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Introduction to IODE
Greg Reed
IOC Consultant
OTGA-INVEMAR-OBIS: curso sobre Administración de datos biogeográficos marinos
(Contribuyendo al uso de OBIS)
26 - 30 September 2016, Santa Marta , Colombia
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OUTLINE
• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
(Comisión oceanográfica intergubernamental de la UNESCO)
• IODE activities and projects
Actividades y proyectos IODE
• IODE capacity development
Desarrollo de capacidades IODE
• OceanTeacher
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION
• IOC of UNESCO – established 1960
• Only intergovernmental organization mandated to promote
marine science in all ocean basins
• Has a unique international role in marine sustainable
development through:
• science, services, observations, data exchange and capacity
development
• 146 Members States
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IOC OBJECTIVES
• Prevention and reduction of the impacts of
natural hazards
• Mitigation of the impacts of and adaptation to
climate change and variability
• Safeguarding the health of ocean
ecosystems
• Promoting management procedures and
policies leading to the sustainability of
coastal and ocean environment and
resources
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IOC OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA EXCHANGE POLICY
“The timely, free and unrestricted international exchange of
oceanographic data is essential for the efficient acquisition,
integration and use of ocean observations gathered by the countries
of the world for a wide variety of purposes including the prediction of
weather and climate, the operational forecasting of the marine
environment, the preservation of life, the mitigation of humaninduced changes in the marine and coastal environment, as well as
for the advancement of scientific understanding that makes this
possible.“
Clause 1
• Member States shall provide timely, free and unrestricted access to
all data, associated metadata and products generated under the
auspices of IOC programmes.
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IOC STRATEGIC PLAN
June 2013: IOC Assembly endorsed the
IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information
Exchange (2013-2016)
“A comprehensive and integrated ocean data and information
system, serving the broad and diverse needs of IOC Member States,
for both routine and scientific use.”
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IODE OBJECTIVES
• The objectives of the IODE programme are:
• To facilitate and promote the discovery, exchange of, and access to
marine data and information
• To encourage the long term archival, preservation and
documentation of marine data and information
• To promote the use of best practices for management of marine
data, including international standards
• To assist Member States to acquire the necessary capacity to
manage marine research and observation data
• To support international scientific and operational marine
programmes including Framework for Ocean Observing
(revised IODE-XXII, 2013)
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IODE COMMITTEE
• The IODE Programme is managed by the IODE Committee
• Meets every 2 years
• The IODE Committee reports to the IOC Governing Bodies (IOC
Assembly and Executive Council)
• Membership of the IODE Committee includes:
• IODE Co-Chairs
• IODE National Coordinators for Ocean Data Management
• IODE National Coordinators for Marine Information Management
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IODE NODC
• National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) is a facility for
providing ocean data and information in a usable form to a
wide user community
• National: acquire, process, quality control, inventory, archive
and disseminate data
• International: international data exchange and dissemination
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NODC FUNCTIONS
• Receive data from national, regional and international
programmes
• Verify the quality of the data (using agreed standards)
• Ensure long term preservation of data and associated metadata
required for correct interpretation of the data
• Make data available, nationally and internationally
• Ref: IOC Manuals and Guides No. 5,
Guide for establishing a National
Oceanographic Data Centre
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NEW STRUCTURAL ELEMENT - ADU
• IODE-XXII endorsed new structural element
• IODE Associate Data Unit (ADU)
• ADUs allow the wider ocean research and observation
communities to join IODE network
• ADUs can be projects, programmes, institutions or organizations
that manage oceanographic data.
• ADUs do not replace NODCs but will contribute to the objectives of
NODCs
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IODE ACTIVITIES
• IODE is responsible for a number of Global and Regional Activities
• Global activities are implemented by usually by Steering Teams
• Regional activities focus on capacity development related to
oceanographic data and information management through the
ODIN network
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OCEAN DATA PORTAL
• The Ocean Data Portal (ODP) facilitates and promotes the
exchange and dissemination marine data and services.
• The ODP provides the full range of processes including data
discovery, access, and visualization.
