Documenting Data to Support

Discovery and Use

Dave Neufeld
Ted Habermann
John Kozimor
 Where does it go?

Sensors
Station
Histories
Data Processing

Quality Extents
Measurements

Parameters
People
Levels of Documentation for OceanSITES
 Content Distribution

Discovery

Program
(OceanSITES)

Network

(ESTOC, LINE, MBARI, TAU)

Platform
(M0, M1, M2,)

Usage Deployment
(MO-04 M-05, MO-06, MO-07)

Sensor
(Current Profiler, CTD, CO2 Analyzer, Flurometer, Spectroradiometer )
ISO Content
ncISO: Generating ISO metadata
from NetCDF and THREDDS
Discovery: ncISO and the UDDC
Service

Progress
ISO Integration with Geoportal
 Improving Discovery
Documentation
Work with Data Managers
• Improve Content
• Expand Content
• Review guidance on the wiki and the role of
Unidata’s Data Discovery Convention
• Harmonize UDDC and OceanSITES User
manual
 Improving Content
Depth of Content: Is information missing from existing metadata?
– Are all PI’s included in the program level record?
– Are all network contacts included in network level record?

Breadth of Content: Is the standard utilized to the fullest?

– Is the data processing workflow described?
– Are quality reports included?
– Is the instrumentation described?
– Is platform/instrument maintenance documented?

Organization of Content: Is information documented at the correct level?

 Remapping OceanSITES to UDDC
Examples
• http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/thredds/ncisoEx
amplesCatalog.html
 Expanding Content

NetCDF Conventions
• UDDC
• CF
• Importance of Titles, Keywords, Abstract

• Lineage
• Quality
• Instrumentation

• WHOTS as a starting point for discussion on evolving conventions

to include sensor level info: WHOTS Example link
 Next Steps: Supporting Use
Documentation

• Extending Existing Conventions

– Deployment / Sensor / Lineage
• Incorporate into ISO
• Incorporate OSMC ingest
Documentation Hierarchies

• Enable objects to be grouped

by scope (level)
• Enable levels to be related or
connected by hierarchy order
• Produce a comprehensive
documentation structure
• Produce a complete archive
information object
 ISO Examples

Complete Hierarchy
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/NOAA/OAR/OCO/oceansites/iso_series/xml/oceansites_seriesV2.xml

Program Level
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/NOAA/OAR/OCO/oceansites/network/xml/antares.xml

Network Level
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/NOAA/OAR/OCO/oceansites/network/xml/antares.xml

Platform Level
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/NOAA/OAR/OCO/oceansites/platform/xml/antares-1.xml

Deployment Level
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/NOAA/OAR/OCO/oceansites/deployment/xml/antares-1_200509.xml

Sensor Level
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/NOAA/OAR/OCO/oceansites/sensor/xml/antares-1_200509.barometer.xml
 Questions?

david.neufeld@noaa.gov
ted.habermann@noaa.gov