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Key steps

• Adoption of common data exchange formats
• (e.g. XML and SOAP)
• Agreement on data standards and schemas
• (e.g. MCPD, Evaluation data CWR descriptors)
• Adoption of compatible technologies
• (e.g. GBIF but also MOBY)
• Develop a common package for deployment (e.g.
  like DiGIR, TAPIR, BIOCASE)
• Realignment of project strategies
• (i.e. SINGER, Generation CP, EURISCO,
• GEF Crop Wild Relatives)
• Implement a EURISCO-SINGER-GRIN Pilot
  test using GBIF/MOBY compatible technology

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Projects in the pipeline

• EPGRIS
• EURISCO II
• GCDT
• Malaysia-IRRI Rice Portal (IPGRI-IRRI)
• Central Asia and Caucasus (IPGRI-ICARDA)
• SGRP/SINGER
• Global Public Goods Phase 2 (SINGER)
• Generation CP
• Deployment of Web services
• Implementation of central registry
• ICT-KM
• Training Workshop on inter-operability
• GEF Crop Wild Relatives
• Others

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2004-2005 Agenda

• May 2005 MoU signed between IPGRI and GBIF
• June 2005 Inter-operability training
  workshop (Rome) Recruitment of inter-op expert
  (Trust/SINGER/GCP/EURISCO) EURISCO available
  through GBIF (incl SINGER) Deployment of Web
  services at Generation CP
• sites (CIMMYT, CIAT, CIP, IPGRI, ICARDA, IITA,
  WARDA,
• ICRISAT, IRRI), (Brazil, China), (Agropolis,
  NIAS, JIS, Cornell, Wageningen UR)
• July 2005 Launch of Generation CP central
  registry (IPGRI-Rome)
• (phenotypic and molecular data) (UDDI, MOBY,
  GBIF etc).
• Nov 2005 EURISCO - SINGER - GRIN inter-operable
  one search window
• Jan-Dec 2005 Implementation in the context of
  the GEF Crop
• Wild Relatives.
• Dec 2005 Trust funded projects IRRI-MARDI and
  CAC projects finalized

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Thank you !