GOSIC: Global Observing Systems Information Center

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GOSIC Global Observing Systems Information
Center


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GOSIC provides

• A convenient, central, one stop shopping access
  to Global Observing Systems
• 369 distributed Datasets
• Metadata
• Products (Maps, Matrix)
• Documentation (Observing requirements, planning
  documents, scientific justifications, data flows,
  etc.)
• Information (GOOS National Commitments)

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GOSIC provides (cntd)
A quick and easy access to data and up to date
information without users having to find it for
themselves by navigating the several hundred
complex and vastly different web sites of the
myriad of organizations in the Global Observing
Systems.
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GOSIC provides (cntd)
Provide users with metadata sufficient to
determine if data meet their requirements in
terms of content, coverage, etc
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GOSIC provides (cntd)

• A unique integrated overview
• Gives a view of the GOS that demonstrates
  integrated nature and the boundaries of the
  systems
• Provides as complete a list as possible of the
  datasets that are being developed and the
  supporting data products for the GOS
• Shows some standard metadata e.g. availability,
  data center contacts, QC, etc
• Only entity crossing observing systems and
  routinely providing access to all GOS data.

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Linkages

• GOSIC provides an integrated overview and links
  efficiently to exhaustive GOS datasets and
  products by program elements, key words, topics,
  data matrix, etc

GCMD Provides Metadata Data Access
GOSIC
Data Centers Provides data
Data Centers Provides data
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GOSIC provides (cntd)

• A one of a kind Road Map to Global Observing
  Systems Data by giving the user the flexibility
  to search by
• Program Elements
• Key Words
• Topics
• Value added products such as Data Matrix (GTOS
  Data Matrix)
• Variety of search capabilities including access
  to the GCMD

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Additional ObservingSystem Support

• GOSIC tries to accommodate diversity and
  additional requirements
• GOOS national commitments
• Data matrix development for GTOS, GCOS and GOOS
• Integration of keywords GTOS/GCMD
• Consulting with GCMD to add GIS
• Pacific Islands GCOS Data Portal