2004

1
2004 Beyond

• Lee Belbin

2
NADCs

• Metadata
• Target a critical mass
• Seek references to DIFs
• Resourcing
• Data Management plans / strategies
• Value of data (and loss!)
• Request/feedback statistics
• Encourage specialisation to meet perceived
  stakeholder needs
• BAS BEDMAP
• Belgium Marine Biodiversity
• AADC Terrestrial/limnetic Biodiversity
• Move toward data support
• Can be done quickly cheaply!

3
Web Sites

• Better targeting our stakeholders
• Revise NADC status parameters
• Standardise and auto-report on AMD statistics
• Starter kit update
• Listserver list (SCAR/COMNAP)
• Broken links
• NADCs Italy, Japan, Netherlands, ISO

4
Targets

• SCAR SSGs
• Be more proactive
• Identify priority data
• Target emerging projects for DM issues
• Brochure
• COMNAP
• Treaty exchange
• Support of relevant operational datasets
• State of the Antarctic Environment Reporting
  (SAER operational indicators)
• CEP
• State of the Antarctic Environment Reporting
  (SAER)
• Biotic data supporting management decisions
• Other relevant international linkages
• Other NADCs!
• GBIF
• IODE
• WDCs
• OBIS
• ISO

5
Technical Considerations

• ISO 19115
• Mapping existing records
• Filtering (the DIF profile)
• Web services
• Distributed data services
• The GRID
• High-level services
• Efficient use of resources