1. SeaDataNet Pan-European infrastructure for Ocean & Marine Data management An Integrated research Infrastructure Initiative (I3) NA2: TA system Monitoring Data Flow from TAs for remote Data Access and Products Catherine Maillard, Michèle Fichaut, Gilbert Maudire Kick-Off Meeting, June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece

2. SeaDataNet 2 Kick-off Meeting June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece Objective of the tasks Management of the TA system: organization, monitoring,control and assisytance from the project office  Ensure that each functional element of the system is working according to the specifications  Assess the overall data/meta-data/products availability  Undertacke/anticipate actions to solve any problem

3. SeaDataNet 3 Kick-off Meeting June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece Description of work Tasks:  NA2.1 : coordination and organization of the system control procedures (access rights, control of the system elements availability, log book, risk assessment)  NA2.2: implementation of the system control procedures and following up of the log book -> automatic continuous controls after delivery of JRA2 system Milestone : V1 available February 2008  NA2.3: Control of the coherency of the data exchanged in the system and their conformity with the QC protocol (including the checks for duplicates)  NA2.4 : Help Desk with email, web site for dissemination of common software and documentation Participants  All TA data platforms + IOC and ICES for the control of data availability and tests

4. SeaDataNet 4 Kick-off Meeting June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece NA2.3: example of Data Flow for products preparation (From MEDAR/MEDATLAS, M. Fichaut)

5. SeaDataNet 5 Kick-off Meeting June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece NA2 Deliverables for the first 18 months DeliverableForeseen delivery date Responsibles Draft of system organization Oct 2006P1 + Steering Committee Benchmark data sets extracted from the system (BMD1) Oct 2006All TA leaders System organization scheme and log book validated (V0) Feb 2007P1 + Coordination Group Contribution to First Annual Meeting and report Feb 2007P1 + TA Benchmark data sets extracted from the system (BMD2) Aug 2007All TA leaders

6. SeaDataNet 6 Kick-off Meeting June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece NA2.4: Assistance and Help Desk provided by SeaDatanet Project office Mailing lists Disk space to disseminate/share documentation and software:  BSCW site for working documents and software: With read and write permission Opened to partners and authorised persons (advisers) only  Web site for published documents: Private directories for contractual documents Public directories for publications, ppt presentations etc..  ftp site for inport and export data, products etc.. User desk contact: sdn-userdesk@seadatanet.org

7. SeaDataNet 7 Kick-off Meeting June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece Software tools already available Medatlas translator to  ODV import format  Argo NetCDF Java code, portable on Unix, Windows platforms On BSCW soon (aslo here with Michèle)

8. SeaDataNet 8 Kick-off Meeting June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece Mailing lists

9. SeaDataNet 9 Kick-off Meeting June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece Website

10. SeaDataNet 10 Kick-off Meeting June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece TA Link

11. SeaDataNet 11 Kick-off Meeting June 8-10 2006, Heraklion, Greece Brest Project Office