Systematic coordinated approach Data input Metadata input Data output Data requests Where do we start? Data Management

Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) is developing an approach to manage data at multiple scales from multiple networks (birds, fish, polar bears, caribou etc.) CBMP has asked CARMA Network to test a suitable data management system Data Management Pilot Project

What datasets can we start with? Body Condition Data Population Data Habitat Data (Vegetation; Snow Cover) Distribution data (Satellite collared caribou locations) Local Knowledge: observations of predators, general body condition of caribou / reindeer Other?

Participation involves… – Signing a Data Sharing Agreement – Contributing Metadata in Standard Format – Contributing Data in Standard Format – Providing Feedback on the System End Result = Comparative Analysis Participants can use the comparative analysis to evaluate their monitoring efforts for herd management

Costs and Administration Set-up data management system Start with a framework design Ongoing maintenance of databases & linked website Time commitment for adding future data CARMA requested $ for data management – 56k for ; – 120k for ; – 87k for ; – 79k for

Who will do what? Multiple participants needed to build a team with representation from each sector CBMP to hire a consultant to create a data management framework CARMA members to contribute data for a pilot project Who will input the data? What outputs do we want?

Discussion Data management: – Who is willing to be on the “Team”? – How do we make it easy for people to participate? – What dataset do we start with? Data sharing: – What kinds of policies should be developed? – Can we have a standard agreement? – Where do we look for data sharing models?