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INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS. Session 3: Scientific and Technical Issues Rapporteurs Report Arthur D. Chapman. Key issues from Talks - 1. Interoperability keep it simple do what we know how to do don’t try and do what we are unable to Long-term archiving essential

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INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

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  1. INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS Session 3: Scientific and Technical Issues Rapporteurs Report Arthur D. Chapman INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

  2. Key issues from Talks - 1 • Interoperability • keep it simple • do what we know how to do • don’t try and do what we are unable to • Long-term archiving essential • Scientific impediment • “culture” of data ownership • Need for development of mutual trust • Need to make information relevant to user • Legal considerations INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

  3. Key issues from Talks - 2 • Metadata/data catalogs • assist data discovery • Data integration • Different datums, etc. • Internet bandwith • Need for clear and open data policies • Need for politician awareness and legislation • Need for open source solutions • Human factors • connections INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

  4. Issues from Discussion – 1a • What are the challenges and barriers? • setting priorities • the human factor • Establish connections • legislation restrictions • Especially related to genetic/commercial value • Could become barrier to research • Need agreements between agencies for remote sensing delivery (mirror sites etc.) • getting scientists to better share data • Need peer-reviewed on-line journals that allow publication of datasets • Need review of academic work structure and promotion systems to make database publication of greater value INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

  5. Issues from Discussion – 1b • What are the challenges and barriers (cont)? • georeferencing of data (critical) • accuracy also important • essential for linking to environmental/ecological data • better linkages between disciplines • biological/spatial • different agency types (Govt/scientific/funding/decision makers/environmental managers) • Problems with delivery “out-of-country” where costs involved INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

  6. Issues from Discussion – 1c • What are the challenges and barriers (cont)? • Need for better discovery/search tools • Open source products of value in archiving • There are practical issues in some cases for using proprietary products INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

  7. Issues from Discussion - 2 2. What are the existing resources and realistic opportunities? • Opportunity to move away from ‘Web-services” module (industry-driven initiatives) toward science-driven standards • not necessarily incompatible • need for raw data – not only derived! • web-services more than maps • need for both types of information (data and derived products – i.e. maps) • Also need user-driven products as well • Two-way interaction between provider and user • Self perpetuating benefit • showing benefits of data distribution encourages others INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

  8. Issues from Discussion - 3 3. What are some of the potential projects/collaborations? • collaboration regionally • improved environmental outcomes with data availability INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

  9. Issues from Discussion - 4 4. How can the identified new or improved initiatives be implemented? • Framework for spatial integration (SDI) • Development of pilot project • Opportunities in this workshop to develop pilot proposals INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS

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