Do you manage marine biodiversity data and want to share it with the wider community? The free online course Contributing datasets to EMODnet Biology is back in an updated version, with new topics on genomics and absence data.

Created by the EMODnet Biology/EurOBIS team (VLIZ and partners), the self-paced course takes you step by step through standardising your data to Darwin Core, publishing through the IPT, and carrying out quality control before submission. You’ll also learn how EMODnet Biology connects with OBIS and GBIF, and how to find data once it is published.

Who it’s for: data managers, scientists, technicians, students and data providers

Format: online, self-paced, with quizzes and a certificate on completion

Time needed: around 20 hours

Cost: free

Language: English

Duration: 1 October - 1 December

To join, register on OceanExpert