Ocean Data Standards, Volume 1, Recommendation to Adopt ISO 3166-1 and 3166-3 Country Codes as the Standard for Identifying Countries in Oceanographic Data Exchange.
The value of standards for the management and exchange of data has always been acknowledged. In the oceanography and marine meteorology domain, there have been many efforts to develop common standards and data frameworks for processing data and information but these have never been widely adopted by the community. IODE and JCOMM recognized that, although there were mechanisms to facilitate coordinated ocean data exchange, these had not resulted in the degree of agreement on a wide range of matters that were needed in order to allow the easy exchange and interoperability of collected data. In 2008, the joint IODE/JCOMM Forum on Oceanographic Data Management and Exchange Standards established the Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project (ODS). One of the objectives of this Project is to initiate discussions on a limited set of topics for which it is felt that broad agreement is possible and to achieve broad agreement and commitment to adopt key standards related to ocean data management and exchange to facilitate exchange between data centres and contributing programmes. A second objective is to establish an internationally recognized process for submitting proposed standards and their acceptance by the ocean community. The recommended standards that are produced by this process are intended primarily for the use of the oceanographic and marine meteorological community. After recommendation, their use will be widely encouraged within IOC and WMO. This recommendation to adopt ISO 3166-1 and 3166-3 Country Codes as the Standard for Identifying Countries in Oceanographic Data Exchange has been evaluated and approved in accordance with the IODE/JCOMM Standards Process.
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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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UNESCO
2010
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| Subjects: | Standards, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/5587 |
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