1. A PRACTICAL OVERVIEW ON THE LUQ INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LTER: LUQ IM By: Eda C. Melendez Colom LUQ Information Manager

2. OVERVIEW LTER in a broader context LUQ: its vision, mission and goals Data organization (LUQ Model) Data use Data design (based on the LTER standards) (to archive data)

3. “Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments in science and innovation. Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the Space Race. And today, no area holds more promise than our investments in American energy.” Obama’s 2013 State of the Union February 12

6. LUQUILLO LTER (LUQ) First Proposal: 1988 Long Term Ecological Research in the Luquillo Mountains

7. LUQUILLO LTER V: 2012

9. DATA/INFORMATION MANAGEMENT COMPONENT SINCE ITS BEGINING

10. HISTORY OF IM Research Information Technology Network Trends

11. THE LTER WORLD USAWorld

12. LUQ Information Management (LUQ IM) vision of the world is a complex web of information (data and metadata). Each set of information describes one or many components of our planet. As each piece is described independently, other pieces are interlaced into the view of many others. VISION Our mission is to share that information as is generated by the Research of the Luquillo LTER in a timely manner thus helping in the discovery of the relationships among these components. LUQ IM VISION /MISSION/TASKS

13. Science Component of LTER: Studies Monitors Experiments Discovers (Analysis) Relates Knowledge (Synthesis) Educates IM Component of LTER: Facilitates analysis (Data Management) Shares information (Data and Metadata) Educates (Schoolyard and GS) Foster synthesis LTER SITES’ COMPONENTS: SCIENCE & IM

14. DATA ORGANIZATION LUQ Home PageLUQ IM Page

15. DATA+METADATA INFORMATION: http://luq.lternet.edu/data/luqmetadata14

16. DATA USE All data is readily downloadable LUQ User's Licence, Agreement, and Disclaimer : http://luq.lternet.edu/IM/UsersAgreement http://luq.lternet.edu/IM/UsersAgreement User may want to contact investigator (Contact information in metadata)

17. DATA DESIGN Think long-term use for you data and that you will not be present when data will be downloaded and used!!! Consult with and LTER Information Manager at the beginning of your Project data design Start preparing metadata at this stage Follow your site’s metadata standards for documentation: http://luq.lternet.edu/IM/rulesProtocolsandTemplatesforDataFiling Design your data in a Table-like manner (RDBMS)

18. TWO DATA FILES EXAMPLES Originated by Investigator (Worksheet)Worksheet Point C. caracolla Size (mm) N. tridens Size (mm) no. Color & No.1234 1234 3720327.226.5 11025.523.2 25.3 21644.2 11123.6 23.5 21540.3 11222.622.4 21846.9 47.3 113 24.5 21754.6 114 26.526.6 193 31.5 31.6 219 40.8 220 26.9 27 198 54.4 225 37.4 totals5432 3412 recapture 112 212 4025228.9 29.2 27424.6 23844.244.344.5 28024.9 25 23556.1 27523.7 26051.952.252.552.328425.725.325.725.5 26126.3 28624.6 26230.5 30.6 28725.3 25.1 26329.329.429.5 28825.6 249 37.53837.8279 24.5 24.6 270 47.4 289 25 273 4848.4 290 25.6 266 53 291 24.1 265 53.85454.1292 24.6 Converted to a DBMS- compatible formatDBMS- compatible format RECN UMYEAR SEAS ON POIN T CCCOLOR ANDNO CCRU N1_M M CCRU N2_M M CCRU N3_M M CCRU N4_M MCCRECAP2CCRECAP3CCRECAP4NTRECAP2NTRECAP3NTRECAP4 NTCOLORAN DNO NTRUN 1_MM NTRUN 2_MM NTRUN 3_MM NTRUN 4_MM 1###Dry3720327.226.5 11011011025.523.2 25.3 2###Dry3721644.2 10010011123.6 23.5 3###Dry3721540.3 10011011222.622.4 4###Dry3721846.9 47.3 101010113 24.5 5###Dry3721754.6 100011114 26.526.6 6###Dry37193 31.5 31.6010000 7###Dry37219 40.8 010000 8###Dry37220 26.9 27010000 9###Dry37198 54.4 001000 10###Dry37225 37.4 001000 11###Dry4025228.9 29.2 10110027424.6 12###Dry4023844.244.344.5 11110128024.9 25 13###Dry4023556.1 10010027523.7 14###Dry4026051.952.252.552.311111128425.725.325.725.5 15###Dry4026126.3 10010028624.6 16###Dry4026230.5 30.6 10110028725.3 25.1 17###Dry4026329.329.429.5 11110028825.6 18###Dry40249 37.53837.8011010279 24.5 24.6 19###Dry40270 47.4 010010289 25 20###Dry40273 4848.4 011010290 25.6 21###Dry40266 53 010010291 24.1 22###Dry40265 53.85454.1011010292 24.6 23###Dry40264 43.243.5 011010293 26 24###Dry40274 56.2 010011294 24.524.4 25###Dry40272 29.529.629.7011010295 24.3 26###Dry40268 23.9 010011296 25.325.4 27###Dry40271 24.8 010001297 26.426.3 28###Dry40267 20 010001298 26.125.9 29###Dry40278 37.1 001001299 25.125 30###Dry40275 26.9 001001300 26.7 31###Dry40276 27.927.8 264 24.1 32###Dry40277 22.8 001000 33###Dry40145 51.2 34###Dry438131.1 31.2 11110114827.2 35###Dry438249.849.2 11011114726.426.326.626.3 36###Dry438320.2 10010014926.3 26.2 37###Dry438432.2 32.432.211110115024.1

19. PHOTO FROM THE SONADORA RIVER AT EL YUNQUE (BY TODD CROWL) THE END