DATA SUB-COMMITTEE


The SOOS Data Management Sub-Committee (DMSC) is tasked with identifying and coordinating cost effective, collaborative mechanisms for managing and publishing observational data that are considered to be within the purview of the SOOS initiative, so that SOOS end users have ready and free access to relevant data and products.

The objectives of the DMSC are:

  1. Provide advice to the SOOS Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) and the SOOS Project Office on the data management requirements for the SOOS initiative.
     
  2. In collaboration with SOOS partners (and other international data exchange initiatives of relevance) develop a practical, sustainable and cost-effective strategy for the long-term management and timely publication of SOOS observations.
     
  3. Encourage SOOS partners and others to publish relevant data via the SOOS web site and associated data infrastructure.
     
  4. Act on requests and suggestions by the SOOS SSC and SOOS scientific community for new developments in data management products and strategies.
     
  5. Explore opportunities to secure funding for SOOS related data management and data publication initiatives.
     
For more information, download the DMSC Governance and Terms of Reference.

The Workplan of the DMSC is being developed. For more information, please contact the DMSC Chair, Dr This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .


Current Members

The DMSC is comprised of up to 15 members who have professional data management expertise and who are affiliated with international and national data centres and scientific data programmes. The table below lists the current members of the DMSC. 
 

Name Affiliation
Kim Finney (Chair) Manager, Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australian Antarctic Division
Dr Hannes Grobe Editor-in-Chief, PANGAEA, Alfred Wegener Institute
Bruno Danis Scientific Coordinator, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Taco de Bruin Scientific Data Manager, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Steve Diggs Data Manager, SCRIPPS Institute of Oceanography
Adam Leadbetter Data Scientist, British Oceanographic Data Centre 
Margarita Conkright Gregg  Director, National Oceanographic Data Center 
Roger Proctor  Director, Australian Integrated Marine Observing System e-marine Information Infrastructure 
Mathier Belbeoch Argo Information Centre, JCOMMOPS 
Florence Fetterer  NOAA Liaison, National Snow and Ice Data Center 
Alexander Kozyr  Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center 
Benjamin Pfeil Scientific Data Manager, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research  
Takahiro Iida  Assistant Professor, National Institute of Polar Research 

SCIENCE STRATEGY

The SOOS "Initial Science and Implementation Strategy" outlines the scientific rationale and strategy for the SOOS and identifies the next steps towards implementation.

The SOOS IPO is sponsored and hosted by the Institute for

Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

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Current Members

The DMSC is comprised of up to 15 members who have professional data management expertise and who are affiliated with international and national data centres and scientific data programmes. The table below lists the current members of the DMSC. 
 

Name Affiliation
Kim Finney (Chair) Manager, Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australian Antarctic Division
Dr Hannes Grobe Editor-in-Chief, PANGAEA, Alfred Wegener Institute
Bruno Danis Scientific Coordinator, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Taco de Bruin Scientific Data Manager, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Steve Diggs Data Manager, SCRIPPS Institute of Oceanography
Adam Leadbetter Data Scientist, British Oceanographic Data Centre 
Margarita Conkright Gregg  Director, National Oceanographic Data Center 
Roger Proctor  Director, Australian Integrated Marine Observing System e-marine Information Infrastructure 
Mathier Belbeoch Argo Information Centre, JCOMMOPS 
Florence Fetterer  NOAA Liaison, National Snow and Ice Data Center 
Alexander Kozyr  Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center 
Benjamin Pfeil Scientific Data Manager, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research  
Takahiro Iida  Assistant Professor, National Institute of Polar Research 
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