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--- |
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license: cc-by-nd-4.0 |
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configs: |
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- config_name: default |
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data_files: |
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- split: train |
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path: data/train-* |
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pretty_name: OBIS Marine Species Observation Dataset |
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task_categories: |
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- time-series-forecasting |
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- tabular-regression |
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- tabular-classification |
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language: |
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- en |
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- la |
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tags: |
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- OBIS |
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- biology |
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- marine |
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- sealife |
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- sea |
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size_categories: |
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- 100M<n<1B |
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--- |
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## Dataset Description |
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- **Repository:** https://huggingface.co/datasets/louisbrulenaudet/obis |
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- **Leaderboard:** N/A |
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- **Point of Contact:** [Louis Brulé Naudet](mailto:[email protected]) |
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<img src="assets/thumbnail.jpg"> |
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# OBIS Marine Species Observation Dataset |
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More than 20 OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System) nodes around the world connect 500 institutions from 56 countries. Collectively, they have provided over 45 million observations of nearly 120,000 marine species, ranging from bacteria to whales, from the surface to 10,900 meters depth, and from the tropics to the poles. The datasets are integrated, allowing seamless search and mapping by species name, higher taxonomic level, geographic area, depth, time, and environmental parameters. OBIS originates from the Census of Marine Life (2000-2010) and was adopted as a project under IOC-UNESCO’s International Oceanographic Data and Information (IODE) programme in 2009. |
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## Objectives |
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1. **Provide a comprehensive scientific knowledge base**: The dataset aims to be the world’s largest repository on the diversity, distribution, and abundance of all marine organisms, contributing to Aichi biodiversity target 19. |
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2. **Facilitate biogeographic and environmental data integration**: This integration aids climate change studies by combining biogeographic information with physical and chemical environmental data. |
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3. **Support global marine biodiversity monitoring**: The dataset contributes to a global approach through guidelines on standards and best practices, including Essential Ocean Variables, observing plans, and indicators in collaboration with other IOC programs. |
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4. **Inform policy making**: By supporting assessments of the state of marine biological diversity, the dataset helps inform policy makers and responds to needs of regional and global processes such as the UN World Ocean Assessment (WOA) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). |
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5. **Support marine spatial planning**: The data assists in identifying biologically important marine and coastal habitats for the development of marine spatial plans and other area-based management plans, such as Ecologically or Biologically Significant marine Areas (EBSAs) under the Convention on Biological Diversity. |
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6. **Enhance institutional and professional capacity**: As part of IOC’s Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA), the dataset contributes to capacity building in marine biodiversity and ecosystem data collection, management, analysis, and reporting. |
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7. **Provide educational and research support**: The dataset offers guidance on using biodiversity data for education and research, providing state-of-the-art services to society, including decision-makers. |
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8. **Foster international collaboration**: The dataset serves as a global platform for collaboration between national and regional marine biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring programs, enhancing contributions to the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS). |
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## Dataset Fields |
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| id | Globally unique identifier assigned by OBIS. | |
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| dataset_id | Internal dataset identifier assigned by OBIS. | |
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| decimalLongitude | Parsed and validated by OBIS. | |
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| decimalLatitude | Parsed and validated by OBIS. | |
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| date_start | Unix timestamp based on eventDate (start). | |
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| date_mid | Unix timestamp based on eventDate (middle). | |
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| date_end | Unix timestamp based on eventDate (end). | |
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| date_year | Year based on eventDate. | |
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| scientificName | Valid scientific name based on the scientificNameID or derived by matching the provided scientificName with WoRMS. | |
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| originalScientificName | The scientificName as provided. | |
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| minimumDepthInMeters | Parsed and validated by OBIS. | |
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| maximumDepthInMeters | Parsed and validated by OBIS. | |
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| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | Parsed and validated by OBIS. | |
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| flags | Quality flags added by OBIS. The quality flags are documented here. | |
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| dropped | Record dropped by OBIS quality control? | |
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| absence | Absence record? | |
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| shoredistance | Distance from shore in meters added by OBIS quality control, based on OpenStreetMap. Negative value indicates that the observation was inland by -1 times that distance. | |
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| bathymetry | Bathymetry added by OBIS. Bathymetry values based on EMODnet Bathymetry and GEBCO, see [Data references](https://github.com/iobis/xylookup). | |
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| sst | Sea surface temperature added by OBIS. sst values based on Bio-Oracle, see [Data references](https://github.com/iobis/xylookup). | |
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| sss | Sea surface salinity added by OBIS. sss values based on Bio-Oracle, see [Data references](https://github.com/iobis/xylookup). | |
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| marine | Marine environment flag based on WoRMS. | |
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| brackish | Brackish environment flag based on WoRMS. | |
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| freshwater | Freshwater environment flag based on WoRMS. | |
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| terrestrial | Terrestrial environment flag based on WoRMS. | |
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| taxonRank | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| AphiaID | AphiaID for the valid name based on the scientificNameID or derived by matching the provided scientificName with WoRMS. | |
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| redlist_category | IUCN Red List category. | |
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| superdomain | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| domain | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| kingdom | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subkingdom | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| infrakingdom | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| phylum | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| phylum (division) | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subphylum (subdivision) | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subphylum | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| infraphylum | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| parvphylum | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| gigaclass | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| megaclass | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| superclass | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| class | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subclass | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| infraclass | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subterclass | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| superorder | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| order | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| suborder | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| infraorder | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| parvorder | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| superfamily | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| family | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subfamily | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| supertribe | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| tribe | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subtribe | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| genus | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subgenus | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| section | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subsection | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| series | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| species | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subspecies | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| natio | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| variety | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subvariety | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| forma | Based on WoRMS. | |
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| subforma | Based on WoRMS. | |
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## Source |
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OBIS (YEAR) Ocean Biodiversity Information System. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. [https://obis.org](https://obis.org). |
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## Citing & Authors |
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If you use this dataset in your research, please use the following BibTeX entry. |
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```BibTeX |
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@misc{HFforLegal2024, |
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author = {Louis Brulé Naudet}, |
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title = {OBIS Marine Species Observation Dataset}, |
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year = {2024} |
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howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/louisbrulenaudet/obis}}, |
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} |
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``` |
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## Feedback |
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If you have any feedback, please reach out at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). |
