Collaborative Project Database

Margaret O’Brien, Corinna Gries, Wade Sheldon, Jonathan Walsh, John Porter, Sven Bohm, James Brunt,

Suzanne Remillard, Ken Ramsey, Jason Downing, Kristin Vanderbilt, Raul Aguilar, Mark Servilla

What do we mean by ‘Project’

Different for each person (lumpers and splitters) PhD thesis or an Experiment Cruise or a Dive Management Unit

Requesting a report Associated Publications Produces Datasets Requires permit

Project Description as a Container and Management Tool Associated People Experimental Design and Notes (metadata) Outside Funding Datasets Reports Images Permits

Process

Input from all site IMs ‘How to be involved’ Code Writer Use Case Writer Designer Early Adopter/Tester

Process

1. Workshop (2 days) Use Cases –> Information Content

2. Workshop (5 days) Coding

Process

Successful Experiment Short Time Immediately useful to all sites New Collaboration Techniques

Code Repository, IM Website Complementary Skills

Site Specific Uses

Administrative Functions Permit Status Specific Site Selection History of Approaches Annual Reports Coherent Web Display and Search

Datasets Publications

General Uses

General Search for Information Person Subject or Core Area Time Location

Information Content People Abstract, Design Description, Funding, Keywords Related Projects Timeframe Geographic Location Detailed Study Area Description Reports Permits Associated Material

Datasets, Images, Publications

Technology

Project DescriptionEML files

Search

Database

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Management Tools for IMs

Data Entry

Examples

GCE: http://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/public/research/project_search.htm

CAP: http://caplter.asu.edu/home/projects/WStest/projectSearch.jsp

SBC: http://sbc.lternet.edu/research/SBC_projectDB_demo.html BES: http://beslter.org/frame7-page_13.html MCR: http://mcr.lternet.edu/Project.html