⇒ IOC: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. Except IODE
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2024-03-28T10:41:24ZIOC Communication and Outreach Strategy for Data and Information Management (2017-2019).
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IOC Communication and Outreach Strategy for Data and Information Management (2017-2019).
The present Communication and Outreach Strategy for Data and Information Management,
also referred to in this document as the “Communication Strategy” was prepared by the
International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE), an intergovernmental
programme of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO
established in 1961. The purpose of the IODE programme is to enhance marine research,
exploitation and development, by facilitating the exchange of ocean data and information
between participating Member States, and by meeting the needs of users for data and
information products.
The IODE vision is informed by the IOC Strategic Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information
Management, 2017–2021, which identifies that: To ensure its success, the IOC Strategic Plan
for Data and Information Management must achieve strong awareness, involvement,
acceptance and recognition within and between IOC programmes, and with IOC partners.
Efficient communication and outreach remain key elements of the Strategic Plan.'
The recent IODE restructuring exercise has also highlighted that the number of international
marine science related organizations is growing and there is often a perception that they have
similar or overlapping objectives to IODE. It is therefore increasingly important to state clearly
what IODE’s unique role is, how it differs from other organizations, who its stakeholders are
and how to prioritize and optimize its communication methods with each of these.
IODE must work with Member States, governments, partner organizations, academia
and industry, to articulate the global benefits to society and required funding to build and
sustain the ocean observing data and information system.
IODE must capitalize on the networks, communication outreach, and global visibility of
UNESCO’s IOC as its parent organization.
IODE has a strong mandate for communication and outreach with a variety of
stakeholders, including the general public.
IODE needs to communicate regularly with its community as well as having a strategy
on how to be engaged in ocean community activities, cooperate and expand its
membership.
This strategy document outlines a framework for communication and outreach activities for the
IODE to address these needs and underpin its ability to achieve its strategic objectives; to
ensure that there is recognition of its role as a lead provider in marine data and information
management, training and information products; and further enhance both the IOC and IODE
profiles.
The IOC Communication and Outreach Strategy for Data and Information was proposed by the
IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange at its 24th
session, 24–28 March 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and endorsed by the IOC Assembly at its
29th session, 21–29 June 2017.
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZIODE Quality Management Framework for National Oceanographic Data Centres and Associate Data Units (2nd revised edition).
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IODE Quality Management Framework for National Oceanographic Data Centres and Associate Data Units (2nd revised edition).
The International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE)1 programme of
the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO2 maintains a global
network of National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODC) and Associate Data Units
(ADU) responsible for the collection, quality control, archive, and online publication of
many millions of ocean and marine observations which are made available to Member
States. In addition, it coordinates a network of marine information (library) managers.
The IODE Committee has long held the view that there is a need for a quality
management framework to ensure that NODCs and ADUs are established and operate
according to defined principles, including adherence to agreed standards and the
requirements of the IOC Data Policy and Terms of Use (2023). This will ensure NODCs
and ADUs are able to provide data of known quality to meet the requirements of a broad
community of users.
The Twenty-second Session of the IODE Committee (IODE-XXII, 2013) adopted
Recommendation IODE-XXII.18 to establish the IODE Quality Management Framework.
The IODE Quality Management Framework (IODE-QMF) provides overall strategy, advice
and guidance for NODCs and ADUs to design and implement quality management
systems (QMS) for the successful delivery of ocean and marine data, products and
services. The IODE encourages NODCs and ADUs to implement a QMS and to
demonstrate they are in conformity with ISO 9001, the international standard for quality
management. Formal ISO 9001 certification is not mandatory however NODCs/ADUs
must be able to demonstrate that an effective quality management system has been
implemented.
The main objectives of the IODE-QMF are:
• Promote accreditation of NODCs and ADUs according to agreed criteria;
• Provide assistance to NODCs and ADUs to establish organizational quality
management systems;
• Initiate and review existing standards and Manuals and Guides with respect to
the inclusion of quality management procedures and practices; and
• Provide regular feedback to the IODE Committee.
This document outlines the IODE-QMF that will address the implementation of quality
management systems to ensure NODCs and ADUs can demonstrate their capabilities to
provide data and services in compliance with established standards and responsibilities
that will lead to accreditation.
2023-01-01T00:00:00ZFish-Killing Marine Algal Blooms: Causative Organisms, Ichthyotoxic Mechanisms, Impacts and Mitigation.
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Fish-Killing Marine Algal Blooms: Causative Organisms, Ichthyotoxic Mechanisms, Impacts and Mitigation.
Hallegraeff, G.M.; Anderson, D.M.; Davidson, K.; Gianella, F.; Hansen, P.J.; Hegaret, H.; Iwataki, M.; Larsen, T.O.; Mardones, J.; MacKenzie, L.; Rensel, J.E.
