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Measure once, use many times. Introduction. Sean Gaffney (with acknowledgements to Pete Edmonds, ex Crown Estate). Why are we here?. How to best manage all the data collected by your organisation(s)?. Drive/Need to share data Regulatory drivers e.g. Open Government Licence / INSPIRE
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Measure once, use many times Introduction Sean Gaffney (with acknowledgements to Pete Edmonds, ex Crown Estate)
Why are we here? How to best manage all the data collected by your organisation(s)? • Drive/Need to share data • Regulatory drivers e.g. Open Government Licence / INSPIRE • Best practice • Improving organisational reputation
Importance of good(?) data “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data!” (Sherlock Holmes) • What do we mean by “data”? • What’s the difference between an observation and data? “The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.” –Carly Fiorina, former executive, president, and chair of Hewlett-Packard Co. A cautionary tale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zK3sAtr-4
The genesis of MEDIN > 200 holders of marine data and information in the UK (circa. 2008) NOT SUSTAINABLE – MEDIN TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION
Who are MEDIN? In operation since 2008 Open partnership Funded by 14 sponsors Budget ~£470K Work with academia, government and industry
MEDIN’s objective To improve access to, and management of, UK marine data and information i.e. Easier data sharing!
The MEDIN Solution • Hub for UK Marine Data • Marine Standard & Guidelines • Network and Expertise
MEDIN Core Team Charlotte Miskin-Hymas Based at British Oceanographic Data Centre Metadata support - by DASSH in Plymouth Robin McCandliss Clare Postlethwaite Roseanna Wright Gaynor Evans Sean Gaffney
Hub for UK Marine Data Discovery metadata Data 7 Data Archive Centres (DACs)
Marine Discovery Metadata Standard • Need a way of locating datasets online • How to describe them in a standardised format so all records are consistent? • Need to follow current best practice in this, but extend/adjust for MEDIN’s specific needs ISO International Standards (ISO 19115 and ISO 19139) EU INSPIRE Directive UK GEMINI
The MEDIN portal (portal.oceannet.org) Governed by MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Hub –the single point of access to find out about marine data All public funded data available under OGL
MEDIN Data Guidelines Provide guidance on what metadata is needed for re-use – not guidance on how to collect data Drafted by DACs and other expert bodies. Speed up data ingestion into DACs, makes re-use & data sharing easier General Metadata: Project and Survey tables Detailed Metadata: Details of methods or instrumentation used to collect data Data: Fixed Station, Sample Event and Sample Data
Is MEDIN working? Good coverage? >14,500 datasets accessible through portal > 400 organisations with metadata in portal (~200 in 2008) Marine geology (11.5%) Bathymetry(27.4%) Physical oceanography (12.5%) Socio-economic(1.6%) Anthropo-genic properties (5.2%) Boundaries & admin (4.6%) Marine biodiversity (19.7%) Fisheries (10.3%) Met data (1.5%) Marine chemistry (4.6%) Cryosphere (0.1%) Heritage (1.1%)
Is MEDIN working? Data re-use? Requests for data at the MEDIN Data Archive Centres >5 million requests for data in 2016-17 >30 times more than 2011-12 > 200 Tb data available on request
Challenges • Ensuring direct access to data • “2 clicks to data” • Increasing access to industry data • Understanding requirements • Communication • Tailored services • Demonstrating and quantifying benefits of data sharing • Collating testimonials • Real world use cases • Expansion of network, geographically and by data type
MEDIN links • Building links amongst MEDIN stakeholders • Government agencies and Departments • Commercial organisations • Academia and research community • Charities and NGOs • General public • MEDIN regarded internationally as example of best practice for data management and data sharing by EU INSPIRE, IODE, IHO, EMODNet
There’s data out there, but we can’t always see it http://xkcd.com/
DAY 45 ESCAPE AT LAST http://xkcd.com/ + Clare P