1. Australian Antarctic Data Centre
SCADM report
Australian Antarctic Data Centre

2. Metadata holdings 2320 records 1024 distinct metadata providers
87% of records point to data
all metadata via GCMD

3. Data holdings 87% of metadata records linked to actual data
many data types
all datasets are badged with Polar Information Commons
very few issues with badging
(some around citation format)

4. Funding situation
core funding via Australian Antarctic Division (Department of Environment)
~8 FTE
Scope: scientific and spatial data management, mapping, and data synthesis and quantitative research leadership to Australia's Antarctic programme (AAp)

5. Scope
Make scientific observations and results from the AAp freely available
Manage and ensure long-term value from the scientific and spatial data collected by the AAp
Provide quantitative leadership to Australia's Antarctic program
Coordinate Australia's Antarctic mapping program

6. Problems encountered
staffing
international travel

7. Technical Priorities to extend DIF format
we have added UUID within existing extended framework

8. Highlights of recent developments
DOIs on data sets via ANDS (Australian National Data Service)
our metadata now via e.g. GCMD, ANDS, AODN, Thomson Reuters
data management plans completed for ALL current projects, new round starting soon

9. Highlights of recent developments
working with the Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre to develop an OA metadata standard, controlled vocabs, and eventually a data portal
SIPEX II (marine science voyage) dataset. Metadata and data collected on voyage, so 90% complete as the ship pulled up to the wharf

10. Highlights of recent developments
ongoing support/engagement for e.g. SCAR map catalogue, gazetteer, Antarctic Digital Database
SCAR Gazetteer facelift:

11. General suggestions