Collaborative Research: Marine Metadata Initiative

拟议的项目是国际技术研究所题为“合作研究：海洋元数据互操作性项目”的提议的延续，该提议是通过在海洋科学界就海洋元数据的“最佳做法”达成更广泛的一致意见，努力改善海洋观测数据的易用性的第一步。这一努力的成果包括建立和维持一个面向社区、协作开发的海洋学元数据中央网站。增加的任务包括参考资料、本体、标准和元数据手册的编制、元数据互操作性演示和讲习班。目前的建议以计算机科学、地球科学和生物医学领域以前的工作和最新进展为基础，并为海洋科学界的元数据开发和应用提供指导。这项工作将支持NSF设计和实施ORION等可互操作观测系统的优先事项，以及美国IOOS DMAC计划中的元数据优先事项。这项工作将创建基础设施，直接支持这些主要系统的成功建设和运营，以及许多其他较小系统的互操作性。这将使海洋数据系统的开发者和用户，包括国际用户直接受益。PI将通过继续开发MMI网站以及通过研讨会、电子邮件列表服务器、演示文稿和同行评审出版物参与并向社区提供信息。它们将建立在现有的广泛支持基础上，正如所附信件所证明的那样，并为解决海洋科学中的主要元数据挑战提供社区支持的领导。更广泛的影响MMI活动是一项总体战略的关键组成部分，旨在为海洋数据的潜在用户提供查找和利用所需数据的能力。对于NSF，MMI有助于提供寻找和更充分利用NSF支持的海洋观测的能力。这项拟议努力的目的不是发展提高我们获取、了解和使用海洋数据的能力所需的有形基础设施，拟议的工具（面向方案和基于网络的工具）、文件以及外联和培训活动将有助于提高科学和技术认识。像MMI这样的计划可能会推动海洋，沿海和河口观测领域的整合，尽管这将需要过去两年的持续资金。

The project proposed is a continuation of the PIs ITR proposal titled "Collaborative Research: Marine Metadata Interoperability Project", proposed as a first step in an effort to improve the ease of use of data from ocean observations by developing broader agreement within the ocean science community on "best practices" for marine metadata. The results of this effort included creation and maintenance of a central, community-oriented, collaboratively developed web site for oceanographic metadata. Addition tasks included references, ontology, standards, and Metadata Cookbook development, Metadata Interoperability demonstrations, and workshop.The current proposal builds on the previous work and recent advances in computer sciences, geosciences, and the biomedical field, and provide guidance on metadata development and application in the ocean science community. The work will support the NSF priority of designing and implementing interoperable observing systems such as ORION, as well as the metadata priorities in the U.S. IOOS DMAC plan. The work will create infrastructure to directly support the successful construction and operation of these major systems, as well as interoperability of many other smaller systems. This will directly benefit the developers and users of marine data systems, including international users.The PI's will engage and inform the community through the continued development of the MMI website, as well as through workshops, email list servers, presentations, and peer reviewed publications. They will build on an existing wide base of support, as evidenced by the attached letters, and provide community-backed leadership toward solving the major metadata challenges in oceanographic science.Broader ImpactsThe MMI activities are a critical component of an overall strategy to provide potential users of marine data the capability to find and utilize the data they require. To NSF, MMI contributes towards providing the ability to find and more fully exploit ocean observations supported through NSF. The purpose of this proposed effort is not to develop the physical infrastructure needed to improve our ability to access, understand and use marine data, the proposed tools (both program oriented and Web-based), documentation, and outreach and training activities will provide for the enhancement of scientific and technological understanding. A program such as the MMI could potentially be an impetus towards facilitating integration across ocean, coastal and estuarine observing domains, although this will take continued funding past two year.