Reunión subregional de planificación de ODINCARSA (Red de Datos e Información Oceanográficos para las Regiones del Caribe y América del Sur), Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) Ensenada, Mexico, 7-10 December 2009,
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Reunión subregional de planificación de ODINCARSA (Red de Datos e Información Oceanográficos para las Regiones del Caribe y América del Sur)
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) Ensenada (México) 7-10 de diciembre de 2009
ODINCARSA (Ocean Data and Information Network for the Caribbean and South America region) Latin America sub- regional Planning Meeting
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) Ensenada, Mexico, 7-10 December 2009
UNESCO 2010
IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Oostende, 23 February 2010 English and Spanish
Workshop Participants
For bibliographic purposes this document should be cited as follows:
ODINCARSA (Ocean Data and Information Network for the Caribbean and South America region) Latin America sub-regional Planning Meeting, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC), Ensenada, Mexico, 7-10 December 2009 Paris, UNESCO, 23 February 2010 (IOC Workshop Report No. 225) (English and Spanish)
La Comisión Oceanográfica Intergubernamental (COI) de la UNESCO celebra en 2010 su 50º Aniversario. Desde la Expedición Internacional al Océano Índico en 1960, en la que la COI asumió su función de coordinadora principal, se ha esforzado por promover la investigación de los mares, la protección del océano y la cooperación internacional. Hoy la Comisión presta también servicios marinos y promueve la creación de capacidades, cumpliendo un papel decisivo en la vigilancia oceánica gracias al Sistema Mundial de Observación de los Océanos (GOOS), así como en el diseño de sistemas de alerta contra los riesgos del mar en las regiones vulnerables. Se le reconoce como centro de coordinación de las Naciones Unidas y mecanismo de cooperación mundial para el estudio de los océanos, que constituyen un factor determinante del clima. La COI desempeña un papel protagónico en el estudio de los cambios climáticos. Al promover la cooperación internacional, la COI asiste a los Estados Miembros en sus decisiones destinadas a mejorar la gestión, lograr un desarrollo sostenible y proteger el medio marino. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Informes de reuniones de trabajo Nº 225 ______
ÍNDICE 1. APERTURA DE LA REUNIÓN……………………………………………………………………………………1 2. INTERVENCIONES INTRODUCTORIAS …………………………………………………………………….1 3. PANORAMA DE ODINCARSA 2001-2009………………………………………………………………….1 3.1 Gestión de datos……………………………………………………………………………………….....1 3.2 Gestión de la información…………………………………………………………………………….4 4. INFORMES NACIONALES………………………………………………………………………………………...8 5. NOMBRE DEL PROYECTO………………………………………………………………………………………..8 6. ELABORACIÓN DE PLANES DE TRABAJO NACIONALES Y REGIONALES DE ODINCARSA PARA DATOS OCEÁNICOS E INFORMACIÓN EN 2010-2013……………………………………...9 6.1 Plan de trabajo sobre gestión de datos………………………………………………………..10 6.2 Plan de trabajo sobre gestión de la información……………………………………..……12 7. DESIGNACIÓN DE COORDINADORES REGIONALES DE ODINCARSA……………………..…15 8. CLAUSURA DE LA REUNIÓN…………………………………………………………………………………..15
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OPENING OF THE MEETING…………………………………………………………………………………16 2. INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS……………………………………………………………………….16 3. OVERVIEW OF ODINCARSA 2001-2009………………………………………………………………...16 3.1 Data Management………………………………………………………………………………….....16 3.2 Information Management………………………………………………………………………….17 4. NATIONAL REPORTS……………………………………………………………………………………………22 5. NAME OF THE PROJECT………………………………………………………………………………………..22 6. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ODINCARSA OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION WORK PLANS 2010-2013……………………………………………………………..23 6.1 Work Plan for Data Management………………………………………………………………23 6.2 Work Plan for Information Management…………………………………………………...26 7. DESIGNATION OF ODINCARSA REGIONAL COORDINATORS………………………………….29 8. CLOSING OF THE MEETING……………………………………………………………………………….…29
ANNEXES
ANNEX I: Agenda of the Meeting (Orden del día de la reunion) ANNEX II: List of Participants (Lista de participantes) ANNEX III: National Reports (Informes nacionales) ANNEX IV: Opening Speeches (Discursos de apertura) Informes de reuniones de trabajo Nº 225 Pág 1 ______
1. APERTURA DE LA REUNIÓN
La reunión se inició el 7 de diciembre de 2009 en el Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas (IIO) de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. El Dr. Carlos Torres, en representación de los anfitriones, dio la bienvenida a los participantes. Hizo uso de la palabra el Sr. Peter Pissierssens, Coordinador del Programa IODE y Jefe de la Oficina de Proyectos de la COI para IODE en Ostende. Su alocución figura en el Anexo IV. Seguidamente se dirigió a los presentes el biólogo Francisco Brizuela Venegas, Director General de Educación en Ciencia y Tecnología de la Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP) y representante de México en la COI.
