SeaDataNet
Interconnection of SeaDataNet Inventories
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BODC's role
BODC is the UK national marine data centre and has a range of international roles and responsibilities. Collaboration with its European partners is one of these roles.
We are major contributors to the following SeaDataNet activities
- The development of common standards for data processing, communication and quality assurance. This includes the use of XML and international standards, such as ISO 19115, and shared vocabularies.
- Technical development of the distributed system — contribution to the overall system design, integration, testing and maintenance of the interoperable system. The system will make use of parallel developments currently being undertaken at BODC, for example BODC Web Services which includes a vocabulary server.
- The enhancement, interconnections and standardisation of existing data set directories. These metadata catalogues will be integrated into the interoperable system. BODC is specifically responsible for the design and content of the following directories
- European Directory of Marine Environmental Data (EDMED) — a high level "discovery" inventory, providing a user searchable, web-based directory of data sets relating to the marine environment .
- European Directory of the Ocean-observing System (EDIOS) — maintained on behalf of EuroGOOS, contains metadata on European observing systems such as platforms, repeated shipborne measurements, buoys and remote imagery.
- BODC will also be contributing to the enhancement and integration of the
- Common Data Interface (CDI) which provides an index to individual data sets. The CDI gives references to these individual measurement data, providing a more detailed insight into the available data sets.
- European Directory of Marine Organizations (EDMO)
- European Directory of Marine Environmental Research Projects (EDMERP)
- Cruise Summary Reports (CSR)
Related BODC pages
| Contents | BODC Web Services | |
| Project overview | European Directory of Marine Environmental Data (EDMED) | |
| Other links | European Directory of the Ocean-observing System (EDIOS) |
Related external links
| Official SeaDataNet | EU Sixth Framework Programme |
