A Challenge of the Creation of Linked Data for Biodiversity Information: Towards a New Information Infrastructure

Abstract

An information system for biodiversity data using Linked Data technology was developed as a part of LODAC (Linked Open Data for ACademia) project, which aims to construct a framework to share and integrate academic data. As a pilot study, a latest species name list of Japanese butterflies was converted into Linked Data format, integrated with relevant biodiversity data such as museum specimen collections and extended for collection data of bryophyta deposited at National Institute of Polar Research. This integrated dataset is available via our website and a SPARQL endpoint. This system will facilitate use of heterogeneous biodiversity and its relevant resources.