Using the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) to Promote and Discover ESIP Data, Services, and Climate Visualizations Presented by GCMD Staff January 4, 2011 ESIP Federation Winter Meeting ESIP Type I Partner 1

Workshop Outline What is Metadata? GCMD Introduction Why Choose the Directory? Search the GCMD and ESIP Portals - Demo docBUILDER Metadata Authoring Tool Let’s Use docBUILDER - Demo Using the ESIP Portals and docBUILDER – On Your Own Feedback/Discussion/Conclusion 2

What is Metadata? 3

Metadata – Data With a Purpose What is Metadata? – Data about data – Descriptive information that characterizes a set of quantitative and/or qualitative measurements and distinguishes that set from other similar measurement sets. - (L. Olsen) 4

GCMD Introduction 5

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Mission Assist the scientific community in the discovery of Earth science data, related services, and ancillary information, which includes descriptions of platforms and instruments. Our responsibility is to provide discovery-level metadata of Earth science resources and provide scientists a comprehensive and high quality database to reduce overall expenditures for scientific data collection and dissemination. 6

Discovery Level Metadata 7 The GCMD hosts discovery level metadata describing data set collections and subsets through the CEOS IDN Directory Interchange Format (DIF). Information (keywords) that can be used to identify and locate the data that meet the user's requirements (via a Web browser, a Web based catalogue, etc). - British Atmospheric Data Centre

Discovery Pathways 8 Keywords Data Centers Projects Platforms Instruments Data Services Spatial Coverage and Location Free Text Climate Diagnostics

Earth Science Data Sets Earth Science Data Set descriptions cover Earth science subject areas. 9 Directory Interchange Format (DIF) Metadata Record

Earth Science Data Services Earth Science Data Services describe Earth Science related tools, software, and models. 10 Service Entry Resource Format (SERF) Metadata Record

Climate Diagnostics The Climate Diagnostics Directory offers climate diagnostic visualizations that show climate trends and variability. 11 Climate Diagnostic (CD) Metadata Record

Diverse NASA Collaborations 12

Extended Collaborations 13

Extended Collaborations Continued 14

Portal Collaborations 15 Portals: Virtual subsets of the directory, allowing organizations to maintain and document their contributed data set and service descriptions. Portals may provide a targeted science or application-specific focus for agencies, science focus groups, consortia, etc.

ESIP Portals ESIP Data PortalESIP Services Portal 16

Contributions by ESIP Partners: Data Set Descriptions 17

Contributions by ESIP Partners: Data Service Descriptions 18

Why Choose the Directory? 19

Enhanced Discovery Options Seventeen Sets of Controlled Keywords: – Science Keywords, Service Keywords, ISO Topic Categories, Visualization Types, Statistical Analysis Methods, Data Centers/Service Providers/Visualization Providers, Locations, Instruments, Platforms, Projects, Personnel, Spatial/Temporal, Resolution, Data Resolution Range, URL_Content Type, Chronostratigraphic Units, Data Set Language, IDN Node Search Refinements: Refinement Options Full Text 20

Direct Access To Data Get Data: A Comprehensive Precipitation Data Set for Global Land Areas 21

Direct Access To Services Get Service > Access Map Viewer: Atlas of the Cryosphere 22

Direct Access To Visualizations Access Visualization: NCDC: Southeast Region Precipitation

Diverse Content: Data Sets by Topic Keyword 24

Diverse Content: Data Services by Topic Keyword 25

Diverse Content: Climate Diagnostics by Topic Keyword 26

Monthly Usage (Jan-Nov 2010) Average Monthly Visitors: 41,125 27

Search the GCMD and ESIP Portals - Demo 28

docBUILDER Metadata Authoring Tool 29

docBUILDER Online metadata authoring tool for describing data, services, and/or climate diagnostics. – Provides a “visual” check-list of required, highly recommended, and recommended fields to populate. – Offers a secure system for your metadata management needs. A user account is required to access docBUILDER. 30

Benefits of Using docBUILDER Offers validation (checks controlled fields and syntax). Encourages authors to maintain accuracy of metadata with regular updates. Promotes data, service, and/or climate diagnostic globally. Facilitates contribution to the ESIP portals – available directly from the ESIP portal page. 31

Access docBUILDER 32 User Registration – A single account serves GCMD, ECHO, LANCE, and the DAAC’s. docBUILDER – Metadata Authoring Tool

Metadata Submission/Lifecycle Write/Update Metadata Validate and Submit Import to Queue Review (QA/QC) Metadata and Load Into Database Search in Database Retrieve from Database to Update 33 User Science Coordinator

Let’s Use docBUILDER 34

Explore the ESIP Portals and docBUILDERESIP Portals 35

Feedback/Discussion/Conclusion 36

Topics for Discussion How to promote products and services through the ESIP community More effective use of the ESIP website for promoting products and services ESIP data and services portal 37

Contact Information Lola. M. Olsen - Project Scott Ritz - Lead Science Tyler Stevens - Data Services Michael Morahan – Climate Diagnostics Coordinator Stephanie Grebas – Polar Sciences Coordinator Stephanie.K. User Support Office 38