One priority for MBON is to advance global interoperability and use of standards for a minimum set of observations (Essential Ocean Variables and Essential Biodiversity Variables) through broad partnerships. On June 19, Frank Muller-Karger and Gabrielle Canonico spoke about this effort during a “Monitoring Essential Variables” panel during the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Virtual Symposium 2020. A video of the session is posted here.
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Genomics & eDNA
Environmental DNA extracted from water and sediment samples reveals the full community of organisms present — from bacteria to whales — with a speed and breadth impossible through visual surveys alone.
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Indicators & Data Management
Raw observations become decision-relevant information through synthesis into Essential Ocean Variables, open data pipelines, and indicators that managers and policymakers can act on.
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places gazetteer
One STAC catalog of marine place layers (sanctuaries, MPAs, EEZs, leases, planning areas) as GeoParquet and PMTiles, with stable place ids, per-feature licence and H3 membership for joining hexagon data by place.
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STAC-SDM
A STAC extension that describes species distribution models (range, habitat-suitability or density) — what the value means, how it was modeled, which taxon, and the month or season it predicts.
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Acoustics
Passive acoustic monitoring listens to the soundscape of the sea; active acoustics enumerates fish and zooplankton. Together they cover the water column continuously, day and night.
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MBON Data Portal
Search, download, visualize, and analyze real-time, delayed-mode, and historical MBON biological observations alongside physical and chemical data.
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