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SOOSmap brings circumpolar Southern Ocean data to a computer near you

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posted on 2023-05-24, 18:13 authored by Bricher, P, Gorringe, P, Novellino, A, Alba, M, Zhang, J, Roger Proctor
Data discovery and accessibility are constant challenges for scientists, especially those working in inherently international disciplines, such as oceanography. The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) and EMODnet Physics groups are collaborating to remove some of these challenges by developing SOOSmap. SOOSmap builds on the data aggregation and sharing infrastructure of EMODnet to bring circumpolar datasets into a single web-based discovery portal. Through SOOSmap, users can discover, plot, explore, and download datasets of relevance to biologists, ecologists, ice scientists, and physical oceanographers. They can also use it to identify key spatial and temporal gaps in the observing infrastructure of the Southern Ocean. Until now, EMODnet’s focus has been on European waters, although it houses several global datasets. The collaboration with SOOS brings Southern Ocean-specific datasets into EMODnet’s datahandling infrastructure. For SOOS, accessing the coding skills and data aggregating infrastructure of EMODnet allows it to develop the data-sharing tools it needs without duplicating existing infrastructure and without placing undue burden on its member organisations. In this presentation, we will share our lessons from this new collaboration, demonstrate the progress so far in sharing circumpolar datasets, and describe our future development plans.

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Department of Education, Skills and Employment

History

Publication title

Proceedings of the IMDIS 2018 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems

Volume

59

Pagination

232

ISSN

0006-6729

Department/School

Integrated Marine Observing System

Publisher

Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale

Place of publication

Italy

Event title

IMDIS 2018 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems

Event Venue

Barcelona, Spain

Date of Event (Start Date)

2018-11-05

Date of Event (End Date)

2018-11-07

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Oceanic processes (excl. in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean); Information systems, technologies and services not elsewhere classified

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