Maintenance of Database of Research Ship Schedules

将为多国研究船经营者联盟维持一个计划的研究船巡航和船舶资料及联系的计算机数据库。除了NSF的支持外，美国海军研究办公室和加拿大、日本、荷兰和英国的海洋科学机构也将提供资金。该数据库将包括长度超过40米的研究船的信息，并将涵盖今年和未来提供的信息。该数据库将通过联机电子途径广泛提供。它将允许通过船名、国家、停靠港口的地点和日期、工作区域、科学学科和首席科学家来识别研究游轮。它还将提供每艘船的操作联系人以及物理和科学特性的清单。该系统应该有助于优化研究船时间的利用。

A computer database of planned research ship cruises and ship information and contacts will be maintained for a multi-nation consortium of research ship operators. In addition to NSF support, funding will be supplied the Office of Naval Research (U.S.) and marine science agencies in Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and the U.K. The database will include information for research ships that are over 40m in length and will cover cruises for the current year and for as far into the future as information is provided. The database will be widely available by on-line electronic access. It will allow research cruises to be identified by ship name, country, places and dates of port calls, working area, science discipline, and chief scientist. It will also provide a list of operational contacts and physical and scientific characteristics for each ship. The system should help optimize the use of research ship time.