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DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
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Effective management of data is central to the successful implementation
of GOOS in the Indian Ocean Region. The statements of the article
on Data Management within the IOGOOS Memorandum of Understanding
are listed below :
Promote the development of low-cost and
efficient systems for acquisition, management, processing and
interpretation of data.
Expand and strengthen networking of
countries using modern technology including data quality control
and data management.
Promote the development of standardized
operational data procedures, including QC and DM.
Provide high-quality data
and time-series for a better understanding and improved management
of the Indian Ocean ecosystem.
Collaborate with other programs
and bodies in the field of data collection and data management.
Coordinate GOOS data acquisition
with existing regional and national data gathering systems under
the agreements and conventions (eg relating
to pollution monitoring, marine meteorology, navigation and
safety at sea etc.)
Publish findings of meetings,
workshops, studies and other documents commissioned by the IOGOOS
Members, submit documents to international
meetings related to GOOS, and assure collective repres- entation
of GOOS to regional and national agencies/ institutions/ authorities
when requested by members.
Since its formal launch in November
2002, IOGOOS along with IODE and IOCINDIO is putting in efforts
towards realizing the above goals and also for the establishment
of an effective system for ocean data and information management
and related capacity building in the Indian Ocean Region.
Specific sessions on the subject
were held during the Indian Ocean Conference of November 2002, Hyderabad
Workshop on Data & Information management of December 2003 and IOGOOS
II meeting of April 2004. This resulted in a strategy for ocean
data & information management for the region and associated capacity
building.
A brief outcome of the meetings related
to ocean data and information management is given below:
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Indian Ocean
Conference
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Hyderabad Meeting
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IOGOOS-II
The meeting strongly welcomed the
close collaboration between IOGOOS, IOCINDIO, IOCINCWIO and IODE
on the advancement of Data and Information Management capacity
in the Indian Ocean region.
Action items that emanated from
these deliberations are being pursued on a time-bound manner.
Regional coordination and communication has been identified as
one of the key components for the taking forward various initiatives.
Accordingly, the IOGOOS Secretariat has set up an e-group and
discussion forum. The group, with national contact points and
experts as members, would identify.
(i) Standards and methods to be used by all members
(ii) Data exchange mechanisms
(iii) Regional service/application providers.
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