REPORT OF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON DATA
EXCHANGE
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The meeting of
the Technical Committee on Data Exchange was held from
a) Joint WG
15/TCODE workshop on Harmful algal blooms - harmonization of data
Various TCODE
members reported on the successful workshop (W3), convened by Hee-Dong Jeong (
b) TCODE-GLOBEC cooperation
on data management
No progress made
on this item. Changes in staff in the GLOBEC International Programme office (
c) Expansion of the Bering Sea Metadata base to cover the North
Pacific.
Bern Megrey and Allen Macklin reported on the transformation of the Bering Sea
Metadatabase to the North Pacific Ecosystem Metadatabase (http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/np/mdb/index.html)
and demonstrated the search capabilities of this database. There was extensive
discussion on how best to maintain the data inventory records and how to
encourage both usage and additional contributions. The developers also described the potential
of “federated search” capabilities, which would allow one to search metadata
records from separate databases from a single application (NPEM). They will be attempting this with the Korean Oceanographic Data Center (KODC)
as a demonstration and requested names of key contacts in other PICES data
management centres to expand this capability.
d) Metadata
key list for North Pacific Ecosystem Metadatabase.
Bern Megrey and Allen Macklin reported on their effort to assemble a
suitable list of keywords for the North Pacific Ecosystem Metadatabase. Very
little feedback was received from PICES members on the proposed list. The lack of a “hierarchy” to the keyword list
made it difficult for prospective users to comment on the keyword list. The
Committee recommended that the keyword list (as circulated) be implemented,
recognizing that additional keyword could be added with little effort, if
required.
e) Electronic Poster Session for
PICES XII.
Bern Megrey reported on the number and themes
of the presentations and on venue of the session.
f) Updating inventory
of long term data sources for the North Pacific
Robin Brown and Igor Shevchenko reported on the limited progress
made on this item (http://tcode.tinro.ru/invent.html).
g)
Web
pages for other data management resources (real-time data; data visualization
and analysis tools; data exchange policies of PICES nations).
Tom
Royer and Igor Shevchenko reported limited progress on this item. Dr. Shevchenko noted that much of this
information could be extracted from annual reports from TCODE Members, using the
content model that he provided.
h)
Review of TCODE Strategic Plan
Robin
Brown and Igor Shevchenko briefly reviewed the draft TCODE Strategic Plan (http://tcode.tinro.ru/sp.html).
Committee members were asked to provide comments and feedback to the Chairman.
Agenda Item 4. Annual Reports on Data
Management Activities in PICES member countries
Several presentations were received on
activities in PICES nations.
Robin Brown presented a short report outlining
agencies and data centres with holdings of oceanographic, fisheries and
meteorological data. Mr. Brown also
reported on new initiatives in cabled ocean observatories (VENUS and NEPTUNE)
that will require advanced data management and archival systems.
(no report; no
members present)
Muneharu Tokimura reported on
restructuring of the Japanese Fisheries Research Agency (FRA) and
implications for data management and archival. Several initiatives in the assembly of
fisheries and biological data, with plans for creating open databases with
internet access were reviewed.
Mr. Hae Seok Kang reported on the activities
and responsibilities of the Korean Oceanographic Data Centre.
Igor Shevchenko reported on data management
activities and agencies in
Agenda Item 5. Discussions
of North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report
The Committee had a short discussion on the
NPESR. Comments and feedback are due to the mid of November.
Agenda Item 6. Discussions
of report from Study Group on PICES Strategic
Issues
The Committee had a short discussion on this.
Comments and feedback are due to the mid of November.
Agenda Item 7. Discussions
of report from Study Group on PICES
Capacity Building
Agenda Item 8. Discussion of steps towards next major PICES scientific program(s)
Ian Perry provided
a background for this topic. The Committee had a short discussion on this. No particular proposals
were indicated.
Agenda Item 9. Topic session proposals
for PICES XIII
TCODE recommends an Electronic Poster Session for PICES XIII (
Title: Data Visualization of
Conveners: Tom Royer plus a local convenor to
be identified
Justification:
In concern with the PICES XIII
theme of open ocean processes, TCODE proposes to conduct an electronic poster
session entitled “Data Visualization of
Agenda Item 10. PICES XIV (
This item was discussed but there were no
recommendations forwarded
Agenda Item 11. Summary
of items with financial implications
TCODE requests
travel support to send a PICES Data Management expert (Dr. Georgiy Moiseenko,
Russian Federal Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography) to a meeting of ICES-IOC Study Group on the
Development of Marine Data Exchange Systems Using XML in
Agenda Item 12. New
Business – Items added to agenda
o
New
PICES Web Pages
Julia Yazvenko from the PICES
Secretariat presented an outline of the new PICES web site and invited
comments.
