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SeaDataNet European Directory of Marine Research Projects - EDMERP By Dick Schaap. Present metadatabases. EDMERP specifications. I nitiated in 1998 in EURONODIM and further developed in Sea-Search I nventory of marine research projects undertaken by European research laboratories.
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SeaDataNet European Directory of Marine Research Projects - EDMERP By Dick Schaap
EDMERP specifications • Initiated in 1998 in EURONODIM and further developed in Sea-Search • Inventory of marine research projects undertaken by European research laboratories. • The primary objective is to support users in identifying interesting research activities and in connecting them to involved research managers and project results like data, models, publications, etc. across Europe. • Present status: ca. 1250 research projects by ca. 300 research institutes
EDMERP governance • NODCs and national focal points are responsible for seeking out, collating and maintaining directory entries for the research institutes within their own country: • Research Institutes prepare institute entries. • NODCs collate national entries. • Central coordinator (=MARIS) compiles European directory, performs overall quality control and makes EDMERP online available for users
EDMERP format • Entries to EDMERP consist of two parts: • Address and description of research institute (e.g. laboratory, institute, university department, governmental department, company) engaged in the research project as leading party or as (associated) partner • Descriptions of each research project, with details on objectives, period, geographical coverage, partners etc..
EDMERP maintenance • NODCs can maintain entries in the present set-up as follows: • Maintain Research Institutes per country by using the European Directory of Marine Organisations (EDMO) (www.sea-search.net/edmo/welcome.htm) and its online Content Management System (www.sea-search.net/vu_organisations/welcome.asp) with id-password • Maintain Research Projects by using an MS-Access entry programme
EDMERP actions – first year • MARIS will send all NODCs instructions, format descriptions, EDMO CMS log-in’s + MS-ACCESS program with existing entries – End of June 2006 • NODCs will check and update addresses of existing Institutes in their country, using EDMO and its online CMS – first deadline Sept 2006 • In case of new institutes NODCs will inform MARIS, so that MARIS can prepare a new entry in EDMO for their updating
EDMERP actions – first year • NODCs check and update existing Project entries in the MS-ACCESS program • NODCs contact institutes and collect new Project entries, which are entered into the MS-ACCESS program by NODCs • NODCs send updated and expanded MS-Access DB to MARIS for inclusion into central EDMERP db – first deadline February 2007
EDMERP upgrade • As part of developing the SeaDataNet infrastructure also an overall upgrade of the metadatabases is foreseen • This upgrade is prepared by the Technical Task Group, thereby optimizing formats, maintenance and retrieval systems, and safeguarding a conversion from already collected metadata to the new set-up • Partners will be informed regularly on the TTG developments • The new system will be introduced to partners for operational use by September 2007
EC Research Projects directory • Inventory of primairy details of Marine Research Projects funded by the EC in MAST, EESD, 5th and 6th Framework programmes • So far maintained by MARIS using EC info • At present ca 560 Projects • More simple format than EDMERP • Includes user interface for searching, browsing results and detailed project pages
Cooperation with EurOcean • EurOcean is building up a portal to give information on European Marine RTD projects • It is agreed with EurOcean to cooperate together on developing and keeping up-to-date an EC Marine Research Projects database for both portals (SeaDataNet and EuroOcean) • SeaDataNet could provide extra technology and oversee technical governance, while EurOcean could oversee contents governance • Cooperation details will be finalized soon and a plan will be made.