Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA-III)

IOC and IODE Intergovernnmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) Established 1960 129 Member States Science, Sustained Observations, Data and Information Management International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange

IODE mission statement Established in 1961 ‘to enhance marine research, exploitation and development by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States and by meeting the needs of users for data and information products’

IODE = network Network of nearly 70 Data Centres World Data Centres Oceanography (3) National Oceanographic Data Centres (64) Responsible National Oceanographic Data centres

IODE = Capacity Building ODIN strategy Regional context Product/service oriented Multi-stakeholder Training Operational Support Equipment

ODIN elements Assist in the development and operation of National Oceanographic Data (and Information) Centres and establish their networking in a region; Providing training opportunities in marine data and information management to apply standard formats and methodologies as defined by the IODE;  Assist in the development and maintenance of national, regional and global marine metadata, information and data holding databases;  Assist in the development and dissemination of marine and coastal data and information products responding to the needs of a wide variety of user groups using national and regional networks;

NODC? is a centralised facility for providing ocean data/information in a usable form to a wide user community; acquires, processes, quality controls, inventories, archives and disseminates data in accordance with national responsibilities; responsible for conducting international exchange; traditionally, but not exclusively, deals with delayed mode data

ODINAFRICA-II Started 2001 20 African countries

ODINAFRICA-II results 2001-2003: 19 NODCs established Data products and services developed Data atlases, metadatabases, national ocean awareness activities, stakeholder meetings, national coordination teams established,… Marine libraries established; national and Union catalogue created Internet connectivity support Brussels, September 2003

ODINAFRICA lessons learned Build national capacity: people, hardware, operational support (AND follow-up!) Create national oceanographic committees involving all stakeholders (avoid empire building) Identify national issues and address these as a priority (national support envelope) Identify regional similarities/issues and address these jointly Build regional information, metadata and data products/services that serve all One size does not fit all: different capacity levels

ODINAFRICA-III: 2004-2008 25 countries

ODINAFRICA-III 3 components: coastal ocean observing system data/information management product development, end-user communication and information delivery system + linkages

Linkages Relevant national programmes Regional Large Marine Ecosystems (LME) Programmes including the Guinea Current and Benguela Current LMEs The Abidjan and Nairobi Conventions NEPAD CLIVAR-AFRICA PIRATA - the Pilot Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic GIWA – the Global International Waters Assessment programme AMMA – the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses programme to improve African capacity to understand and forecast of the African monsoon ACMAD – the African Centre for Meteorological Applications and Development to provide oceanographic data, and to benefit from ongoing activities in numerical weather forecasting and climate prediction IOI operational centres Pirata , an international network of in situ met-oceanic observations measuring, in key points of the tropical Atlantic ocean, measuring various variables of the energy transfer between the atmosphere and the mixed layer (until 500m of depth);

ODINAFRICA-III objectives Strengthen in situ observations including GLOSS network of sea-level measuring stations in Africa, Add oceanographic & meteorological sensors to SL measuring stations, creating integrated monitoring platforms, Collaborate with the Census of Marine Life (CoML) to create an African OBIS (Ocean Biogeographic Information System), Create HAB monitoring programmes where relevant, Strengthen the NODCs/DNAs to enable them to produce the necessary products and services from the data streams generated by the above activities, Service the data and information requirements (including the provision of appropriate products and services) of these and other national and regional projects (e.g. from ICAM, from LMEs, from fisheries departments etc),

Observations (WP2) Coastal GOOS: Equipment, training Build/strengthen in situ network of sea-level stations + sensors: water temperature; salinity; dissolved inorganic nitrogen, phosphorus, silicon, dissolved oxygen; air temperature; vector winds; humidity; wet-and-dry precipitation; atmospheric pressure Provide near real-time observations of ocean variables Equipment, training

Data & Information management (WP3) strengthen NODCs to manage data streams from the coastal ocean-observing network; obtain, analyse and disseminate operational in-situ measurements from global programs (e.g. Argo and ships-of-opportunity); and obtain, analyse and disseminate Level 3 satellite imagery/analyses to the local/national community; continue data repatriation and rescue (GODAR) Integrate biogeographic and hydrological data steams into NODC systems; Development, maintenance and delivery of databases Upgrade internet access Equipment, training

Product Development, End-user Communication and Information Delivery (WP4) Identify and develop ICAM related products. Develop Regional and National Marine Atlases. Improve atmospheric and oceanic monitoring through database development and communication. Promote basic modelling and forecasting through networking. Refine the identification of end-users. Organize awareness campaigns involving all stakeholders at local, national and regional levels on the output of the project. Disseminate outputs of the project to all stakeholders. Disseminate information on the end products at regional and international institutions. Assess the impact of products on the end-user.

End-user Communication and Information Delivery Project Steering Data and Information Management Product Development, End-user Communication and Information Delivery Observations Issues need to determine required observations National first, then regional and global

Questions for BCLME Should BCLME and ODINAFRICA-III collaborate? If yes then where are the complementarities?

Training Tool: OceanTeacher OceanTeacher to ODIMeX (2004-2007) = single integrated e-learning and expert system expert and training resources for marine data management and marine information management needed by professional ocean data and information managers and scientists involved in data management; provide ocean researchers and students with the necessary knowledge to interact effectively with their national oceanographic data centres Integrated Expert and Training System for Oceanographic Data and Information Management To provide in a single integrated e-learning and expert system providing all the expert and training resources for marine data management and marine information management needed by professional ocean data and information managers and scientists involved in data management, as well as to provide ocean researchers and students with the necessary knowledge to interact effectively with their national oceanographic data centres

ODIMeX Distance learning technology Topics expansion: Remote Sensing, Biological data management, Operational oceanography data management, Modelling Tools expansion: GIS, Programming, XML, development of WWW based services Expanded audience Distance learning: using University of the Western Cape (SA) KEWL.NextGen software

Thank you

All questions/requests do we need “formal” linkage between ODIN networks and GOOS? should ODIN networks/projects become joint IODE/GOOS initiatives? need advice on draft table of contents OO (see Doc 7B, Annex I) need OO managing editor (we have $!) need OO authors (what’s in it for them? Visibility: E-repositories, harvesters) need peer review experts (for DM general, DM bio and IM we will use GE-MIM, GE-BICH) how will GOOS participate in ODIMeX? (through JCOMM CBCG, ME, “quality-stamped” peer review group?) How should IODE CB relate to new Joint GOOS/JCOMM CB panel?