Noah`s Arc Biodiversity Database_Ebubekir Yüksel, Ahmet

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTRY
HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
BIODIVERSITY MONITORING UNIT
Ebubekir Yüksel, Ahmet Çivi, Etem AKGÜNDÜZ, Emine Sühendan KARAUZ ,
Erdal ÖZÜDOĞRU, Ahmet Ozan ÇEKİÇ
MONITORING OF TURKEY’S BIODIVERSITY
BY MEANS OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS:
NOAH'S ARK BIODIVERSITY DATABASE
Plants
Birds
Mammals
Fishes
Reptiles
: 11000 plant species of which 3000 endemic
: 469 bird species.
One of the three major flyways for migratory birds,
passes through Turkey.
: 120 mammals
: 192 freshwater, 153 marine (total 345 species)
: 49 lizards, 36 snakes
Turkey’s Importance on Biodiversity
Conservation International
Turkey has three Biodiversity Hotspots, 2006
Management of “Noah’s Ark National Biological Diversity Database” is carried out by “Biological
Diversity Monitoring Unit” (BMU) constituted legally under the Head of Information Technology
Department with the coordination of General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks.
“Noah’s Ark National Biological Diversity Database” serving on www.nuhungemisi.gov.tr webpage
and opened on 18th October 2007 by his honorable Minister Prof. Dr. Veysel EROĞLU,
NOAH'S ARK
BIODIVERSITY
DATABASE
Queries for
•Species,
•Habitats &
•Sites…
•Not taxonomic
dbase,
•Aim of the
system is
monitoring …
System Process
Application Server
All Users
Database
Map Server
NOAH'S ARK BIODIVERSITY DATABASE
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
System
Administrator
Acceptance or rejection of
Applications
User
User
Approval of
data
Data filtering with quota
Or data input
NABDB
Acceptance or rejection of
entered data
Filtered, Reliable data
Scientific
Council
Protecting
Monitoring
The experts group
Mammals
Birds
Botanists
Insects
BMU
Direct Access to
Data
Reporting-Publishing
USERS
Basic
Bronze
Silver
Client
Client
Client
Client
K
Client
Client
Client
Client
BDK
Client
Client
Client
Client
SY
Golden
Internet
DBMS
Client
Client
Client
Client
UG
New technology was used.
Web based application
Multilayer architecture
Microsoft .NET platform (ASP.NET 3.5)
Oracle Database, Oracle Spatial
C# programming language
Reports in Microsoft Office
Esri GIS : ArcGIS Server, ArcSDE , WMS
Base Maps: Google Maps, Virtual Earth.
New interfaces developed.
Biodiversity
Wetland
Wildlife
Exotic & Invasive Exotic species
Noah’s Ark National Biodiversity Database (For public)
Wetlands Database (For Ministry)
Wildlife Database (For Ministry)
Exotic & Invasive Exotic Species Database
(for Ministry)
Modules
Visitors
Indicators
Protected
Areas
Authority
Maps
Noah’s Ark
Interfaces
Queries
Based on
species
Input Data
Species
approval
New functions developed for Administrative Authority
* User Module
* Taxon Module
* Red List Module
* Species Module
Queries for users:
User approval/reject
Query of member profile
Query for data input of users (%),
Query for information of data approval/rejection of users etc.
Managing of Taxons
Query for;
Areas
Red List
Points
Query for species based on areas;
Areas
Habitat
Geographic
areas
Protected
areas
Time
Year
Month
Day
Species
Taxon
Family
Species
Symbology
Shape type
Add to map
Drawing
polygon
National parks
Query for species based on areas
Query based on protected areas for each Taxon
Red List
Red List Reports
Red List Query
Species Approval Mechanism
Data of new species
/ rejected species
Expert
Control
Reject
Expertrejected
data
Approval
Expertapproved
data
Protected Areas Module
Benefits for users
Biodiversity data can be directly input dbase by using coordinate system not
necessary using areas,
Biodiversity data is able to Query for timescale, Taxon level (according to Taxon,
families and species level), habitats, areas (whole country, specific areas etc) or
drawing polygon,
The users are able to obtain species distribution maps,
They can follow for changing of Red List categories for each Taxon,
They can monitor for all protected areas,
They can use biodiversity data for important decision making or preparing reports
(site areas, species status etc).
Thanks….