La reunión examinó y aprobó el orden del día, que se reproduce en el Anexo I. Dicho orden del día comprendía: intervenciones introductorias sobre la COI y el IODE, el Atlas Marino del Caribe (CMA) y el Sistema de Información Biogeográfica de los Océanos (OBIS) (véase el punto 2 del orden del día); presentación de las actividades de ODINCARSA entre 2001 y 2009, en el terreno de la gestión de datos oceanográficos y gestión de la información marina (punto 3 del orden del día); presentación de los informes nacionales (punto 4 del orden del día), y debates con vistas a la elaboración de un plan de trabajo para el periodo 2010-2013 (punto 5 del orden del día).
2. INTERVENCIONES INTRODUCTORIAS
El Sr. Peter Pissierssens presentó las actividades de la COI y el IODE. El Sr. Ramón Roach presentó la situación del Atlas Marino del Caribe. El Dr. Edward Vanden Berghe presentó la situación del Sistema de Información Biogeográfica de los Océanos (OBIS). Las presentaciones, en formato PowerPoint, pueden obtenerse en el sitio Web de ODINCARSA (http://www.odincarsa.org).
3. PANORAMA DE ODINCARSA 2001-2009
3.1 Gestión de datos
El Sr. Rodney Martínez, coordinador regional de ODINCARSA entre 2001 y 2009, presentó un amplio panorama de las actividades realizadas en materia de gestión de datos en el periodo mencionado.
Recordó la misión de la Red, formulada como sigue: Fortalecer la capacidad de gestión de los datos sobre los océanos y la información marina en el Caribe y América Latina, con el fin de contribuir a las ciencias del océano, la oceanografía operacional y las actividades de gestión integrada de las costas a nivel regional.
Los principales objetivos de ODINCARSA consistían en:
. Evaluar el estado actual y las posibilidades de desarrollo de los centros nacionales de datos e información. . Activar una red de cooperación para la gestión de datos oceanográficos y la información marina. Informes de reuniones de trabajo Nº 225 Pág 2 ______
. Suministrar elementos para la creación de capacidades de gestión de los datos oceánicos y la información marina. . Realizar un Plan de Acción integral con vistas a mejorar la actual capacidad de gestión de los datos oceánicos y la información marina. . Elaborar productos y servicios de datos sobre los océanos en apoyo a la oceanografía operacional, la observación del litoral y la gestión de las zonas costeras. . ODINCARSA fue creada en la primera reunión de planificación celebrada en Guayaquil (Ecuador) en octubre de 2001.
En el marco de ODINCARSA se había procedido a identificar las necesidades regionales, lo que permitió elaborar un plan de acción amplio pero factible, cuya prioridad es la formación general y especializada sobre gestión de datos oceánicos y la información marina. A través de ODINCARSA se intensificaron los contactos personales e institucionales entre los Centros Nacionales de Datos Oceanográficos y las bibliotecas de la región. Además, se promovieron las actividades y los proyectos de la COI y particularmente del IODE en la región, profundizando el conocimiento y contribuyendo a una participación más activa de los países de América Latina y el Caribe.
Los interlocutores de ODINCARSA contribuyeron a la base de datos de expertos en ciencias del océano, ayudaron a traducir el contenido de OceanTeacher al español y reprodujeron en el plano nacional los cursos internacionales de formación. Esta respuesta nacional fue uno de los indicadores más valiosos del impacto de ODINCARSA entre los Estados Miembros. Para 2009, más de 60 técnicos y expertos de la región habían sido formados en la Oficina de Proyectos de la COI para el IODE (sobre la base del manual OceanTeacher). Antes de entrar en funcionamiento la Oficina de Proyectos (en abril de 2005) varios cursos regionales de formación se habían celebrado en Ecuador, Colombia, Panamá, México y Barbados. Se organizaron cursos nacionales de formación en gestión de datos oceánicos en Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Perú, Chile y Brasil. El número total de alumnos formados en los países llegó casi a 160. En los ocho años transcurridos, entraron a formar parte de ODINCARSA más de 45 instituciones, tales como diversos NODC, bibliotecas, instituciones marinas, universidades y otras.
