Convention Topics

All References at MMI

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:02:38 -0800

Searchable list of references for tools, initiatives, and conventions (vocabularies and standards).

All references list at MMI

Arctic Observing Network Data Questionnaire

graybeal — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:46:00 -0700

Covers data formats and metadata needs for AON project. Over 20 respondents, 300 sites, 200 parameters,

20 unique sites, 15 real-time teams.

Axis

arko — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:41:00 -0800

AXIS allows to create very fast a web service based on SOAP. It provides tools to create from your code WSDLs (Schemas used in web services). Additionally it helps you to deploy the service in a server like Tomcat. In about 1- 3 hours you can a simple service running.

Major problems are with the classpath and having it available outside the firewall (if you are behind one). Make sure that is is properly configured.

BIDM

arko — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:41:00 -0800

Biological Data Profile for the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

swatson — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:49:00 -0800

BOG CTD Bottle Data Field Names

kwalz — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:55:00 -0800

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's Biological Ocean Group CTD bottle data (up cast), productivity, physical, and chemical data field names.

BOG CTD Profiling Data Field Names

kwalz — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:55:00 -0800

List of field names used for the profiling CTD data set type at MBARI.

Describes Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's Biological Ocean Group samples from the Profiling CTD (down cast), productivity and physical parameters (sensor data). One record for each meter in depth.

Catalog Services for the Web

luisBer — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:37:00 -0800

References
Link to the specifications: http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/cat

Catalog Services for the Web (CSW) is an OGC specification that defines common interfaces to discover, browse, and query metadata about data, services, and other potential resources.

CCDS: Canonical Cruise Data Structure

ngalbraith — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:49:00 -0800

SIOExplorer: Overview, initial results and next steps Stephen Miller, John Helly, Marty Africa, Uta Peckman, Deborah Day and Dru Clark

The new SIOExplorer project, which is a collection in the overall NSF-funded National Science Digital Library (www.nsdl.org). The collaborative effort includes researchers at SIO, computer scientists from the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), and archivists and librarians from the UCSD Library.

Climate Science Modelling Language

awoolf — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:49:00 -0800

Description

The emerging standards of ISO TC211 for earth-related information provide a general framework for broad data interoperability:

CODAR metadata compliant with FGDC as *.mif

graybeal — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:49:00 -0800

The link address is: http://nsdl.sdsc.edu/tools/ERESE_metadata/mif/CODAR.mif

CODATA - Committee for Data on Science and Technology

graybeal — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:39:00 -0800

CODATA is an international organization established by the International Council on Science (ICSU) in 1966. It seeks to advance the use, and the promise, of information technology in scientific communities all over the world, including in nations that have seen limited scientific benefit from information technology so far. It also represents the international scientific community in international forums and summits.

Content Standards Field Comparison Matrix: HTML

graybeal — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:48:00 -0700

The HTML file in the attachment can be downloaded and opened from within your browser, or viewed directly in some browsers.

Content Standards Field Comparison Matrix: PDF

graybeal — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:50:00 -0700

You will need to increase the zoom to read the text in the matrix.
Click here to get the file

Size 225.2 kB - File type application/pdf

CTD Data from Joint USGS Cruise 03008 and NOAA RB0303

kwalz — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:28:46 -0700

DAML

kwalz — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:31:00 -0800

From Website: "The DAML language is being developed as an extension to XML and the Resource Description Framework (RDF). The latest release of the language (DAML+OIL) provides a rich set of constructs with which to create ontologies and to markup information so that it is machine readable and understandable."

Darwin Core

kstocks — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:32:00 -0800

The Darwin Core is a metadata specification for information about the geographic occurrence of species and the existence of specimens in collections. It is used by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. It has a wiki site and a Task Group within Biodiversity Information Standards.

Data Dictionary from SEACOOS

rkl — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:52:00 -0800

Dictionary includes standard names that are coordinate-related, time_date names, atmospheric data, physical oceanographic, chemical oceanographic, electromagnetic radiation, ADCP, sensor-related, platform-related, M_aeri data-related, and navigation. For each name, there is a definition, short name, long name, data type, data class, units, axis, valid range, parameter reference, instrument general, equivalent standard name, and standard.

DFDL

arko — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:41:00 -0800

DIG35 Metadata for Digital images

kstocks — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:21:00 -0700