GCRI · Biodiversity Nexus
Data and technical methods
The public technical tools of Biodiversity Nexus: the models and data behind them, how to reproduce a view and the uncertainty it carries.
The workspace for data and technical methods.
Pipeline
Data and technical methods · Workspace WS-75 · Example interface, not a record
Stages
- Ingest3 sources
- Validateschema · licence
- Transformversioned
- ModelEcology
- Testheld-out
- Releasewith limits
Artefacts
| Land cover change composite | v5.5 | Open | DERIVED |
| Species occurrence records | v1.8 | Open | OBSERVED |
| Protected and conserved areas layer | v3.8 | Open | Published statistics |
| Ecosystem condition model | v5.4 | Open | MODELLED |
Compute quota
share used vs alert level
Biodiversity Nexus · Pipeline. Pipeline: example names and illustrative values, not a record.
What is published here.
What every biodiversity tool should state about itself.
- The ecosystem classification used.
- The accuracy of land-cover products and their date.
- Whether a layer shows designation, condition or service flow.
How the process runs.
Process
Data and technical methods: Layers to published map
Layers enter with their rights, are aligned, analysed and checked for uncertainty, then released after public-safe review; a map is a governed spatial claim.
01 Data
- 01Source layers with their rightsDataset · NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk)Spatial views of The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX) products sit under the boundary licence gate. Rights classification sets how a layer may be used.
02 Harmonise
- 02Coordinate reference and boundary versionRecord · NXS-EOP (earth observation and digital twins)The area of interest preserves its coordinate reference system, polygon validity and observation support. Boundary versions are kept.
- 03Harmonise units, variables and timeStepUnit metadata, conversion records and transformation logs are required. Alignment is an evidence event, not hidden preprocessing.
03 Analyse and check
- 04Analyse with a recorded processing recipeModel · GIS teamA processing recipe records parameters, calibration, inputs and output lineage. The analysis methods are named in each product’s own record.
- 05Spatial uncertainty checkGateSpatial uncertainty is recorded and affects downstream use. A high-uncertainty polygon may suit internal review, not public-safe release.
04 Publish
- 06Spatial metadata bundleRecordThe bundle records boundary type, jurisdiction, geometry version, projection, resolution, source, time window, uncertainty and access class.
- 07Public-safe release of the mapDecisionThe output record names the redactions, uncertainty and public-safe reviewer. A map is a governed spatial claim, never merely a picture.
Spatio-temporal intelligence · Data protocols: semantic, jurisdictional and temporal intelligence · NXS-EOPDesigned programme process, not a record of operation. No cycle has run and every programme is at service level R0. A gate is a programme decision, never a public-authority approval, certification or deployment authorisation. The pages cited are design doctrine.
Working with the tools.
Analysis runs in Foundry for authorised projects. Public pages show released views only, each with its time and space reference and its rights.
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