About Dataversity
Dataversity is a community of biodiversity and biosecurity data practitioners from local government, the Department of Conservation, CRIs and other government and non-government organisations.
Participants share knowledge and tools to benefit their own practice, and to increase the potential to share data to support biodiversity management nationally and globally.
Dataversity was established by Dan Randow of OnlineGroups.Net and Local Government Online Limited, in a project funded by the Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (TFBIS) Programme.
Purpose of Dataversity
Dataversity aims to improve the cost-effectiveness of biodiversity and biosecurity data-management and increase the potential for data-sharing, by facilitating the coordination of biodata practices and systems at three levels:
- between local government organisations,
- between local government, the Department of Conservation, CRIs and other parts of the NZ biodata sector, and
- between the NZ biodata sector and other parts of the NZ environmental science sector.
Structure of Dataversity
Participation of Dataversity members is voluntary. Membership of Dataversity is open to everyone interested in biodiversity and biosecurity data management in New Zealand.
Steering Team
The Steering Team is a subgroup of the Regional Council Biodiversity Forum.
The role of the Steering Team is to:
- determine the strategy for Dataversity,
- maintain participation in Dataversity,
- obtain resources for Dataversity, and
- engage Dataversity with related organisations.
Membership of the steering team includes representation from local government, the Department of Conservation and Landcare Research, and from organisations outside government.
Participate
If you are interested in participating in this project, please do any or all of the following.
- Browse or join the Dataversity Public Discussion Group to participate in discussions about biodiversity data management in NZ councils.
- Participate in Workshops.
- View and edit the Biodata Systems Guide
Start an OnlineGroups.Net site for easier email collaboration in your organization.
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