1. Network evaluation and data delivery – WP2.1 Giuseppe M.R. Manzella - ENEA Marco Gambetta – INGV Aldo Drago – UoM Declan Dunne - UCC Annual Meeting – Athens 2008

2. Objective evaluate existing systems, identify products and services, identify data and time-space coverage, coordinate data collection, assure timely data delivery Annual Meeting – Athens 2008

3. 1st year activity T2.1 - Network evaluation and data delivery –S2.1.1 - Provide an inventory of the data management systems used for marine regional and coastal observation systems –S2.1.2 - Select the most suitable system of data handling, transfer and distribution Annual Meeting – Athens 2008

4. Inventory - MetaDB MeDir-OP: provide information on institutions, projects and platforms in the Mediterranean. EDIOS: information on observing systems operating in European Waters GRAND: catalogs on monitoring systems in the GOOS Regional Alliances SeaSearch/SeaDataNet: catalogs EDMED, EDMERP, EDMO, CSR Annual Meeting – Athens 2008

5. Inventory - DB SEPRISE: centralised data base, with operational data provided by EuroGOOS members MERSEA: distributed information system with central catalog/inventory, based on OPeNDAP/THREDDS SeaDataNet: distributed data access system with centralised inventory, based on CDI Annual Meeting – Athens 2008

6. Inventory - regions NOOS: distributed FTP-boxes BOOS: distributed FTP-boxes IBI-ROOS: Coriolis FTP MOON: distributed FTP BS GOOS: GTS Adricosm Star Portal : distributed catalogs, distributed DB. Annual Meeting – Athens 2008

7. SeaDataNet developments CDI/THREDDS interoperability –Will allow to interface SeaDataNet network with other operational communities Annual Meeting – Athens 2008

8. SeaDataNet developments D2.1.1.1 Central web page for accessing the inventories (version 0) PU 6 D2.1.1.2 Report on the inventories PU 18 D2.1.1.3 Report on existing observation programs fitting the ECOOP objectives PU 12 Annual Meeting – Athens 2008

9. Task 2.1.1 - Provide an inventory of the data management systems used for real time and near real time regional and coastal observation systems active in Europe with common scientific standards on data handling, transfer and distribution. Annual Meeting – Athens 2008 http://www.capemalta.net/ECOOP/index.html

10. Task 2.1.1 -Database of European operational shelf/coastal marine observing platforms. -Entries are classified according to 6 regions and 6 observed parameters. Regions: Arctic Sea / Baltic Sea / Mediterranean Sea / Black Sea / North-West Shelf / South-West Shelf Parameters: Currents / Salinity / Sea Level /Temperature / Waves / Meteo Annual Meeting – Athens 2008

11. Task 2.1.2 support for the preparation of ECOOP DMS based on review of best practices (software patterns and design). Annual Meeting – Athens 2008 http://ecoop.ucc.ie/

12. Deviations/next steps No deviation with respect to the Dow Need to update the inventory on operational observing systems (platforms) Need to collect information on existing data management systems (questionnaire prepared by A. Drago) Annual Meeting – Athens 2008