nodc symposium 20090409

NODC Symposium 20090409

The National Oceanographic Data Committee:

A short history and a long (and bright) future

Taco de Bruin

Chair - National Oceanographic Data Committee (NODC)

NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research


What is data management?

General definition of data management:

All activities concerning data• to maximize the value of data by preserving data for future (re-)use• in support of policy, science and management

Definition according to POGO:

The primary objective of data management is to ensure timely, efficient and open access to the best possible data, metadata and associated products, for use and re-use throughout their life-cycle and to prevent loss of data and associated information

POGO = Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans


Why a NODC – History of the NL-NODC

Conclusions from a workshop on oceanographic data management in The Netherlands in 1995:

• Well organized at government agencies (RIKZ, Dienst Hydrografie, etc)• Complete lack of data management in academic community (research institutes, universities)• Largely dispersed within The Netherlands• No national policy or vision• No distinct representation towards outside world (national or international)• Lack of quarantees for preservation of data• No uniform data exchange format

Solutions:

• Foundation of Data Management Group (DMG) at NIOZ in 1997 (to serve the academic community)

• Foundation of NODC in 1997


NODC Objectives:

1) to further data management and the delivery of quality data to a broad user group

2) to lower thresholds and barriers (organisational, technical, financial) for data exchange

National Oceanographic Data Committee (NODC)

• Committee – no centre

• Based on Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) (1997-)

• Fully distributed structure

Started with 8 Partners in 1997:

- Rijks Instituut voor Kust en Zee (RIKZ)

- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) (Academic community)

- TNO – Bouw en Ondergrond (TNO – B & O, previously NITG)

- Hydrographic Service (KM-HYD)

- Rijkswaterstaat Directie Noordzee (DNZ)

- Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (NIOO-CEME)

- Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)

- Waterloopkundig Laboratorium/ Delft Hydraulics(WL)

- Advisor: Marine Information Services (MARIS)


http://www.nodc.nl/partners/welcome.asp?004


NODC Data Policy:

5. Exchange and availability of data.

All oceanographic data such as defined in section 4 are in principle available and accessible for use and this free of charge.

In this connection a number of restrictions are to be complied with:

5.1 The data supplier is to be the rightful owner of the data.

5.2 The data supplier keeps the copy rights and remains owner of the data

5.3 The data supplier accepts no liability for the (consequences) of the use of the data supplied.

5.4 When data are used, e.g. for publication in any form, sources are to

be quoted.

5.5 Etc.


• Very interesting mix of government agencies (4), research institutes (2)

and privatized, former government agencies (2)

• Government agencies have specific tasks, limited to territory and EEZ of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

• Other NODC Partners may operate all over the world

• Data from all disciplines: Coastal research, bathymetry, geology, biology, ecology, physical oceanography, marine meteorology, etc, etc.

• Many different data types

• Broad expertise among Partner institutes

• Flexible, efficientNODC Symposium 20090409

The NL-NODC is the national platform for oceano-graphic data management

• Representing The Netherlands in international organizations and projects:

- IODE- ICES- EU-projects and initiatives as

Sea-Search, SeaDataNet, EMODNET

• The Dutch approach has set an example for the rest of the world:

- Australia : AODC-JF- United Kingdom- Italy- Portugal


Situation of data exchange within NL-NODC a couple of years ago:

Online accessibility and availability of data

• Waterbase (RIKZ)• CODIS (NIOZ)• KODAC (KNMI)• Watermarkt (RIKZ, veel andere instituten)• HYDRA (KNMI)• COREBASE (NIOZ)• DINO (TNO- B&O)• Getij.nl (RIKZ)• Waterstat.nl (RIKZ)


Situation of data exchange within NL-NODC a couple of years ago:

Online accessibility and availability of data

• Waterbase (RIKZ)• CODIS (NIOZ)• KODAC (KNMI)• Watermarkt (RIKZ + many other partner institutes)• HYDRA (KNMI)• COREBASE (NIOZ)• DINO (TNO- B&O)• Getij.nl (RIKZ)• Waterstat.nl (RIKZ)• many more …..

- user had no overview of data availability

- user had to do all format conversions and syntheses


NODC: Organizational structure for data exchange:

• MoU

• Data Policy

No technical infrastructure for data exchange:

• Different RDBMS

• Different formats

• Some databases online, others are not


National infrastructure for access to oceanographic and marine data and information:

NODC-i

Objectives of the project:

• central index of all data in the partner databases

• transparent access via Internet to the partner databases (fully distributed system)

Project:

• February 2005 – December 2008 ( 2 phases)

• 1 M Euro (500k from Bsik – Ruimte voor Geo-Informatie (RGI))


Total 49 partners, links with JCOMM, WDC, DMAC, MMI, EDIOS, EU-MarBEF (NoE), EU-Seased, ESEAS, Esonet, EuroGeoSurveys, POGO, etc.

NODC (NODC-i) is the Dutch node in the EU-SeaDataNet project

SeaDataNet, consortium of national oceanographic data centres:

35 countries

IOC/IODE

ICES

JRC


http://www.seadatanet.org/

SeaDataNet (2006-2011):

SeaDataNet has very similar objectives as NODC-i, albeit at a different (= European) level

SeaDataNet is developing techniques, standards and formats,

which can be applied within NODC-i and vice versa

SeaDataNet ensures a high level of standardization

SeaDataNet is implementing on an European level, what NODC-i has implemented on a national level


NL-NODC

The NODC web site is the Dutch node in the SeaDataNet network, linking the Dutch partner databases directly to the SeaDataNet infrastructure


http://www.seadatanet.org/

As a result from the NODCi-project:

• NIOZ was the very first institute in Europe to fully comply to SeaDataNet requirements

• NODC is the very first node in Europe to become a fully functional node in the SeaDataNet Transnational Access network

Again the Dutch approach is an example for the rest of the world:

- United Kingdom- France- Poland- Norway


With the new NODC infrastructure, The Netherlands is much better equipped to grab the opportunities and face the challenges ahead.

As a national platform, with its unique mix of government agencies, research institutes and private sector, the NODC can assist in answering national obligations and reporting requirements:

- OSPAR- EU Water Directives, resulting in ‘Kaderrichtlijn Water en de Kaderrichtlijn Marien’- WISE – WISE Marine for environmental reporting- Fisheries monitoring (ICES-EU) - GEOSS- INSPIRE for all geo-referenced data and information- EMODNET – European Marine Observations and Data Network


New Memorandum of Understanding will be signed by the directors of the 7 partner institutes on April 9, 2009.

- Renewed commitment

- New partner: Wageningen IMARES

- Cover latest developments

- Updated data policy: from internal to external

- Ensure sustained maintenance of the NODCi / SeaDataNet infrastructure in The Netherlands

- Quarantee data preservation and contents maintenance



9 april 2009

Official signing of the new NODC Memorandum of Understanding:

- Rijkswaterstaat

- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) (Academic community)

- TNO – Bouw en Ondergrond (TNO – B & O)

- Hydrographic Service (KM-HYD)

- Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (NIOO-CEME)

- Wageningen IMARES

- Deltares

Advisor: Marine Information Services (MARIS)NODC Symposium 20090409





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