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MEDIN Partners Meeting 2010

MEDIN Partners Meeting 2010. Submitting data to and using Data Archive Centres. MEDIN aims to provide: secure long-term management of marine data sets by setting up a network of Data Archive Centres (DACs)

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MEDIN Partners Meeting 2010

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  1. MEDIN Partners Meeting 2010 Submitting data to and using Data Archive Centres

  2. MEDIN aims to provide: secure long-term management of marine data sets by setting up a network of Data Archive Centres (DACs) improved access to authoritative marine data held in this network, through a central discovery metadata portal an agreed set of common standards for metadata, data format and content maintained and supported by partners guidelines, contractual clauses and software tools to support standards and best practice data management

  3. DACS are the beating heart of the MEDIN network and the delivery mechanism

  4. tools tools Resources, Products and services metadata in from external databases Metadata standards Data in from partners and govt contracts DAC and data specification standards 2013 Users Data search Discovery /evaluation metadata Fisheries Marine water geophys marine bathymetry met. column / geology species oceanog. & habitats

  5. Current coverage there are four accredited MEDIN DACs currently: British Geological Survey (BGS) for seabed and sub-seabed geology, geophysics data British Oceanography Data Centre (BODC) for water column oceanographic data Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) for benthic flora, fauna and habitat data UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) for bathymetry data

  6. Additional coverage Metdata Heritage data Fisheries data

  7. Meeting the MEDIN Data Archive Centre Requirements • ORGANISATIONAL FRAMEWORK • Generally exhibiting evidence of expertise and a track record in the scientific area of the data • Committed to provide sufficient resources for defined period of time and plans for transition if and when it ends • Committed to return of data holdings to originators, or lodging with an alternative and suitable repository, if the DAC becomes unsustainable • Provide annual report as specified by MEDIN • QUALITY CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE • Adherence to MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard and appropriate international principles • Data collection according to defined quality principles and accepted procedures • Quality assurance of the collected data • Committed to advising third party organisations collecting similar types of data on procedures, and providing data-banking (warehousing) and curation facilities for such similar data from other sources • TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE • Databasing and banking with appropriate metadata standards • Auditable process for long term custodianship and updating of data sets, with appropriate disaster planning • USER ACCESS AND COMMUNICATION • Committed to, and focus on, customer service • Committed to raising awareness of the holdings and promoting the use of the data • Making datasets freely available wherever possible (not necessarily at zero cost)

  8. Engaging with the DAC network Session on how to work with the DACS and submission of data to the network. Tools now in place to interrogate metadata and to download data from DACS

  9. Future of DACS/MEDIN • Structures now in place • How to maintain and expand the network? • How to ensure the network delivers and is able to deliver to partners? • MEDIN Executive team is currently considering the funding options for the MEDIN network and crucially the DACS • MEDIN are looking at sustainability, extending the network only where finances permit and establishing a DAC core funders group.

  10. Data Flows – Key Steps First Identify DAC where data will be archived Agree where metadata and data will be published by MEDIN (e.g. to UKLP, INSPIRE) Define access and licence conditions Agree format requirements and archiving costs Collect Data Generate a unique resource identifier code Generate, validate and publish metadata record Prepare data according to appropriate guidelines Apply Quality Control Archive data at DAC Provide data updates as agreed with DAC

  11. Case Study 1. Habitat Survey by a Countryside Agency Data from consultancy Flow of Data Flow of Metadata Metadata created using online tool, URI assigned User Copies of data and metadata stored at Countryside agency Countryside Agency Updates Errors in data/metadata reported back to Countryside Agency MEDIN DAC Error(s) found Metadata uploaded to server and available through portal QA QA Data archived at DAC Accesses data according to availability agreed by Countryside Agency USER Searches for appropriate data through the metadata portal

  12. Case Study 3. A Research Cruise by a Fisheries Laboratory Fisheries Laboratory Flow of Data Flow of Metadata Cruise data User Cruise Report Cruise Data CSR Updates Metadata conversion mapping CSR to MEDIN metadata and schematron, URI assigned. This may be carried out either by the fisheries laboratory or the DAC, to be decided with the fisheries lab Errors in data reported back to Fisheries lab MEDIN metadata Error(s) found MEDIN DAC Data archived (Including Cruise Reports and CSRs) QA according to type Metadata made available online Accesses appropriate data according to availability agreed by Fisheries Laboratory Searches for appropriate data using metadata on webportal USER

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