1. SSDB Progress Report Site Survey Panel Meeting CIRE, Sapporo, Japan July 22, 2006 John Weatherford San Diego Supercomputer Center Subcontract to IODP-MI from NSF OCE 0432224

2. New Content 3,961 objects (428 new since February) 72 proposals 182 users

3. New Search Panel Proposals Coordinates Date Contributor Site Name (full or partial)

4. Metadata Enhancement Challenge Harvest data from many naming conventions and various terminology from scientists over a large period of time Solution Enhanced metadata based on controlled vocabulary # ######################################################################### # Backscatter # ######################################################################### IODP-SSDB_Backscatter_Method,"Deep-towed Sidescan" IODP-SSDB_Backscatter_Method,"Multibeam Swath Backscatter" IODP-SSDB_Backscatter_Method,"Shallow-towed Sidescan" IODP-SSDB_Backscatter_Method,"Undefined" IODP-SSDB_Backscatter_Type,"Digital Data" IODP-SSDB_Backscatter_Type,"Document" IODP-SSDB_Backscatter_Type,"Map" # ######################################################################### # Bathymetry # ######################################################################### IODP-SSDB_Bathymetry_Method,"Compiled Product from multiple systems" IODP-SSDB_Bathymetry_Method,"Detailed near-bottom sonar" IODP-SSDB_Bathymetry_Method,"Digitized Map Soundings or Contours" IODP-SSDB_Bathymetry_Method,"Interferometric Sonar" IODP-SSDB_Bathymetry_Method,"LIDAR" IODP-SSDB_Bathymetry_Method,"Multibeam Swath Sonar"

5. Team Approach Scripps Institution of Oceanography San Diego Supercomputer Center

6. What is the SSDB? Not just Archive Web site Database Digital Library All of the above, integrated as Scientific Decision Support System

7. Guided Tour Start using the SSDB http://ssdb.iodp.org Select My Account Join a group Proponent Reviewer Request access to proposal First time users must register

8. Proponent Menu Upload files Check status View contents Text-Based Search Guide for Proponents http://ssdb.iodp.org

9. SSDBupload Upload data Enter metadata Every object is geo-referenced Select data category, eg Location Map

10. Quality Control System SSDB Staff Checks metadata and data Publishes in Digital Library

11. SSDBviewer Graphical access to Digital Library Display panel Discover content Browse metadata View or download objects Click on icon for direct action Search panel Results panel

12. Recent Upgrade: Streamlined Uploading

13. Pending Upgrade: Report Creation

14. Pending Upgrade: Metadata Enhancement Coming Soon New Data Categories Streamlined Data Entry – less categories to complete Modified Upload Process “Smarter Searching” based on controlled vocabulary