[Seavox] Call for volunteers: EUCC Information and Data Management Working Group

[Roger Longhorn]

      Hello Coastal/Marine List listeners,*

    EUCC Information and Data Management (IDM) Working Group

    *Attached is a 2-page Terms of Reference for a proposed Information
    and Data Management Working Group (IDM W.G.) that I have been given
    permission by the Council of EUCC - The Coastal Union - to form in
    order to better advise EUCC members and member organisations, and
    the wider coastal science and management community globally, on
    geospatial data management issues. The initial focus is on data
    harmonisation (standards and interoperability) and future
    developments, i.e. advances in Web services to aid in
    decision-making in the coastal zone.

    With regard to coastal/marine data themes in the EU's INSPIRE
    (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) initiative, we
    hope to provide informed responses to the INSPIRE Drafting Teams who
    are even now setting the implementation rules for this pan-European
    SDI, spanning all data themes. EUCC - The Coastal Union are an
    officially registered SDIC (Spatial Data Interest Community), via
    which it acts in an advisory capacity to the Drafting Teams, of
    which there are five. The INSPIRE Data Specifications and Metadata
    Drafting Teams recently sent their first (ver 0.1) internal draft
    recommendations to the Commission's Consolidation Team. We would
    expect the first public versions to appear for comment by SDIC
    representatives in the first quarter of 2007.

    We are not looking for some large, unwieldy group here, rather a
    small cadre of volunteers interested in data management issues, who
    have direct experience with interoperability and data harmonisation
    standards, techniques and technologies, Web services, etc. Typically
    you would be the member of staff who advises your institution or
    organisation on data management issues. You will have perhaps
    participated in past data harmonisation and interoperability
    projects (MarineXML, DISMAR, etc.) or are involved in current
    projects (MOTIIVE, SeaDataNet, HUMBOLDT, MERSEA, etc.). Ideally, you
    will also be using the new technology to create OGC-compliant Web
    services, e.g. MIDA (Marine Irish Data Atlas).

    What the working group members get from participating are:

    (a) the chance to influence the degree to which marine/coastal
    information standards for data and metadata and access/re-use
    policies are properly addressed in the INSPIRE Drafting Teams,

    (b) the opportunity to support EUCC in its role as a registered
    SDIC, and

    (c) the opportunity to learn from and share experiences of IT/data
    management colleagues in other marine/coastal research and
    management institutions and organisations specifically with regard
    to information management issues.

    The Terms of Reference set out the rationale for the proposed
    working group, as well as working methodology and responsibilities.

    Don't be bashful. If you have even a few hours to spare on an
    occassional basis and have the relevant experience, we welcome you
    with open arms!

    Kind regards

    Roger Longhorn
    Information Policy Advisor, EUCC - The Coastal Union
    MOTIIVE Steering Committee Leader
    ral at alum.mit.edu



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