Managing Ocean Research Data
Mike Smit
Dalhousie University
A Tale of Two Networks
CIOOS
Ocean Data Mgmt Project
Community of Practice on Ocean Data Management (ODM CoP)
The CoP on Ocean Data Management connects Canadian ocean data centres to share and mobilize expertise and best practices, promote cooperation and alignment, and develop a shared vision for ocean data management in Canada.
Advocacy
… SNORE?
Left Alone, the Half-Life of Research Data is 4 Years
Timothy H. Vines, Arianne Y.K. Albert, Rose L. Andrew, Florence Débarre, Dan G. Bock, Michelle T. Franklin, Kimberly J. Gilbert, Jean-Sébastien Moore, Sébastien Renaut, Diana J. Rennison, The Availability of Research Data Declines Rapidly with Article Age, Current Biology, Volume 24, Issue 1, 6 January 2014, Pages 94-97
Calculated odds of locating original data from published papers that did not use a data repository, 1991-2011
It’s cold at first, but once you get used to it…
Sure it’s cold at first, but once you get used to it…
Document your data as if the person re-using �it is a violent psychopath who knows �where �you �live.
RDM Mandata
RDM Support
Not everyone needs the same support
Atlantic Node
CIOOS
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CIOOS Task Team
CIOOS Structure
20
Regional Nodes
CIOOS
Secretariat
End users
e.g. OPP
Expert WG/ Thematic Leads
Data Collectors
Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)
Pacific
Data Processors
Executive Committee/SC
Observers
GOOS Regional Alliances
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Arctic
Plus…
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