This project empowers a metadata- and clearinghouse-enabled organization to assist an international partner to code metadata using the FGDC standard and become a registered clearinghouse node. Specifically, the project will train IT personnel of the Chinese National Marine Data & Information Service (NMDIS) in the FGDC metadata standard and Z39.50 installation and configuration, ultimately to realize a new registered node in the FGDC NSDI Clearinghouse called “PICES – NMDIS (North Pacific Marine Science Organization-National Marine Data & Information Service)”. This project is a component of a wider-scoped effort: a metadata federation of member countries  (Canada, Peoples Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, USA) of the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES). The US, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Japan already have registered nodes, with Korea having two. This project will add a sixth node: “PICES – NMDIS”, representing China.  The results of this project will contribute to greater sharing of North Pacific Ocean ecosystem data.

Final Report

Interim Report

North Pacific Ecosystem Metadatabase
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA

Contact:

Bernard A. Megrey
206-526-4147
bern.megrey [at] noaa.gov

Other contacts:

Ruguang Yin, 86-22-2401-0829, yrg [at] mail.nmdis.gov.cn
Allen Macklin, 206-526-6798, allen.macklin [at] noaa.gov