OTN Canada Symposium Data Management Workshop Robert Branton, Susan Dufault, Marta Mihoff, Lenore Bajona, Brian Jones Faculty Of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Dalhousie Student Union Building June 2, 2011

Workshop Outline Opening comments - Bob Data warehouse description - Lenore How to submit collection metadata - Lenore Google Earth flyover demo - Lenore Look around & member signup - Brian Recommended practices - Marta Discovery metadata demo - Bob Discussion – Bob and Lenore

Opening Comments Introductions Workshop questionnaire OTN Canada Outreach – OTN Data Portal OTN Data Policy – Mission statement – Data and metadata – Sustainability and Availability

Workshop Questionnaire Who …What … -sharing practical information about array function -data sharing policy Project(s) … Integrated physics and biological modeling 60% Advanced observing 30% Grey seals as bioprobes 20% Type(s) of Work … Data analysis – 90% Data and metadata collection – 70% Oceanographic instrument deployment – 60% Prepare publications – 60% Data visualization – 60%

OTNCanada / OTNMembers Public outreach … Data portal … GoogleEarth

Mission Statement

A) DEFINITIONS - “Deployment Collaborators”, “Tracking Collaborators”, “Restricted Data” “Unrestricted Data” … B) DATA SUBMISSION - Deployment Collaborators are responsible for ensuring that data are uploaded in accordance with predefined OTN standards … C) RESTRICTED DATA SUBMISSION - Tracking Collaborators shall be entitled to require that access to the data which they upload to OTN initially be restricted … D) ACCESS TO OTN DATA 1. Unrestricted Data - Unrestricted public access to the OTN Portal is generally limited to static information products … 2. Restricted Data - Those who wish to access OTN data other than what is provided via are required to become a registered member/user … E) USE OF OTN DATA - All individuals who access OTN Data shall provide proper attribution to all Data Providers … F) SUSTAINABILITY AND AVAILABILITY - The OTN International Project Coordination Committee will be responsible for conducting periodic reviews of data management activities in each OTN region … G) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - Australian Acoustic Tracking And Monitoring System (AATAMS), Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) Project, Ocean Yearbook 22 OTN’s Data policy…

Data and Metadata … Instrument data* Collection Metadata** * **

Sustainability and Availability…

Looking Forward… Triple redundant server nest – Development, Test, Production Millions more data records – DFO NE Newfoundland Atlantic Cod – Great Lakes Fisheries Commission * – Chilko / Kintama / POST * Environmental data sources coming on stream – Sensor Tags – Benthic Pods Platform for Ocean Knowledge Management (POKM) Future Data Workflow and Integration Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) * pilot projects

Platform for Ocean Knowledge Management (POKM) Project by project ‘Data Sources’ – project leader control on end-user access – basic ancillary environmental data – case study based end-user documentation OTN support … – dedicated test and production servers – half time dedicated consultant/administrator

Future OTN Data Workflow Diagram Project Metadata OTN Postgresql Database Collection Metadata Google Earth Collaborator Plone Folders With Data LInks Instrument Logs More OTN Project Plone Data Links CSV Products Geoserver WMS, WFS WMS/KML WFS/CSV OTN HQ Plone Folder Instrument Metadata 12 Collaborator PC ISDM OBIS POKM

Distribution to iOBIS

OTN/DFO Maritimes Spiny Dogfish Trial distribution through OBIS Canada (Bedford Institute of Oceanography). Future method to be determined.