Coastal Services Center

Cross Regional Activities

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IOOS Observation Registry: Data Network Node Visualization

Date project initiated: October 1, 2007

Principal Investigator:
Dennis Long
Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation (MBSF)
299 Foam St., Suite D Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 644-9600
info@mbnmsf.org

Brief project summary:
The primary objective is to enhance the registry infrastructure to better serve regional coastal ocean observing systems (RCOOSs). Work will be performed under the guidance of a technical advisory committee (TAC) composed of coordinators and data managers from regional associations of the IOOS (RAs) and NOAA managers. The role of the TAC will be to advise development of the registry to ensure that needs of RCOOSs are being met and that the evolution of the registry continues to align with data management standards of IOOS. Enhancements will include the interactive sensor platform map, online observation record builder, and XML harvest feature (XML, or Extensible Markup Language is a flexible way to create common information formats and share both the format and the data via the World Wide Web and elsewhere). The map, which shows the locations of observation platforms inventoried in the registry and is refreshed on a 24-hour interval (http://oceanobs.org/ wc/map), will be expanded to provide a finer level of analysis and planning of observation platform locations. The functionality and feature-set of the online observation record builder will be enhanced to better facilitate creation of registry XML records for data providers. The XML harvest feature, which ‘ingests’ observation record files posted by RCOOS data providers, will be expanded to ensure data flowing into the registry is valid. Other objectives include securing a long-term server platform to host the registry, implementing an off-site back-up system to ensure redundancy, and creating complete technical documentation of the IOOS Observation Registry system.

 

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