OceanExpert | Document

Author(s)	Nasser Hadjizadeh Zaker, IODE National Coordinator Islamic Republic of Iran
Summary	The IOC’s International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) is established to enhance marine research, exploitation and development by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States and by meeting the needs of users for data and information products. The main objectives of the IODE Programme are (i) to facilitate and promote the exchange of oceanographic data and information; (ii) to develop standards, formats and methods for the global exchange of oceanographic data and information; (iii) to assist Member States to acquire the necessary capacity to manage oceanographic data and information and become partners in the IODE network; (iv) to support international scientific and operational oceanographic programmes of IOC and WMO and their sponsor organizations with advice and data management services. Recognising that the lives of at least 1.5 Billion people are profoundly influenced by the Indian Ocean and considering that many Indian Ocean rim countries depend to a large extent on marine and coastal resources, the ability to acquire, manage, archive and disseminate data, as well as the capacity to generate information in support of decision making and management of the Oceans and Coastal Zones is of vital importance. The Ocean Data and Information Network for the Central Indian Ocean Region (ODINCINDIO) Project respond to these needs through: Providing assistance in the development and operation of National Oceanographic Data Centres and the establishment of their networking in the IOCINDIO region; Providing training opportunities in marine data and information management applying standard formats and methodologies as defined by the IODE; Assisting in the development and maintenance of national, regional and Indian Ocean marine metadata and data holding databases; Assisting in the development of marine data and information products responding to the needs of a wide variety of user groups; Assisting in the development of linkages with other international projects with similar objectives (eg IOGOOS, ODINAFRICA, etc). In addition ODINCINDIO will satisfy the requirements of the other IOC programmes (eg IOGOOS) in terms of management and exchange of oceanographic data and information.
Doc Type	Working Document
Status	Published on 19 Feb 2003
Notes	Seventeenth Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE), Paris, France, 3-7 March 2003
This document is in the list(s):	IODE Session Working Documents

IOC/IODE-XVII/38

Project Proposal for the Establishment of the Ocean Data Information Network for the Central Indian Ocean Region (ODINCINDIO)