System

Aquatic Commons

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

The Aquatic Commons is a thematic digital repository covering the natural marine, estuarine /brackish and fresh water environments . It includes all aspects of the science, technology, management and conservation of these environments, their organisms and resources, and the economic, sociological and legal aspects.

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.

GEON 3rd Annual Meeting

luisBer — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:11:00 -0700

Start: 05/05/2005 - 00:00

End: 05/06/2005 - 00:00

Meeting with focus on "Research Frontiers in Cyberinfrastructure for the Geosciences" and is open to all who are interested in IT-based Earth science research, especially in the area of data and knowledge integration. Key-note speakers include SDSC Director Fran Berman, AGU President John Orcutt, and Calit2 Director Larry Smarr. Abstract submission is strongly encouraged, with oral and poster presentations highlighting current research activities in the Earth Sciences, Computer Sciences and Information Technology.

International Coastal Atlas Network Workshop 3 and European Environment Agency Conference on Coastal Atlas Development

deepseadawn — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:05:35 -0700

Start: 07/07/2008 - 00:54

End: 07/11/2008 - 00:54

Experts will gather this summer to influence the further development of coastal web atlases for coastal zone management at an international coastal/ocean mapping and informatics workshop and European conference, scheduled back-to-back to take place on 7-10 July 2008 at the European Environment Agency (EEA) in Copenhagen, Denmark.

NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS)

haiying — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:03:00 -0800

NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) is designed to be a single point of access to NOAA coral reef information and data products, especially those derived from NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program.

Includes a glossary, references, etc.
Metadata examples for different data types:

Aerial Photography (pdf, 104 kb)

SeaDataNet Vocabularies and Server

graybeal — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:37:00 -0800

Project Introduction

The European Union has funded a significant multi-national, multi-system data management project called SeaDataNet. This 6-year project will provide metadata, data and products as a unique virtual data centre.