1. Initiating an Integrated Data Management for PaCOOS A joint (NWC-SWC) west coast project supported by NOAA IOOS

2. Why does IOOS need a data integration project? NMFS has extensive and intensive west coast data holdings Need to serve various survey & other biological data sets Appropriate to integrate biological and physical observations Integrating west coast data sets into backbone would serve regional associations and identify gaps Demonstration of integrating ecological & physical data sets to RAs

3. Requirements for IOOS data integration IOOS DMAC compliance Consistency with national standards Capabilities for data discovery, access, visualization & transport Integrate variety of data sets Common vocabulary between data sets Transparency & interoperability within larger data system Greater presence of biological data

4. Project Objectives Long-term planning & design for PaCOOS DM system Identify steps for fully interoperable data system Guidance for other regional OOS DM Two pilot projects - combining physical & biological data sets –Benthic fish habitat –Pelagic observation systems

5. Project Accomplishments - FY 05 Coordination meetings Lessons learned Metadata standardization initiated Support funds for improving data delivery Milestone- Implement OPeNDAP server for CalCOFI physical & biological data

6. Physical & Biological Information from Pelagic Observation Systems Portal page created Hierarchical data catalog developed OPeNDAP to ArcGIS converters developed Data sets served on LAS and OPeNDAP –CalCOFI - physical & biological –US GLOBEC NEP - physical & biological –SWC midwater trawl survey –SWC ecosystem cruise data –SWC groundfish EFH data

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8. FY 06 Plans Complete combined LAS for all data sets Continue efforts to agree upon & implement community standards Deliver document to IOOS on developing regional integrated DM system Identify/support integration & delivery of additional west coast data sets