Using Metadata Standards to Achieve Data Interoperability

A Public Symposium at
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Main Auditorium - June 13-14, 2006

Integrated and ecosystem-based management, as currently being pursued in the Gulf of Maine, the Scotian Shelf and Canada's Arctic, all rely heavily on information products (e.g. ecosystem overview and assessment reports) derived from the synthesis of a wide variety of data being collected and managed by others. Metadata (information about data) are beyond a doubt the most critically important key factor in ensuring that data are used effectively beyond satisfying the initial investigations. To this end, we propose a symposium and workshops to address the use of metadata standards to achieve data interoperability. At this symposium we expect to give the providers and users of data on marine organisms and physical processes an opportunity to improve their understanding of how present day metadata standards and associated systems might be used to enhance the quality of their work. This is particularly important when it comes to the sharing of data between disparate and often remote systems. The primary focus of this event will be oral presentations and panel discussions by technology specialists presently engaged in the creation, operation and use of various open access metadata systems and or portals.

Full symposium program - http://www.iobis.org/Members/brantonb/biometadata/

You can self-register at : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=397072098188