Managing data for marine sciences

Managing Data for Marine Sciences

Dr. Adam LeadbetterTeam Leader for Data ManagementMarine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore

[email protected]

1. Why?2. What?3. How?

4. Data networks5. The future?

1. Why?

1. Why? 2. What? 3. How? 4. Networks 5. Future









2. What?



• Who?• Trust• Traceability


• Who?• What?• Instrument• Serial number, calibrations

• Platform• Parameter


• Who?• What?• When?• Standard time zone (UTC)


• Who?• What?• When?• Where?• Latitude, Longitude, Depth / Height• Co-ordinate Reference Systems


• Who?• What?• When?• Where?• How?• Processes, procedures• Papers


• Who?• What?• When?• Where?• How?• Why?• Project or programme• Legislation


Platform


Platform


Platform

Device


Platform

Device


Platform

Device Feature


Platform

Device Feature


Platform

Device Feature

Dataset


Platform

Device Feature

Dataset


Platform

Device Feature

Dataset

Activity


Platform

Device Feature

Dataset

Activity


Platform

Device Feature

Dataset

Activity


http://.../locations /locations/GalwayBay



/deviceCategories /deviceCategories/CTD




/devices /devices/SeaBird-911-12345




/devices /devices/SeaBird-911-12345

/parameters /parameters/sea_water_practical_salinity


HTTP://XKCD.COM/927/


HTTP://XKCD.COM/927/



3. How?











http://erddap.marine.ie


http://erddap.marine.ie


http://smartbay.marine.ie


3. How?

http://www.digitalocean.ie


http://atlas.marine.ie


0. Serving of datasets



1. Dataset citation




1. Dataset citation

2. “P”ublication of datasets

3. How?


1. Dataset citation

2. “P”ublication of datasets

3. How?

• Roles and responsibilities• Data generation activities

3. How?• Roles and responsibilities

3. How?• Roles and responsibilities• Data generation activities• In-project data management

3. How?• Roles and responsibilities• Data generation activities• In-project data management• Documentation

3. How?• Roles and responsibilities• Data generation activities• In-project data management• Documentation• Data quality

3. How?• Roles and responsibilities• Data generation activities• In-project data management• Documentation• Data quality• License

3. How?• Roles and responsibilities• Data generation activities• In-project data management• Documentation• Data quality• License• Exceptions or additional services

Break

Exercise:Application Ideas

http://data.marine.iehttp://www.digitaloce

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4. Data Networks






http://www.seadatanet.org


http://www.seadatanet.org


5. The Future?

“There are emergent technologies throughout the

fields around oceanography which we will

incorporate into oceanography, and through

that convergence we will make oceanography

into something even more magical”

John Delaney




















http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P07/current/IADIHDIJ/

5. The Future?

5. The Future?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00j4882

5. The Future?

[email protected] @AdamLeadbetter

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