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Scott Base. Science Advisor Kindly presented by Helen Campbell (BAS). Shulamit Gordon. New Zealand National Antarctic Data Centre AMD Feedback. SCADM-1, September 2009. Context of NZ NADC. Not really an NADC – as we don’t store actual data

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  1. Scott Base

  2. Science Advisor Kindly presented by Helen Campbell (BAS) Shulamit Gordon New Zealand National Antarctic Data Centre AMD Feedback SCADM-1, September 2009

  3. Context of NZ NADC • Not really an NADC – as we don’t store actual data • ‘NADC’ duties only about 5% of Science Advisor’s role • Historically – only entered summaries of projects into AMD from 1999 – but NZ active in Antarctica since 1957! • In January 2008 – got budget to employ 1 ‘Data Compiler’ for 18 months

  4. Data Compiler Output • ~1,200 individual Science and Logistics reports were read from a 49 year period (1959/60 to 2007/08) • Roughly 166 separate science groups were supported during this period • Entered and updated 946 DIFs on the AMD • 225 of the 946 metadata entries have a “GET DATA” url

  5. Data Compiler Output • >4,000 publications have been attached to the appropriate datasets. • ~71 data repositories (national and international) hold New Zealand Antarctic data and samples. • Identified a number of samples and data that still need to be stored for their long term safe keeping.

  6. Future Plans • Keeping AMD entries up to date • Working towards getting unsecured data into appropriate repositories • Add more GET DATA urls • Developing a Data Policy that all Ant NZ-supported science groups will have to adhere to

  7. AMD Feedback from DIF Creator • All of the available fields are useful and relevant • Really cool search by map/date function! • Still discovering new functionality that hadn’t realised existed • Overall AMD is: • User friendly • Self explanatory Once you’ve figured out the search functions!

  8. AMD Feedback from DIF Creator • Suggestions for Improvements: • Include the entry ID into the search function • Include a ‘General Comments’ field • Extend limit of characters of Entry Title • Automatic update reminder for ‘Planned’ or ‘In Work’ DIFs • Allow for map uploads • Add data upload function

  9. AMD Feedback from DIF Creator • Search Function Feedback: • Straight forward • Use keyword icons or free text search • Search Function Suggestions • Make Free Text search function more obvious • Keyword search prone to error as there is no entry quality control

  10. AMD Feedback from NZ Scientist Users • Positive Features of the AMD: • The AMD as a whole • The summary • The contact details • The spatial temporal coverage diagram • The publications section • Good to know whether samples are still in existence or not • Completion of the investigation information

  11. AMD Feedback from NZ Scientist Users • Negatives: • Searching is not completely intuitive • Annoying to have to expand a record to get more information • Extra burden placed on scientists to generate these entries themselves as a potential proposal for the future - scientists are all over committed already

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