Introduction of SeaDataNet and EMODNET Working towards a harmonised data infrastructure for marine data Peter Thijsse MARIS CLIPC & IS-ENES 2 workshop, KNMI, November 2014
Outline 1. Introduction to marine data 2. SeaDataNet, CDI and using vocabularies 3. Relation to EMODNet
Background - Oceanographic and marine data needed for: Scientific Research Monitoring and assessment Coastal Zone Management Modelling (including hindcast, now-cast, forecast) Dimensioning and supporting operations and activities at sea Implementation of marine conventions Implementation of Directives of the EU for water, marine strategy, coastal zone management
Used in combination with models for analyses and forecasts Operational oceanography Physical and meteorological modelling Ecosystem modelling
Acquisition of oceanographic and marine data Worldwide many active organisations In Europe more than 1.000 research institutes, governments, and companies active for European seas and world oceans Data for physics, geophysics, meteorology, chemistry, biology, geology, bathymetry,, genomics Motto: Measure once, Use many times
2. SeaDataNet, CDI and using vocabularies
Building a Pan-European infrastructure for ocean and marine data management EU FP5 EU FP6 EU FP7 2002-2005 2006-2011 2011-2015 SeaDataNet has set up and is operating a pan-european infrastructure for managing marine and ocean data by connecting National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODC s) and oceanographic data focal points from 35 coastal states in Europe.
Portal with harmonised services, data products and tools for users and data centres http://www.seadatanet.org
Backbone - Pan-European Directory Services The SeaDataNet portal provides overviews of marine organisations in Europe and their engagement in research, scientific cruises, monitoring and data management for European waters and global oceans: EDMO: European Directory of Marine Organisations (>2.900 entries) EDMED: European Directory of Marine Environmental Data sets (>3900 entries) EDMERP: European Directory of Marine Environmental Research Projects (>2800 entries) CSR: Cruise Summary Reports (>44.000 entries) EDIOS: European Directory of Ocean-observing Systems (>360 programmes, 16.000 stations) CDI: Common Data Index (> 1.6 million datasets; > 100 data centers; >500 originators) These Directories are maintained by NODCs for their country and published at pan-european sdn-userdesk@seadatanet.org level www.seadatanet.org
Pan-European Directory Services All these Directories have been harmonised and mutually tuned in format, syntax and semantics (common vocabularies), a common XML editor (MIKADO), online CMS and online user interfaces.
All directories support the steps from data discovery to unified data access and delivery
Common Data Index (CDI) data discovery and access service of archived data quality checked data.
Basis for data discovery: Common Data Index (CDI) Data Discovery and Access Service is a fine-grained index (ISO 19115/19139), harmonised using vocabularies, to individual data measurements (such as a CTD cast or moored instrument record). The CDI Data Discovery and Access Service provides users a highly detailed insight and unified access to the large volumes of marine and oceanographic data sets managed by the distributed data centres An intelligent middle tier connection is configured between the SeaDataNet portal and the local data management systems at each of the data centres. A shopping basket allows users to submit a shopping request for multiple data providers in one go and to follow its processing by each of the providers via an online transaction register.
> 1,6 million CDI entries from 34 countries and >100 data centres and 487 originators for physics, chemistry, geology, geophysics, bathymetry and biology; years 1800 2014; 85% unrestricted or under SeaDataNet licence
3. Relation to EMODNet
SeaDataNet and EMODNet EU initiative for an overarching European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODNet) Preparatory actions were launched for phase 1 2009 2011 followed by phase 2 2012 2014. Setting up and further developing portals to provide data products services for data themes over maritime basins: Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Bathymetry, Marine Habitats, Physics, Human Activities SeaDataNet has qualified itself as leading infrastructure for the EMODNet data management component and is driving several thematic portals (chemistry, physics, bathymetry)
SeaDataNet and EMODNet EMODNet stimulates: Wider adoption of SeaDataNet standards such as the vocabularies, EDMO, data access services. More connected data centres Expansion of data/parameter coverage per data center Data quality control of CDI content (e.g. station code list needed) Development of basin scale data products and services, fit for purpose of specific user communities such as MSFD implementation, industry users,..
CDI Data access service as common service in many projects www.emodnet-chemistry.eu www.geo-seas.eu www.blackseascene.net SeaDataNet CDI Service www.emodnet-hydrography.eu www.emodnet-physics.eu www.caspinfo.net
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