Fish-killing microalgal blooms are responsible for much greater global socio-economic impacts
than the well-studied HAB species causing seafood biotoxin contamination. Examples are the
1972 Chattonella marina bloom in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan (estimated USD 71M loss to
yellowtail aquaculture), the 1988 Prymnesium polylepis bloom in the European Kattegat with
broad marine ecosystem impacts, and the 2015/16 Pseudochattonella verruculosa bloom in Chile
(USD 800M loss to salmon aquaculture).
Highly potent fish-killers include the globally distributed, taxonomically unrelated dinoflagellate
genera Alexandrium, Karenia, Karlodinium and Margalefidinium, raphidophytes Chattonella and
Heterosigma, dictyochophytes Pseudochattonella and Vicicitus, and haptophytes
Chrysochromulina and Prymnesium. All these species have in common their propensity to produce
lytic compounds that irreparably damage the sensitive gill tissues of fish which ultimately die from
suffocation. Except for recent advances with Karlodinium (karlotoxins), Prymnesium
(prymnesins), and Karenia brevisulcata (brevisulcenals), the precise mechanisms of how such
microalgae kill finfish remain poorly understood. Reactive Oxygen Species can be a co-factor in
ichthyotoxicity, notably with raphidophytes such as Chattonella. While some species are always
ichthyotoxic, others such as Heterosigma, Pseudochattonella and Alexandrium catenella kill fish
only under certain conditions or life stages. Broad scale ecosystem impacts from fish killing algae
are less common with raphidophytes and dictyochophytes that require intimate cellular contact for
harmful effects, compared to Karenia and Prymnesium where intracellular or excreted toxins are
responsible.
Critical hurdles that limit progress in our understanding of ichthyotoxins and their control and
mitigation include: HABs at fish farms are not usually a research priority until a major bloom
occurs; data sharing between industry and scientists is very limited; and there is a lack of
standardized methods to detect ichthyotoxins in low concentrations dissolved in seawater.
Currently, the RT fish-gill W1 (rainbow trout epithelial gill cell line) and Chaetoceros Quantum
Yield bioassays are the most promising candidates for international standardization and
intercalibration for some HABs.
The abundance of HABs that will adversely impact or kill fish is of considerable interest to fish
farmers, open-water fishers, and natural resource management authorities. However, this varies
with HAB strains and species, type and age of fish, but also local conditions of water temperature,
salinity, turbulence and tidal flushing. Climate change also contributes to the unpredictability of
fast fish killing blooms. Prevention, prediction and monitoring are no longer sufficient, but we
actively need to pursue broad-scale tools to stop the blooms, for example by means of clay
flocculation of algal biomass and/or targeted mopping up of ichthyotoxins.
We review existing knowledge and provide a roadmap for scientists, aquaculturists and insurance
companies to improve management of fish-killing algal blooms that put pressure on seafood
security for an ever-increasing human population.
2023-01-01T00:00:00ZOcean Data Standards Volume 6: SeaDataNet Cruise Summary Report (CSR) metadata model for Cruise Reporting (including SeaDataNet CSR metadata profile, V5.2.0).
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Ocean Data Standards Volume 6: SeaDataNet Cruise Summary Report (CSR) metadata model for Cruise Reporting (including SeaDataNet CSR metadata profile, V5.2.0).
Schaap, D.M.A.; Tamm, S.; Tosello, V.; Boldrini, E.; Nativi, S.; Fichaut, M.
Scope: Proposal to acknowledge SeaDataNet Cruise Summary Report (CSR) metadata profile of ISO 19115 and ISO 19115-2 as a standard metadata model for the documentation of cruise reports. In particular, the proposal aims to promote CSR as a regional (i.e. European) standard.
The SeaDataNet infrastructure, its standards, services and products started to build since the mid-1990s under the EU MAST Programmes with the precursor EDMED, EURONODIM, MEDATLAS projects and continued with the EU-FP5 SeaSearch project (2002-2005). Under EU-FP6 Programme, the distributed SeaDataNet system was set up (2006-2011) and continued into its second phase under the EU-FP7 SeaDataNet II project (2011-2015). In the EU HORIZON 2020 SeaDataCloud project, the infrastructure is being upgraded and expanded making use of cloud services, High Performance Computing technology and taking into account the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) challenge.
A CSR is used to document a cruise and its related field experiments at sea.
SeaDataNet CSR has been drafted and published as a metadata community profile of ISO 19115 and ISO 19115-2 by SeaDataNet, the leading infrastructure in Europe for
marine & ocean data management. Its wide implementation, both by data centres within SeaDataNet and by external organizations makes it also a de-facto standard in the Europe region. The acknowledgement of SeaDataNet CSR as a standard data model by IODE/JCOMM
will further favour interoperability and data management in the Marine and Oceanographic community.
