[Medin_standards] FW: Metadata Tool and Data Guidelines

[Charlesworth, Mark E]

All,
Happy New Year.
The DASSH on-line metadata tool has undergone some changes and is now ready to be signed off in its current form. If you have any comments on this version available at  http://www.dassh.ac.uk/medin_metadata/login.php  please send them to me by Tuesday 12th January. Please note that further work under a separate contract will be carried out in the 1st quarter of this year to allow easier testing of the metadata against the schematron, incorporation on the on-line vocab services and other bits.

Also – there are a number of Data Guidelines in the process of being drafted and as per previously agreed we would like 2-3 people from the MEDIN standards WG to review ones within which they have some expertise before they are sent out more widely. Are there any volunteers to look at 1 or more of the below? We expect to be able to send most of themout by the end of nex week.If so please contact me.

Generic sampling techniques:
Trawl/dredge sampling
Static net and pot sampling
Video survey sampling
Quadrat/transect sampling
Photo identification recording
Visual survey sampling

Specific packages of techniques:
These use generic methods but require additional data collation ( a collection of techniques and or a specific methodology that does not fit into the generic techniques very well.

Intertidal biotope mapping
Sponge thickness monitoring
Seagrass monitoring
Seal monitoring
Dolphin monitoring (inc. the photo monitoring techniques)
Otter monitoring
Territorial fish survey

Litter recording by trawl or video sledge
Oceanographic CTD Guideline
Descrete Water Sampling Data
Guideline for Moored Current Meter Data

Best Wishes for 2010
Mark




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