scadm report working paper 10. overview scar data and information management strategy (dims) –...
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SCADM Report
Working Paper 10
Overview
• SCAR Data and Information Management Strategy (DIMS) – endorsed Oct 2009.
• Introduction to the draft SCAR Data Policy (IP4c).
• Outline of tasks in DIMS Implementation Plan.
• Progress to date on Implementation Plan.
• Issues to consider.
DIMS
• Vision: To build an Antarctic Data Management System capable of supporting SCAR science ( i.e. an interoperable data infrastructure).
Portal
Repository ARepository A
ArchivePublishManage
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Portal
Repository BRepository B
ArchivePublishManage
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Portal
Repository CRepository C
ArchivePublishManage
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Web services
DIMS
• Calls for SCAR to develop a data policy.• Suggests SCAR should seek partnerships
with other groups pursuing similar goals (WMO, WDS, IASC, IOC).
• Better education of funding sources about DM requirements.
• Better education of SCAR scientists about DM as an integral component of doing science.
SCAR Data Policy (IP4c)
• Why have one ?– No real guidance to existing or new members
about data handling and access expectations.– Reliance on Article iii.1.c. of Treaty.– Norms of behaviour should be codified for clarity.
• Key principles:– Data should be available fully, freely, openly
and on the shortest feasible time-scales (from SCAR endorsed projects).
SCAR Data Policy (IP4c)• Key principles cont.:
– All data should be adequately described by metadata sufficient to permit data re-use and establishment of a dataset’s fitness for purpose.
– These metadata, as a minimum will be registered in the Antarctic Master Directory (i.e. the community metadata system).
– It is the responsibility of SCAR projects to ensure that data is deposited in a suitable repository for long-term preservation purposes.
• Key principles cont.:– SCAR members urged to establish National
Antarctic Data Centres or assign role to an existing (appropriate) institution.
– Policy sets out roles of an NADC and a minimum set of capabilities.
– Representatives nominated for SCADM ideally should come from an NADC.
– Data management plans should be prepared at the SCAR project planning phase.
SCAR Data Policy (IP4c)
SCAR Data Policy (IP4c)• Key principles cont.:
– SCAR data users should acknowledge the source for data that they use.
• Similarity with other policies on availability and exchange conditions– WMO Resolutions– ICSU Resolutions– Article III.1.c. of Treaty– IODE
• Seeking delegate endorsement ?
DIMS Implementation Plan
• Project 1– SCAR Interoperable
Data Repository Network
– 3 sub-tasks1.1 - ISO metadata profile
1.2 - Registry service
1.3 - Demo Portals
• Project 2– Improving Relevance and
Utility of SCAR Products– 2 sub-tasks
2.1 - SCAR Product review
2.2 - SCAR product marketing
• Project 3– Polar Information
Commons– 3 sub-tasks
3.1 - Badge data as PIC
3.2 - PIC repository network
3.3 - PIC Cloud Storage
DIMS Implementation Plan
Data Data
Heterogeneous data sources
Common patterns
web service web service web service
DiscoverQuery
IntegrateDownloadVisualise
Filter
ServiceRegistry
publishfind
bindbindbind
Source A Source B Source C
Task 1.1 & 1.3
ChinaJapanAustraliaBelgiumUSANorwayNetherlands
Task 1.2
NASA has a registry servicebut hasn’t given access
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DIMS Implementation Plan
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Low level activity on “SCAR product marketing” -Task (2.2) by Australia but no real community buy-inas yet to project overall.
DIMS Implementation Plan
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The PIC has four components: (1) badged data; (2) community agreed norms for data use; (3) cloud data storage for orphan datasets; (4) managed repository network.
DIMS Implementation Plan
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3 • Three functions of badge:• Labels data with conditions of use• Labels data as being part of commons• Links to norms (expected behaviours for data
usage)
RDFa (mark-up) in badge script enables discovery by Google
DIMS Implementation Plan
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PIC Data
Storage
ServiceAPI
UserInterface
Badge
Upload data
Browse data
Retrieve data
Badge data
Data has been tagged, categorisedand packaged.
Metadata Document data
Data Centre X
notification
notification Data Provider
DIMS Implementation Plan
Task 3.1Australia has already badged some data as belonging to the PIC. Netherlands, Norway and NZ will badge data. GCMD has provided a mechanism for badging via their DocBuilder (metadata writing tool)
Task 3.2Australia has developed a prototype cloud-based archive/storage service for data that has no obvious home.
Task 3.3On hold until we can see how go with creating an interoperable SCAR Repository network (Project 1).
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Issues• Success of DIMS is highly correlated with extent
of member commitments to Plan’s resourcing.
• Taken 12 months to get commitment beyond the usual couple of SCAR members. Still to be seen what enthusiasm will ensue post these SCAR face-to-face meetings.
• Need a sustainable participation model. If members aren’t inclined to resource the Plan – should we reconsider role and function of SCADM ?.
Delegates Input Required
• Delegates to note development of SCAR Data and Information Strategy.
• Do Delegates endorse the draft SCAR Data Policy ?
• More contributions are required from SCAR members to resource DIMS Implementation. How can Delegates help to improve national input ?
QUESTIONS ?