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Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa. Mika Odido Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO UNESCO Nairobi Office (Regional Office for Science & Technology in Africa). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa
Mika OdidoIntergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
UNESCO Nairobi Office (Regional Office for Science & Technology in Africa)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
International Oceanographic Data & Information Exchange programme (IODE)
Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA).
IOC of UNESCO
Established in 1960:
“…….. to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity building,
in order to learn more about the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal areas
and to apply that knowledge for the improvement of management, sustainable development, the protection of the marine environment, and the decision-making processes of its Member States.”
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IOC Programmes
1) Ocean Sciences‘reducing scientific uncertainties about coastal and global ocean
processes in the context of marine ecosystems’
2) Ocean Observing Systems‘Develop, within the Global Ocean and Global Climate
Observing Systems (GOOS and GCOS), the monitoring and forecasting capabilities needed for the management and development of the open and coastal ocean’
3) Ocean Services‘Development and strengthening of a global mechanism to
ensure full and open access to ocean data and information for all’- includes International Oceanographic Data & Information Exchange (IODE)
IOC Programmes cont.
4) Ocean Governance
‘Increase the effectiveness of the governing bodies of the Commission and further develop the oceans governance issues
5) Capacity Building and TEMA
‘Further develop the capacity of Member States in marine scientific research for ocean and coastal management’
International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE)
(i) Promotion of exchange of marine data and information (including metadata, products and information)
(ii) ensure the long-term archival, management and services of all marine data and information;
(iii) Promotion of the use of international standards, and develop or help in the development of standards and methods for the global exchange of marine data and information
(iv) assist Member States to acquire the necessary capacity to manage marine data and information and become partners in the IODE network; and
(v) support international scientific and operational marine programmes of IOC and WMO and their sponsor organizations with advice and data management services.
(full text at www.iode.org)
IODE ActivitiesGROUPS OF EXPERTS JCOMM/IODE Expert Team on Data Management Practices (ETDMP) GE on Biological and Chemical Data Management and Exchange
Practices (GE-BICH) GE on Marine Information Management (GE-MIM)
i) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)ii) Global Oceanographic Data Archaeology and Rescue (GODAR) iii) Global Ocean Surface Underway Data (GOSUD) Pilot Projectiv) Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP)v) MarineXMLvi) MEDI (www.medi.org)vii) OceanExpert (www.oceanexpert.org)viii) OceanPortal (www.oceanportal.org)ix) AfricanOceanPortal (www.africanoceans.net)x) OceanTeacher (www.oceanteacher.org)xi) Open source software developmentxii) Ocean Data and Information Networks : (a) ODINAFRICA – Africa; (b) ODINCARSA – Carribean and South America; ( c) ODINCINDIO – Indian
IOC Data Policy
timely, free and unrestricted international exchange
‘Free and unrestricted’ = non-discriminatory and without charge. Where “Without charge”, means at no more than the cost of reproduction and delivery.
‘Timely’= sufficiently rapidly to be of value for a given application
As applied to: IOC programmes
Non-IOC programmes
Non-commercial use by research and education communities
IOC Programmes
Timely, free and unrestricted access to all data, associated meta data and products
generated under the auspices of IOC programmes
Non- IOC Programmes
Encourages timely, free and unrestricted exchange
Essential for application to the preservation of life Beneficial public use and protection of the ocean environment Forecasting of weather Operational forecasting of the marine environment Monitoring and modelling of climate Sustainable development in the marine environment
Research and Education Community
Encourages timely, free and restricted exchange on condition that:
Products or results of such use shall be published in open literature without delay
or restriction.
ODINAFRICA
1. Algeria 2. Angola 3. Benin 4. Cameroon 5. Comoros 6. Congo 7. Côte d'I voire 8. Egypt 9. Gabon 10. Ghana 11. Guinea 12. Kenya 13. Madagascar
14. Mauritania 15. Mauritius 16. Morocco 17. Mozambique 18. Namibia 19. Nigeria 20. Senegal 21. Seychelles 22. South Africa 23. Tanzania 24. Togo 25. Tunisia
Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa
- ~ 40 institutions
- 25 countries
ODINAFRICA- Objectives
get access to data available in other data centres
develop infrastructure for collection, archival, and analysis of data.
develop skills for manipulation of data and preparation of data and information products.
Coastal Observations
Establishment/upgrading of sea level stations, Installation of additional sensors Training on analysis & interpretation of sea level data.
LINKAGES TO TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING & MITIGATION SYSTEM
ODINAFRICA Infrastructure support
CORE SUPPORT
2 PC’s, printer, scanner for library
1 PC, printer for data centre
Internet Access
Mailing list to improve communication
Operational support
ODINAFRICA – Basic Courses
Left: Marine Data Management
training session, Casablanca, Morocco
Below: Librarians during a training course in Cape Town
Marine Information Management trainees
ODINAFRICA – Other training
Marine Biodiversity data management Numerical Modelling Website development training Remote Sensing GIS Applications
Generate products such as maps, atlases for Management of Coastal/Marine Environment and Resources
ODINAFRICA – Follow-up support
Using OceanTeacher system (http://www.oceanteacher.org)
internet-based (email) follow-up and support
maintaining an ‘ODINAFRICA Help Desk’
remedial training
internships and attachments
ODINAFRICA – Information Access
Bibliographic search services
Document delivery services
Development of library catalogue
ODINAFRICA – Information Access
Database of aquatic science publications on or from Africa
Electronic repository of marine related publication (https://doclib.uhasselt.be/odin)
Directory of marine/freshwater professionals
(http://ioc.unesco.org/afridir)
Directory of marine science related institutions
ODINAFRICA – Data Access
Data locator service
National Marine metadata-bases
Collection of all data related to the country’s waters from international data centres
ODINAFRICA – Data Access
Enrichment of database with locally available data
National Marine Atlas
National data CDs
ODINAFRICA – Challenges Language differences (English, French,
Portuguese)
Severe problem with communications
Below are Installation of VSAT link in Madagascar & Nigeria
ODINAFRICA – ChallengesDifferences in Focus of designated institution
Educational, Research, Resource Management
- Narrow focus e.g. Oceanography or Fisheries
- Broad coverage e.g. University (peripheral interest in marine
science???)
Differences in Size
one person dedicating only part time (Long term training difficult)
Several people
Difference in skill levels
Basic skills versus proficient (how do we organize training relevant to all?)
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