Data quality is important for any downstream users of the biodiversity data in the OBIS network. It can have significant impacts on the ease at which data from different sources can be re-used and the conclusions that can be drawn. Thus, ensuring the best quality data is a major concern for any OBIS node. To that aim, this task team was set up to further develop a common framework for the assessment and management of the quality of data submitted to OBIS.
The scope of this task team includes:
- Quality control (QC) criteria
- Align QC criteria with other data stakeholders/standards including:
- IODE (use of IODE primary flags)
- GBIF
- TDWG (Darwin Core)
- Presentation of QC results to user (flags, interpreted values)
The task team aims to:
- Establish a set of common QC criteria for OBIS data
- Provide solutions/recommendations to data quality related issues
The measures of success include:
- Reduced data quality flags across OBIS nodes
- Resolved data quality related issues in relevant OBIS GitHub repositories
The best way to engage with this project is via its issue tracker.
| members | ORCID | roles/liaison |
|---|---|---|
| Yi-Ming Gan | 0000-0001-7087-2646 | Co-chair, Co-chair of OBIS Grand Unified Data Model Project Team (GUMPT) |
| Ruben Perez Perez | 0000-0003-0974-3401 | Co-chair |
| Ward Appeltans | 0000-0002-3237-4547 | OBIS Secretariat |
| Pieter Provoost | 0000-0002-4236-0384 | OBIS Secretariat |
| Elizabeth Lawrence | 0000-0002-5304-941X | OBIS Secretariat, supporting OBIS Vocabulary Infrastructure Project Team |
| Serita Van Der Wal | 0000-0002-7426-8777 | OBIS Secretariat |
| Abby Benson | 0000-0002-4391-107X | Chair of OBIS Grand Unified Data Model Project Team (GUMPT) |
| John Nicholls | 0000-0002-6677-2316 | Chair of OBIS Historical Data Project Team (HDPT), Chair of OBIS Communication and Outreach Task Team |
| Ana Carolina Peralta | 0000-0003-0830-9814 | Chair of OBIS Capacity Development Task Team |
| Georgia Sarafidou | 0000-0002-1700-3000 | Chair of OBIS Historical Data Project Team (HDPT) |
| Johnny Konjarla | 0000-0003-3181-0498 | |
| Hanieh Saeedi | 0000-0002-4845-0241 |