SCAR - AntOBIS

AntOBIS is the Antarctic Thematic Node of OBIS. SCAR, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, is an interdisciplinary body of ICSU, the International Council for Science, and it is charged with the initiation, promotion and co-ordination of scientific research in Antarctica. SCAR also provides international, independent scientific advice to the Antarctic Treaty system and other bodies. SCAR signed the IOC/IODE Associate Data Unit application on behalf of the Antarctic OBIS node, which mobilises data through the Antarctic Biodiversity Portal (Biodiversity.aq), which integrates SCAR-MarBIN (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research - Marine Biodiversity Information Network), with the biodiversity databases managed by the Australian Antarctic Division, bringing together data from marine and terrestrial realms into a portal that provides access to a variety of online services. The biogeographic data from the Antarctic are provided to OBIS and ultimately GBIF. - http://biodiversity.aq/