seadatanet european directory of marine research projects - edmerp by dick schaap
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SeaDataNet European Directory of Marine Research Projects - EDMERP By Dick Schaap. Present metadatabases. EDMERP specifications. I nitiated in 1998 in EURONODIM and further developed in Sea-Search I nventory of marine research projects undertaken by European research laboratories. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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European Directory of Marine Research European Directory of Marine Research Projects - EDMERPProjects - EDMERP
By Dick SchaapBy Dick Schaap
Present metadatabases
Meta-directory
Content
EDMERP Inventory of Institute Research Projects
EC Projects Inventory of EC funded Research Projects
EDMERP specifications
• Initiated in 1998 in EURONODIM and further developed in Sea-Search
• Inventory of marine research projects undertaken by European research laboratories.
• The primary objective is to support users in identifying interesting research activities and in connecting them to involved research managers and project results like data, models, publications, etc. across Europe.
• Present status: ca. 1250 research projects by ca. 300 research institutes
EDMERP governance
NODCs and national focal points are responsible for seeking out, collating and maintaining directory entries for the research institutes within their own country:
Research Institutes prepare institute entries.
NODCs collate national entries.
Central coordinator (=MARIS) compiles European directory, performs overall quality control and makes EDMERP online available for users
EDMERP user interface - search
EDMERP user interface – search results
EDMERP user interface – project details
EDMERP user interface - institute details
EDMERP format
Entries to EDMERP consist of two parts:
• Address and description of research institute (e.g. laboratory, institute, university department, governmental department, company) engaged in the research project as leading party or as (associated) partner
• Descriptions of each research project, with details on objectives, period, geographical coverage, partners etc..
EDMERP maintenance
NODCs can maintain entries in the present set-up as follows:
Maintain Research Institutes per country by using the European Directory of Marine Organisations (EDMO) (www.sea-search.net/edmo/welcome.htm) and its online Content Management System (www.sea-search.net/vu_organisations/welcome.asp) with id-password
Maintain Research Projects by using an MS-Access entry programme
EDMO user interface –search
EDMO user interface –search results
EDMO user interface – institute details
EDMERP actions – first year
MARIS will send all NODCs instructions, format descriptions, EDMO CMS log-in’s + MS-ACCESS program with existing entries – End of June 2006
NODCs will check and update addresses of existing Institutes in their country, using EDMO and its online CMS – first deadline Sept 2006
In case of new institutes NODCs will inform MARIS, so that MARIS can prepare a new entry in EDMO for their updating
EDMERP actions – first year
NODCs check and update existing Project entries in the MS-ACCESS program
NODCs contact institutes and collect new Project entries, which are entered into the MS-ACCESS program by NODCs
NODCs send updated and expanded MS-Access DB to MARIS for inclusion into central EDMERP db – first deadline February 2007
EDMERP upgrade
As part of developing the SeaDataNet infrastructure also an overall upgrade of the metadatabases is foreseen
This upgrade is prepared by the Technical Task Group, thereby optimizing formats, maintenance and retrieval systems, and safeguarding a conversion from already collected metadata to the new set-up
Partners will be informed regularly on the TTG developments
The new system will be introduced to partners for operational use by September 2007
EC Research Projects directory
Inventory of primairy details of Marine Research Projects funded by the EC in MAST, EESD, 5th and 6th Framework programmes
So far maintained by MARIS using EC info
At present ca 560 Projects
More simple format than EDMERP
Includes user interface for searching, browsing results and detailed project pages
Cooperation with EurOcean
EurOcean is building up a portal to give information on European Marine RTD projects
It is agreed with EurOcean to cooperate together on developing and keeping up-to-date an EC Marine Research Projects database for both portals (SeaDataNet and EuroOcean)
SeaDataNet could provide extra technology and oversee technical governance, while EurOcean could oversee contents governance
Cooperation details will be finalized soon and a plan will be made.