Envisaged publication type: The proposal target audience includes all the European bodies, programs, and projects that report research cruises and field experiments at sea. Besides, the proposed document informs all the international community dealing with cruise reports about the SeaDataNet CSR metadata model.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZOcean Data Standards Volume 8: SeaDataNet Common Data Index (CDI) metadata model for Marine and Oceanographic Datasets (including SeaDataNet CDI metadata profile of ISO 19115, V12.2.0).
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Ocean Data Standards Volume 8: SeaDataNet Common Data Index (CDI) metadata model for Marine and Oceanographic Datasets (including SeaDataNet CDI metadata profile of ISO 19115, V12.2.0).
Schaap, D.M.A.; Boldrini, E.; Nativi, S.; Tosello, V.; Fichaut, M.
Scope: Proposal to acknowledge SeaDataNet Common Data Index (CDI) metadata profile of ISO 19115 as a standard metadata model for the documentation of Marine and Oceanographic Datasets. In particular, the proposal aims to promote CDI as a regional (i.e. European) standard.
The SeaDataNet infrastructure, its standards, services and products started to build since the mid-1990s under the EU MAST Programmes with the precursor EDMED, EURONODIM, MEDATLAS projects and continued with the EU-FP5 SeaSearch project (2002-2005). Under EU-FP6 Programme, the distributed SeaDataNet system was set up (2006-2011) and continued into its second phase under the EU-FP7 SeaDataNet II project (2011-2015). In the EU HORIZON 2020 SeaDataCloud project, the infrastructure is being upgraded and expanded making use of cloud services, High Performance Computing technology and taking into account the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) challenge.
SeaDataNet CDI has been drafted and published as a metadata community profile of ISO 19115 by SeaDataNet, the leading infrastructure in Europe for marine & ocean data management. Its wide implementation, both by data centres within SeaDataNet and by
external organizations makes it also a de-facto standard in the Europe region. The acknowledgement of SeaDataNet CDI as a standard data model by IODE/JCOMM
will further favour interoperability and data management in the Marine and Oceanographic community.
Envisaged publication type: The proposal target audience includes all the European bodies, programs, and projects that manage and exchange marine and oceanographic
data. Besides, the proposed document informs all the international community dealing with marine and oceanographic data about the SeaDataNet CDI metadata model.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZOcean Data Standards Volume 7: SeaDataNet Common Data Index (CDI) metadata model for Marine and Oceanographic Datasets – XML encoding (including SeaDataNet metadata profile of ISO 19115 - XML encoding, V12.2.0).
https://repository.oceanbestpractices.org/handle/11329/2372
Ocean Data Standards Volume 7: SeaDataNet Common Data Index (CDI) metadata model for Marine and Oceanographic Datasets – XML encoding (including SeaDataNet metadata profile of ISO 19115 - XML encoding, V12.2.0).
Schaap, D.M.A.; Boldrini, E.; Nativi, S.; Tosello, V.; Fichaut, M.
SeaDataNet Common Data Index (CDI) metadata model for Marine and Oceanographic Datasets – XML encoding
Scope: Proposal to adopt SeaDataNet CDI XML encoding as the reference XML implementation of SeaDataNet CDI metadata model.
The SeaDataNet infrastructure, its standards, services and products started to build since the mid-1990s under the EU MAST Programmes with the precursor EDMED, EURONODIM, MEDATLAS projects and continued with the EU-FP5 SeaSearch project (2002-2005). Under EU-FP6 Programme, the distributed SeaDataNet system was set up (2006-2011) and continued into its second phase under the EU-FP7 SeaDataNet II project (2011-2015). In the EU HORIZON 2020 SeaDataCloud project, the infrastructure
is being upgraded and expanded making use of cloud services, High Performance Computing technology and taking into account the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) challenge.
SeaDataNet CDI XML encoding has been drafted, published and firstly implemented in
the context of SeaDataNet, the leading infrastructure in Europe for marine & ocean data management. Its wide implementation, both by data centres within SeaDataNet and by
external organizations makes it also a de-facto standard in the Europe region. The acknowledgement of SeaDataNet CDI XML encoding as a recommended standard by IODE/JCOMM will further favour interoperability between European data centres and outreach to the broader marine community
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZOcean Data Publication Cookbook.
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Ocean Data Publication Cookbook.
Leadbetter, A.; Raymond, L.; Chandler, C.; Pikula, L.; Pissierssens, P.; Urban, E.