o
WG
17 report
Robin Brown reported on the work of WG
17. This group has their own web site (http://wg17.pices.jp/)
with links to the PICNIC (PICES Carbon Dioxide Related Data Integration for the North Pacific) web site (http://picnic.pices.jp/)
developed by MIRC, in association with WG17 and TCODE.
o
Joint
TCODE /WG 15 Workshop (W3) on HAB
Vera Trainer reported on the workshop
and outlined plans for a follow-up HAB Database Workshop at PICES XIII.
o
MONITOR
Task Team Report (Dr. Sei-ichi Saitoh)
Dr. Sei-ichi Saitoh reported on the
MONITOR Task Team Workshop. This workshop identified important datasets on high
seas distributions of fish and plankton that are held by
Agenda Item 13. Discussion and adoption of the TCODE Workplan for 2003/2004
1)
TCODE
Members to work with WG 15 members to complete entries for HAB events in PICES
nations into the ICES-IOC HAB Meta database for a single year. In addition,
TCODE will work with WG15 to add entries to the TCODE Inventory of data sources
that describe HAB data sources in PICES countries and ensure appropriate HAB
data sources are identified in the NPEM.
Responsibility – Igor Shevchenko and Robin
Brown
2)
TCODE
Chairman to contact new Data Manager at GLOBEC IPO and re-establish plans for
creating an inventory of PICES GLOBEC data.
Responsibility – Igor Shevchenko
3)
North
Pacific Ecosystem Metadatabase
a. Prepare PICES Press article
Responsibility - Bernard Megrey and Allen
Macklin
b. Implement keyword list -
Responsibility – Bernard Megrey
and Allen Macklin
c. Link to TCODE web page
Responsibility – Igor Shevchenko
d. Update existing records and add
new records
Responsibility – ALL (assistance of
MONITOR Task Team also)
e. Identify key contacts for
“federated search” - Responsibility – ALL
4)
Update
TCODE web pages (real –time data sources, data
visualization and analysis tools; data exchange policies of PICES nations)
Responsibility –
Igor Shevchenko to update web pages; ALL TCODE Members to provide input
5)
Organize
Electronic Poster Session for PICES XIII (
Responsibility – Thomas Royer (U.S.) and a
local Hawaiian representative
6)
Work
with PICES Secretariat to link TCODE web site to new PICES home page
Responsibility – Igor Shevchenko and the Secretariat
TCODE Endnote 1
Participation List
Robin Brown
Greg
Steer (absent)
Ling Tong
(absent)
Ruguang
Yin (absent)
(no participants)
Satoshi
Sato (absent)
Muneharu Tokimura
Hae Seok Kang
Georgiy Moiseenko
Igor Shevchenko
U.S.A
Bernard Megrey
Thomas Royer
Observers:
Toru Suzuki
Yutaka Nagata
Sung-Dae Kim
Hee-Dong Jeong
U.S.A
Allen Macklin
TCODE
Endnote 2
1. Welcome
and introduction of members
2. Adoption
of agenda (opportunity to add agenda items under “New business”)
3. Review
progress on items in the 2002/2003 Workplan
·
Joint WG 15/TCODE workshop on Harmful
algal blooms - harmonization of data [Hee-Dong Jeong]
·
TCODE-GLOBEC cooperation [Igor
Shevchenko and Robin Brown]
·
Expansion of the Bering Sea Metadata
base to cover the North Pacific [Bernard Megrey]
·
Metadata key list [Bernard
Megrey and Allen Macklin]
·
Electronic Poster Session for
PICES XII [Bernard Megrey and Sung-Dae Kim]
·
Updating inventory of real-time
data sources for the North Pacific [Igor Shevchenko and Robin Brown]
·
Updating web pages for [Tom
Royer and Igor Shevchenko]
o
links to real time and
quasi-real time data for the North Pacific,
o
computer software for the
display (visualization) and analysis of data (using the existing inventory of
software tools available for marine science),
o
description of inter and intra data exchange policies in PICES Nations.
·
TCODE Strategic Plan [Igor
Shevchenko and Robin Brown]
4. Annual
reports on data management activities in PICES member countries
5. Discussion of North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report
6. Discussion of report from Study Group on PICES
Strategic Issues
7. Discussion of report from Study Group on PICES
Capacity Building
8. Discussion of steps towards next major PICES
scientific program(s)
9. Topic
session proposals for PICES XIII
10. PICES
XIV theme
11. Summary
of items with financial implications:
12. New
business (additional items added at the meeting).
13. Discussion and adoption of the TCODE
Workplan for 2003/2004