OceanBestPractices (OBP) is a secure, permanent document (and other objects) repository. It aims to provide a discovery point for research groups to search and find community accepted existing ocean best practices. This service also invites the ocean research, observation and data/information management communities to submit their own best practice documents to share globally with their colleagues. More...

Please note unless it has been accepted and annotated in OBPS as an Endorsed Practice by an Expert Panel, inclusion of a methodology in the OBPS, does not indicate that the methodology is recommended by OBPS.

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  • TEST to check if Datacite is generating DOI draft only and not sending back to OBPS 

    Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO for IODE, Paris, France, 2023)
  • Remote Monitoring Checklist for Radial Sites : Remote monitoring , 11 August 2011. 

    Barrick, Donald (CODAR Ocean Sensors, Mountain View, CA, USA, 2011)
    Some basic daily and weekly checks of diagnostics and data quality will help in network maintenance and remote troubleshooting and early detection of any problems creeping up resulting in less downtime and overall time and ...
  • EuroGOOS Data Policy 2023. 

    European Global Ocean Observing System (European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS), Brussels, Belgium, 2023)
    In 2023, EuroGOOS developed a new data policy which requires its members’ commitment to share core ocean data openly according to the FAIR principles and clear licences. By core in situ ocean data we mean, at least, the ...
  • Prototype sea level planning and scenario visualization tool. 

    Dobson, Michael; Christie, Elizabeth; Spencer, Tom; Eyres, Richard; Downie, Steven; Hibbert, Angela (EuroSea Project, 2021)
    As part of Work Package (WP) 5, “Coastal resilience and operational services demonstrator”, task 5.1.3 “Data-driven modelling and visualization for sea level guidance”, aims to improve decision making for flood risk ...
  • Glider network, European coordination. EuroSea Deliverable, D3.9 , 

    Testor, Pierre; Thomsen, Soeren; Krieger, Magali; Turpin, Victor; Barrera, Carlos; Karstensen, Johannes; Petihakis, George (EuroSea Project, 2022)
    This report describes the overall European glider network activities done during the EuroSea project that have contributed to its reinforcement. We report on coordination actions held in that context: (i) in terms of global ...

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