• The ODP supports the data access requirements of all IOC
programmes areas
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OTHER IODE PROJECTS
• GTSPP. Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program is an
international project to develop and maintain a global ocean
Temperature-Salinity resource.
• GOSUD. Global Ocean Surface Underway Data Pilot Project is a
global project to collect, process, archive and disseminate sea
surface salinity and other variables collected underway by
research and opportunity ships.
• OBIS. Ocean Biogeographic Information System is a web-based
access point to information about the distribution and
abundance of living species in the ocean.
• ICAN. International Coastal Atlas Network facilitates the
development of digital atlases of the global coast, based on the
principle of distributed, high-quality data and information.
• OceanDocs. Electronic repository of research & publications in
marine science in digital form, including preprints, published
articles, technical reports, working
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IODE AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
• Capacity development has been a cornerstone of the IODE since
the programme’s inception in 1961
• The objective is to assist Member States to acquire the necessary
capacity to manage marine data and information and become
partners in the IODE network
• Capacity development focuses on the principles of data and
information management and promotes the use of standards
across all IODE centres resulting in interoperability between
centres
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GROWTH OF IODE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
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LEARNING PLATFORM: OCEANTEACHER
• Web-based training system that supports:
• Classroom training (face-to-face)
• Blended training, online tutoring
• Online self-learning
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Uses Moodle LMS
Over 40 courses available online
Video library for lectures, workshops
Contents freely and openly available
• Creative Commons licence
www.oceanteacher.org
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IODE TRAINING CENTRE
• Oostende, Belgium; established 2005
• Centre hosts:
• International training centre
• International conference centre
• Expert centre
• Approx. 15 events held each year
• Support from Government of Flanders
• Cooperation with Flanders Marine Institute
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OCEANTEACHER ACADEMY
• IODE identified a requirement for a regular cycle of standardized
courses that are relevant for all regions.
• OceanTeacher Academy provides an annual teaching programme of
courses related to oceanographic data and information management
• including development of related products and services that will
contribute to the sustainable management of oceans and coastal
areas
• Since 2005 OTA has organized 112 courses and workshops
involving over 1800 participants since 2005.
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OTA MARINE DATA MANAGEMENT COURSES
• OTA offers a broad programme of courses including:
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Fundamentals of Ocean Data Management
Ocean Data Products and Synthesis
Operational Oceanography
Marine GIS Applications
Marine and Coastal Atlas Development
University Accredited courses
Specialized courses
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Ocean Data Portal installation
Marine Spatial Planning
MetOcean Modelling
Marine Metadata
Quality Management
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OCEANTEACHER GLOBAL ACADEMY
• Expands the existing OceanTeacher Academy based at the IOC
Project Office for IODE to build a worldwide training facility
• OTGA provides a programme of training courses related to all
IOC programmes, contributing to the sustainable
management of oceans and coastal areas worldwide relevant
to Member States in the regions
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OTGA CONCEPT
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At least 1 Regional Training Centre for each region
Complementary to existing regional training centres
Self-driven, based on locally available expertise
Should be co-located with other ongoing and funded
programmes/projects
Europe &
• Sharing of courses with other RTCs
North
America
using video conferencing technology
• Invite specific expert lectures
Latin
America
&
through video conferencing
Caribbean
OceanTeacher
Global
• Use of common OceanTeacher
Academy
Learning Platform
Western
Pacific
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Indian
Ocean
Africa
Oostende
Belgium
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Dania Beach
FL. USA
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Hyderabad
India
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Kuala
Terengannu
Malaysia
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Santa Marta
Colombia
Dakar
Senegal
Mombasa
Kenya
Quelimane
Mozambique
Grahamstown
South Africa
OTGA RTCs network
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Tianjin
China
IODE SUMMARY
• IODE supports an international network of data centres and
information centres
• IODE community has a range of expertise in data management
and product delivery
• IODE encourages the free and open exchange of marine data
through the implementation of the IOC Oceanographic Data
Exchange Policy
• IODE is developing standards to improve data management and
exchange
• IODE is developing the Ocean Data Portal to facilitate access to
data
• IODE has substantial experience in capacity development
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Introduction to IODE