This "Cookbook" has been written for data managers and librarians who are interested in assigning a permanent identifier to a dataset for the purposes of publishing that dataset online and for the citation of that dataset within the scientific literature. A formal publishing process adds value to the dataset for the data originators as well as for future users of the data. Value may be added by providing an indication of the scientific quality and importance of the dataset (as measured through a process of peer review), and by ensuring that the dataset is complete frozen and has enough supporting metadata and other information to allow it to be used by others. Publishing a dataset also implies a commitment to persistence of the data and allows data producers to obtain academic credit fot their work in creating the dataset. One form of persistent identifier is the Digital Object Identifier (DOI). A DOI is a character string (a "digital identifier") used to provide a unique identity of an object such as an electronic document. Metadata about the object is stored in association with the DOI name and this metadata may include a location where the object can be found. The DOI for a document is permanent, whereas its location and other metadata may change. Referring to an online document by its DOI provides more stable linking than simply referring to it by its URL, because if its URL changes, the publisher need only update the metadata for the DOI to link the new URL. A DOI may be obtained fora variety of objects, including documents, data files and images. The assignment of DOIs to peer-reviewed journal articles has become commonplace. This cookbook provides a step-by-step guide to the data publication process and showcases some best practices for data publication. This cookbook is an outcome of the 5th session of the SCOR/IODE/MBLWHOI Library Workshop on Data Publication.
2013-01-01T00:00:00ZRules of Procedure for IODE Programme Components, Programme Activities and Projects.
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Rules of Procedure for IODE Programme Components, Programme Activities and Projects.
Since the creation of the first IODE projects in the 1990s the terms of reference of a IODE
Project and Steering Group have been defined by a Recommendation submitted by the IODE
Committee to the IOC Governing body (in the case of IODE this is usually the Assembly) or a
Decision by the IODE Committee (in cases where there were no financial implications to IOC).
Taking into account the new designations as proposed/adopted by IODE-XXVII (March 2023)
there are now IODE Programme Components, Programme Activities and Projects:
• Programme Component (PC): activity with at least core UNESCO/IOC RP
funding and staff support that enables the activity to operate on a permanent basis;
• Programme Activity (PA): Long-term activity receiving minimal UNESCO/IOC RP
funding supplemented by substantial in-kind and/or extra-budgetary support;
• Project: Activity that is limited in time and is fully funded from extra-budgetary
sources (Each Programme Component or Programme Activity can be further
strengthened through “Projects”)
The terms of reference of a Programme Component, Programme Activity or Project and its
Steering Group can only be modified by the parent body and/or IOC Governing body (in the
case of IODE this is usually the Assembly).
2023-01-01T00:00:00ZGuide for Establishing an IODE National Oceanographic Data Centre, IODE Associate Data Unit or IODE Associate Information Unit (3rd revised edition).
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Guide for Establishing an IODE National Oceanographic Data Centre, IODE Associate Data Unit or IODE Associate Information Unit (3rd revised edition).
Rickards, Lesley; Pissierssens, Peter; Appeltans, Ward; Boyer, Tim; Garcia, Hernan; Reed, Greg; Scott, Lucy; Simpson, Pauline
This document supersedes IOC Manuals and Guides No. 5 Rev. 2 (2008)
(http://www.iode.org/mg5) which was entitled “Guide for Establishing a National
Oceanographic Data Centre”. Taking into account the substantive evolution in information
technology, capabilities of organizations other than existing IODE National Oceanographic
Data Centres to manage and make available ocean data, information, products and services,
the IODE Committee, at its 25th Session (2019) recommended the updating of IOC Manuals
and Guides. This document is the result of that revision.
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZIOC Strategic Plan for Ocean Data and Information Management (2023–2029).
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IOC Strategic Plan for Ocean Data and Information Management (2023–2029).
Rickards, Lesley; Pissierssens, Peter; Reed, Greg; Scott, Lucy; Simpson, Pauline
The purpose of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO is to promote
international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacitybuilding,
in order to learn more about the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal areas
and to apply that knowledge for the improvement of management, sustainable development,
the protection of the marine environment, and the decision-making processes of its Member
States. (IOC Statutes, Article 2.1).
The IOC strategy for Ocean Data and Information Management has been regularly developed
and published in the IOC Manuals and Guides series since 2008. In 2017, the IOC Strategic
Plan 2017–2021 provided a vision and concept for delivering an ocean data and information
service for the “global ocean commons”.
In 2021, the IODE Committee, at its 26th Session, called for the revision of the IOC Strategic
Plan for Oceanographic Data and Information Management taking into account important
developments within and outside IOC such as the IOC Medium-Term Strategy (2022–2029),
and the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) as well as
the developments in data technology that offers new opportunities.
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