En 2008 se elaboró un análisis estratégico de los posibles productos y servicios. Un resumen del mismo se presenta en la Figura 1. Informes de reuniones de trabajo Nº 225 Pág 3 ______
Figura 1: Análisis estratégico de posibles productos y servicios de ODINCARSA para el periodo 2008-2011 Seguidamente, el Sr. Martínez resumió las enseñanzas que se desprenden de la primera etapa de ODINCARSA:
. De 2001 a 2009, los centros nacionales de coordinación de la gestión de datos de ODINCARSA se modificaron en la mayoría de los lugares; únicamente tres centros focales de ODINCARSA han funcionado en forma permanente desde que se inició la Red; . Los contactos de información marina de ODINCARSA fueron bastante estables durante todo el periodo de ejecución del proyecto; . Las actividades propuestas de ODINCARSA se basaron esencialmente en los recursos disponibles, siempre limitados, y no permiten establecer metas específicas e indicadores de rendimiento; . La coordinación regional de ODINCARSA demanda mucho tiempo y esfuerzos. Se recomienda seriamente examinar la posibilidad de destinar un puesto de jornada completa o parcial a los efectos de llevar a cabo esta tarea; . Se recomienda seriamente recabar el compromiso institucional de los jefes de los NODC a fin de que las actividades de ODINCARSA tengan un efecto real; . En el futuro, se recomienda seriamente vincular la formación a los proyectos regionales que producen resultados también a nivel nacional, a fin de lograr la sostenibilidad y armonización de la formación en los NODC.
El Sr. Martínez formuló también varias preguntas relacionadas con la ulterior labor de ODINCARSA:
. Por qué debe proseguir ODINCARSA? . ¿Cuáles son el punto de vista compartido y el objetivo común de los miembros de ODINCARSA, de existir? Informes de reuniones de trabajo Nº 225 Pág 4 ______
. ¿Qué compromiso institucional se desprende de la participación en ODINCARSA? . ¿Qué grado de participación e interés manifiestan actualmente los países de ODINCARSA en lo que se refiere al proyecto IODE? . ¿Representan nuestras opiniones el punto de vista nacional de nuestros países en materia de gestión de datos y de la información, o tan sólo el de las instituciones o son solamente opiniones personales? . ¿Creemos que nuestra respuesta nacional corresponde a los esfuerzos desplegados por el IODE y ODINCARSA en su fase anterior? En caso contrario, ¿cómo mejorarla? . ¿Cómo pueden los NODC contribuir mejor a las iniciativas nacionales y regionales? . ¿Cómo movilizar los recursos para financiar la realización de la segunda fase de ODINCARSA? ¿Qué proyectos se han de preparar y presentar? . ¿Qué productos y servicios relacionados con datos oceánicos e información marina en el plano nacional, regional o subregional han de aplicarse prioritariamente?
El Sr. Martínez concluyó su intervención afirmando que teníamos ante sí una gran oportunidad de elaborar un plan de realización viable y de trabajar juntos en la nueva fase de ODINCARSA. Debían tenerse en cuenta todos los logros y las personas formadas en la fase anterior. Había que seguir mejorando los productos y servicios relacionados con los datos oceánicos y la información marina, en los planos regional, subregional y nacional.
3.2 Gestión de la información
La Sra. Catalina López entregó un panorama pormenorizado de las actividades de ODINCARSA en lo tocante a la gestión de la información marina entre 2001 y 2009.
Recordó que, antes de la creación de ODINCARSA, la formación tenía lugar principalmente a través de las conferencias de la IAMSLIC y la comunicación directa con los colegas o en las conferencias locales de las asociaciones de bibliotecas.
