LifeWatch
Details
LifeWatch Belgium is part of LifeWatch ERIC, a European infrastructure for biodiversity research. LifeWatch was established as part of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) and became a European Research Infrastructure consortium (ERIC) in 2017. Belgium contributes to LifeWatch ERIC with initiatives from Flanders, Wallonia-Brussels and the federal state. The Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) and the Flemish Marine Institute (VLIZ) are cooperating in the Flemish LifeWatch project since 2012. Currently, the project is funded by the Research foundation - Flanders (FWO). At INBO, the Open science lab for biodiversity (Oscibio) is responsible for setting up sensor networks in terrestrial and fresh water habitats, the publication of biodiversity data, and the development of research software. Our sensor networks include GPS trackers for large birds, an acoustic receiver network for fish, camera traps, groundwater sensors, and climate monitoring. We support researchers from (international) universities and research institutes by publishing open FAIR data, building software packages to query and analyze these data and organizing workshops.| Status | Running |
|---|---|
| Actual start/end date | 01/01/2012 - 31/12/2029 |
Teams
- Own Capital INBO
- Data
- Estuaries
- Open science lab for biodiversity
- Management Team
- Wildlife Management and Invasive Species
- Species Diversity
- Environment and Climate
- Aquatic Management
INBO Research theme(s)
- Data & infrastructure
Participants
Bart AeltermanCarlos Goossens
Christel Fostier
Erika Van den Bergh
Kevin Azijn
Marc Pollet
Peter Desmet
Stijn Van Hoey
Tanja Milotic
Nicolas Noé
Damiano Oldoni
Lien Reyserhove
Tanja Milotic
Jim Casaer
Nathalie Cools
Tom De Dobbelaer
Ine Pauwels
Geert Spanoghe
Eric Stienen
Pieterjan Verhelst
Jan Wouters
Pieter Huybrechts
Peter Desmet
Tim Adriaens
