1. Inventory Database Participation for SECOORA Members
Jesse A. Cleary
UNC Chapel Hill
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2. Regional Association (SECOORA) June 11-12, 2007
Overview
Metadata
SECOORA Objectives
Station and Variable Inventory
Sensor Metadata
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3. Regional Association (SECOORA) June 11-12, 2007
Metadata
“…it cannot be stressed enough that the data provider will have to provide high-quality metadata in order for IOOS to succeed.”
- IOOS DMAC
IOOS is still developing metadata recommendations for data aggregation scenarios.
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4. Regional Association (SECOORA) June 11-12, 2007
Metadata
Observation = 20.1
sensor_manufacturer= "YSI";
sensor_model= "44034";
sensor_serial_num= "21007";
sensor_units = "degrees C";
sensor_accuracy= ".01";
sensor_resolution= ".001";
sensor_range= "-50.,50.";
The SouthEast Coastal Ocean Observing SECOORA Meeting
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5. Regional Association (SECOORA) June 11-12, 2007
Metadata
Metadata lessons via SEACOOS efforts in
Data Aggregation
QA/QC
System Monitoring
Equipment Inventory
Applied to meet SECOORA Inventory and Metadata objectives
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6. Regional Association (SECOORA) June 11-12, 2007
SECOORA Objectives
Assess regional observational capability based on sensor density, measurement quality, and variable resolution
Monitor system-wide data delivery performance, enabling operational status maps
Incorporate QA/QC and sensor information as observation metadata
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7. Regional Association (SECOORA) June 11-12, 2007
SECOORA Objectives
Addressed in two concurrent efforts:
1. Station & Variable Inventory
Priority item from September SECOORA meeting
2. Sensor Metadata process
Suggested process to get discussion underway
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8. Station + Variable Inventory
Organize previous data collection /mapping effort
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9. Station + Variable Inventory
Create a single dataset for distribution
Add an Inventory of variables measured
Subset large terrestrial observing arrays to stations of IOOS interest
Beta version completed in May
~546 regional observing stations inventoried
Online Map + Data Download:
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10. Station + Variable Inventory
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11. Station + Variable Inventory
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12. Station + Variable Inventory
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13. Station + Variable Inventory
Initially a static baseline effort – utility?
Leverage IOOS Registry entries
Data Center:
Data connection to IOOS Registry dataset (underway)
Add basic query options (underway)
Coordinate regional response to IOOS registry
Data Providers:
Fact check dataset
Publish records to IOOS Registry
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14. Station + Variable Inventory
Doesn’t meet Metadata or Monitoring objectives – not connected to aggregated Observations…
Include Sensor Metadata with observations at the Data Provider level
Knowledge about sensor specs, calibration, and deployment
Performing most QA/QC processing
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15. Sensor Metadata process
A dynamic observations database containing sensor metadata from QA/QC reporting accessed via query, monitor, and web mapping applications.
Balance local needs & regional objectives
Suggested Process thus far assumes:
Leverage data from QA/QC reporting
Standards compliant data flow (SEACOOS CDL v 3)
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16. Regional Association (SECOORA) June 11-12, 2007
Sensor Metadata
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17. Sensor Metadata: Data Center
Update observations database schema to store sensor metadata (underway)
Automate intake capability (underway):
Parse both observations and metadata into an aggregated database
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18. Sensor Metadata: Data Providers
Tools, best practices, workshops:
1. Manage sensor metadata and QA/QC processing at data provider level
Sensor inventory + deployment records
2. Include QA/QC and sensor metadata in data flowing to the Data Center
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19. Station Inventory + Sensor Metadata
Easily and accurately map/assess regional observational capability
Accurately monitor system data flow performance
Query and serve Observations with Sensor and QA/QC processing metadata included
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20. Station and Variable Inventory http://secoora.org/maps
Corrections and Additions
Jesse Cleary
The SouthEast Coastal Ocean Observing SECOORA Meeting
Regional Association (SECOORA) June 11-12, 2007