ICES/IOC SGXML Final Report
The final report (including recommendations relevant to metadata practice in the marine domain)of the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas / Intergovernnmental Oceanographic (ICES/IOC) Study Group on the Development of Marine Data Exchange Systems using XML (SGXML).
ICES/IOC SGXML was an international study group formed co-operatively between the two bodies to investigate the potential for XML-based technologies for the enhancement of oceanographic data interoperability
The work of the group focused on three areas:
- Metadata standards and cross-walks
- Parameter dictionaries and mappings
- Creation of a generalised XML-based structure for the transport of ocean environmental data
The group was active between meetings in April 2002 and May 2004 with its work culminating in the publication of its final report in March 2005. In April 2005 IOC, through its IODE programme, resolved to convene a steering committee to oversee the implementation of the report's recommendations and take forward marine data interoperability under the banner of MarineXML
The report may be obtained as a PDF from the IOC MarineXML site.
Posted November 27th, 2007 by rkl