Ad hoc Session of the Joint JCOMM-IODE Steering Group for the Ocean Data Standards Pilot Project

23 - 25 April 2012,

UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE
Wandelaarkaai 7 - Pakhuis 61

B-8400 Oostende
Belgium



Agenda



1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
1.1. Welcome
1.2. Meeting arrangements
1.3. Adoption of the agenda
2. MEETING OBJECTIVES
3. ODS: FROM PILOT PROJECT TO PROJECT
3.1. JCOMM/IODE ODS Project Terms of Reference
3.2. Proposal of Transition from ODS Pilot Project to the Joint JCOMM/IODE ODS Project
4. PROGRESS REPORT ON ODS TO JCOMM-IV
5. STATUS OF PENDING PROPOSALSSUBMITTED IN 2010 AND 2011
5.1. Proposal No. 2011-01: Proposal to adopt a quality flag scheme for oceanographic and marine meteorological data exchange
5.2. Proposal No. 2010-01: Proposal to adopt the SeaDataNet common data index (CDI) metadata profile as a standard for oceanographic data exchange
6. REVIEW OF STANDARDS PROCESS
7. REVIEW OF THE ODS CANDIDATES DISCUSSED AT THE 2008 ODS FORUM
8. PRIORITIZATION OF THE ODS CANDIDATES
8.1. Quality flags
8.2. Unique data tags
8.3. Quality Control: Temperature and Salinity Profiles
8.4. Quality Control: Surface Temperature and Salinity
8.5. Quality Control: Ocean Currents
8.6. Quality Control: Ocean Waves
8.7. Others
9. ADOPTION OF THE WORK PLAN (2012)
10. CLOSING OF THE MEETING