Eli Agbayani Worldfish Centre, Los Banos, Philippines John Nicholls Maritime Historical Studies Centre, Hull, UK Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos 3 July 2007 Work Package 2 Online Toolset

Work Package 2 Data Management and the ONLINE TOOLSET Datasets: collection of data Provided by partners around the globe IMARPE Peru IMARPE Peru UNALColombia UNALColombia RUCDenmark RUCDenmark UNIABDNUK UNIABDNUK CEFASUK CEFASUK CDFEcuador CDFEcuador MEIEstonia MEIEstonia UHULLUK UHULLUK WP4Mexico WP4Mexico WP6Thailand WP6Thailand

Work Package 2 Data Management and the ONLINE TOOLSET Datasets: collection of data Data submitted as Flat File Tables Suitable format for most partners Suitable format for most partners Alternative submission process options Alternative submission process options Full support available: documents, open door policy Full support available: documents, open door policy Minimal “requirement”, but rigid quality control Minimal “requirement”, but rigid quality control Simplify an otherwise difficult task Simplify an otherwise difficult task

Work Package 2 Data Management and the ONLINE TOOLSET Datasets: collection of data METADATA files established METADATA files established Simple documents (Word/PDF/Text) Simple documents (Word/PDF/Text)Word/PDF/Text Data descriptors provided Data descriptors provided Explanations for variable provider data fields Explanations for variable provider data fields Copyright invocation through the “written word” Copyright invocation through the “written word”

Work Package 2 Data Management and the ONLINE TOOLSET Datasets: collection of data Where we are at now… Where we are at now… Datasets have been and are being submitted Datasets have been and are being submitted Preparation of datasets for Online Publication Preparation of datasets for Online Publication Development of… Development of… The WP2 ONLINE TOOLSET Eli Agbayani - practical description

Work Package 2 Data Management and the ONLINE TOOLSET The WP2 ONLINE TOOLSET Credit to WP1 and WP3 Credit to WP1 and WP3 How does it work? How does it work? Data submitted as flat files Data submitted as flat files Flat files normalised Flat files normalised Data converted into CSV Unicode text Data converted into CSV Unicode text Verification - SQL integrity sequencing Verification - SQL integrity sequencing Security - establish auto-backup (SQL scheduling) Security - establish auto-backup (SQL scheduling)MySQL

Work Package 2 Data Management and the ONLINE TOOLSET The WP2 ONLINE TOOLSET Established Database to the web Established Database to the web HTML requires background activity HTML requires background activity Pre-Processing Hypertext plug-in … Pre-Processing Hypertext plug-in …PHP MySQL database invoked from server MySQL database invoked from server PHP programming provides interactive environment PHP programming provides interactive environment SQL Queries emulated on the fly SQL Queries emulated on the fly Results generated to the web via local server Results generated to the web via local server

Work Package 2 Data Management and the ONLINE TOOLSET The WP2 ONLINE TOOLSET Accompanying materials and options Accompanying materials and options METADATA METADATA Useful Livelinks (Fishbase) Useful Livelinks (Fishbase) Downloadable datasets Downloadable datasets Useable and intuitive Useable and intuitive Underpinned by historical and scientific research based upon strict academic and scientific criteria - YOUR DATASETS Underpinned by historical and scientific research based upon strict academic and scientific criteria - YOUR DATASETS Data linked to OBIS and DARWIN CORE Data linked to OBIS and DARWIN CORE

Eli Agbayani Worldfish Centre, Los Banos, Philippines John Nicholls Maritime Historical Studies Centre, Hull, UK Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos 3 July 2007 Work Package 2 Online Toolset