First Marine Board Forum – 15 May Oostende Marine Data Challenges: from Observation to Information UNESCO/IOC’s project office for IODE Peter Pissierssens Head, IOC Project Office for IODE Version: 8/5/08

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) Overview IOC, UNESCO Science IODE IOC D&IM Strategy IOC Data Policy Progress with the strategy Examples The IOC Project Office for IODE Food for thought

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) IOC  IOC: body within UNESCO (Science Sector)  Headquarters in Paris, France  Field Offices (Colombia, Brazil, Thailand, Kenya, Denmark, Belgium, Australia)  IOC Governing Bodies  136 Member States  Funding: UNESCO (member state contribution) + Other donors

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) UNESCO Science Major Programme II: Natural Sciences MLA 1 Fostering policies, technical capacity-building, research, networking, education and international cooperation in the fields of water, ecological and earth sciences for enhancing societal responses MLA 2 Oceans and coastal zones: improving governance and fostering intergovernmental cooperation through ocean sciences and services MLA 2 Oceans and coastal zones: improving governance and fostering intergovernmental cooperation through ocean sciences and services MLA 3 Promoting science, knowledge and education for disaster preparedness and mitigation, and enhancing national and regional coping capacities, including through support for the development of risk reduction networks and monitoring and assessment measures, such as tsunami early warning systems MLA 4 Supporting science, technology and innovation policies for sustainable development and poverty eradication, and developing capacities in basic sciences, energy and engineering Water governance and education Ecological sciences and applied geosciences Marine hazards Water hazards Other hazards Capacity building in basic and engineering sciences and energy Science, technology and innovation policy Addressing the impacts of climate change & variability, including sea level rise Safeguarding marine ecosystem health & integrated management Capacity-building, data and information exchange General policy & coordination

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) IODE established in 1961 to enhance marine research, exploitation and development by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States and by meeting the needs of users for data and information products

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) IODE = Formal Global network of 76 oceanographic data centres –(19 in EU) Informal Global network of MIM experts Cooperation with ICSU WDCs

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) Data Policy 2003: adoption of IOC Oceanographic Data Policy Member States shall provide timely, free and unrestricted access to all data, associated metadata and products generated under the auspices of IOC programmes. Member States are encouraged to provide timely, free and unrestricted access to relevant data and associated metadata from non-IOC programmes that are essential for application to the preservation of life, beneficial public use and protection of the ocean environment, the forecasting of weather, the operational forecasting of the marine environment, the monitoring and modelling of climate and sustainable development in the marine environment. … (total 6 clauses)

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) Strategy 2007: IOC Strategic Plan for oceanographic data and information management Vision: “A comprehensive and integrated ocean data and information system, serving the broad and diverse needs of IOC Member States, for both routine and scientific use”

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) Strategy deliverables Well-documented standards and formats Assembled, quality controlled and archived data Easy discovery and access Timely dissemination Reliable and long-term preservation Collaboration with other IG bodies D&IM capacity in all IOC member states Equitable access to data and information for all

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) Progress Standards: Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project (2008…) Data Access: Ocean Data Portal Ca pacity development: ODINs Collaboration with other bodies: IOC D&IM advisory group

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) IODE and Standards To achieve broad agreement and commitment to adopt a number of standards related to ocean data management and exchange Joint JCOMM/IODE project: started Oostende, Jan 08 Metadata, Date and Time, Lat/Lon/Alt, Country names, Platform instances, Platform types, Science Words, Instruments, Units, Projects, Institutions, Parameters, Taxa, Ontology Resources, QC - T and S Profiles, QC - Surface T and S, QC - Sea Level, QC - Surface Waves, QC – Currents, Quality Flags… Process established to enable submission and agreement on proposed standards

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) OceanDataPortal Standards-based infrastructure that provides the integration of marine data and information from a network of distributed IODE NODCs as well as the resources from other participating systems Data discovery Data access Interoperable with other portal systems Call on other systems to collaborate with ODP

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) Capacity Building Ocean Data and Information Networks (ODINs) Linking training, equipment, operational support –Regional context –Product and service oriented –Multi-stakeholder approach –Self-driven

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) OceanTeacher Expert and training resource for marine data and information management “Encyclopedia” and “Courses” Audience: –data/information managers –ocean researchers –University students

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) Products & Services Professional networking: OceanExpert Sharing knowledge: OceanDocs, OpenScienceDirectory From data to information for management and policy making: Coastal Atlases Global Data projects: GODAR, GOSUD, GTSPP Cooperation in projects/orgs like SeaDataNet, MOTIIVE, ASCABOS, SIMORC, JCOMM/WIGOS, WMO WIS, IOI

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) Collaboration IOC D&IM Strategy Advisory Group Established in May 2008 Will guide implementation Strategy Cross-disciplinary

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) IODE Project Office International Training Centre International Conference Centre Data/information services hub Expert Centre Based in Ostend, Belgium Funded by Flanders : >500 students from >100 countries >300 expert participants in workshops and conferences Approx. 15 events/year Hosts >100 web sites

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) IODE and Europe IODE is partner in SeaDataNet EU: 19 NODCs or DNAs European Commission – European Marine Observation and Data Network –“T he objective here is to integrate existing, but fragmented initiatives in order to facilitate access to primary data for public authoritiesm maritime services, related industries and researchers” Need to ensure interoperability between European, Australian, Russian and other systems Cooperation EC, IODE, JCOMM

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) Food for thought… Is the “Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU” sufficiently outward looking ? Is there a plan for the long-term archival and preservation of data in the EU? Is the medium-term project based approach leading to long-term stable systems and infrastructures in the EU? Is there a long-term vision on data and information management in the EU? Is data management sufficiently entrenched in the marine science and observation research community? –Is data management education included in the University curriculum?

First Marine Board Forum First Marine Board Forum 15 May 2008 – Oostende (Belgium) Thank you