En términos de intercambio de recursos, las actividades se llevaban a cabo principalmente en el nivel nacional, en muchos casos a través de bibliotecas no especializadas en cuestiones marinas. Por añadidura, frecuentemente no existían bases de datos sobre las existencias de las bibliotecas accesibles en el país o la región. Al mismo tiempo, las bibliotecas debían hacer frente a una demanda creciente de los usuarios pero, debido al aumento constante de los costos, estaban obligadas a limitar sus suscripciones a las revistas, cuyo número sin embargo no ha cesado de aumentar.
Ya en 2001 los bibliotecarios latinoamericanos habían subrayado la necesidad de programas para el intercambio de informaciones. Esta demanda se presentó a la IAMSLIC (Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecas y Centros de Información de Ciencias Acuáticas y Marinas), a través de su programa Z39.50 de Biblioteca compartida y préstamos entre bibliotecas, por el cual más de 90 bibliotecas miembros de la Asociación de más de 25 países ofrecen material a otras bibliotecas asociadas por medio de préstamos y envío de documentación entre bibliotecas. A través del sitio Web del programa Z39.50, los miembros pueden acceder al Catálogo Z y al Catálogo Colectivo de de publicaciones periódicas en temas marinos y acuáticos, y seguidamente iniciar una solicitud de intercambio interbibliotecario. Los bibliotecarios latinoamericanos reconocían también la necesidad de crear su propio grupo de intercambio de información y conocimientos. Por entonces los bibliotecarios latinoamericanos integraban la comunidad de la IAMSLIC y algunos establecimientos eran centros de información para los ASFA (Resúmenes sobre las Ciencias Acuáticas y la Pesca). Informes de reuniones de trabajo Nº 225 Pág 5 ______
La creación de ODINCARSA había traído inmediatas ventajas a muchas bibliotecas de América Latina: en efecto, para poder aprovechar el sistema Z39.50 las bibliotecas debían ser miembros de la IAMSLIC. En tal sentido, ODINCARSA ayudó a muchas bibliotecas patrocinando su adhesión a la IAMSLIC.
En 2003, con el fin de satisfacer mejor las necesidades de las bibliotecas de ciencias marinas de América Latina e impulsar la cooperación, en ocasión de la primera reunión regional de trabajo de ODINCARSA sobre Gestión de la Información Marina, celebrada en Mazatlán, Sinaloa (México), conjuntamente con la Conferencia de la IAMSLIC, se estableció el Grupo Regional latinoamericano de IAMSLIC. La participación de varios delegados de América Latina a dicha Conferencia fue financiada por ODINCARSA. El Grupo inició sus tareas con 22 miembros y eligió coordinadora a la Sra. María Clara Ramírez, de México. El número de miembros por países se ilustra en la Figura 2.
Figura 2: Miembros del Grupo IAMSLIC de América Latina en 2004
La cantidad de miembros del Grupo prácticamente había duplicado entre 2002-2003 y 2009, elevándose ahora a 54 miembros de 12 países.
El Grupo elaboró un catálogo colectivo de publicaciones periódicas de América Latina, con más de 8.350 títulos y datos provenientes de 17 bibliotecas de la región. http://library.csumb.edu/iamslic/latinoamericano/unionlist
Uno de los productos que contaron con la importante contribución del Grupo Latinoamericano fue el Portal Oceánico http://www.portaloceanico.net. Contiene una gran variedad de recursos informativos relacionados con los océanos, el litoral marino y ciencias del mar. Reúne más de 5.673 piezas de información sobre 860 temas, a partir de 550 proveedores de contenido. Lo han visitado interesados de 112 países, y se han creado 82 foros de intercambio.
El Grupo también desempeña un papel de primer orden en la contribución regional al depósito digital de publicaciones marinas OceanDocs (http://www.oceandocs.net), iniciado en 2005. Informes de reuniones de trabajo Nº 225 Pág 6 ______
OceanDocs tiene el apoyo de la Comisión Oceanográfica Intergubernamental (COI) y su objetivo concreto es reunir, conservar y facilitar todos los recursos de investigación disponibles de los miembros de sus diversas redes de datos e información oceanográficos. Forma parte de los numerosos depósitos electrónicos que se complementan entre sí en los temas de ciencias marinas y acuáticas, entre ellos los Aquatic Commons, sostenidos por la IAMSLIC. Los contenidos de ambos depósitos son aprovechados por Avano, que los enriquece con los datos de otros depósitos de datos marinos y acuáticos de todo el mundo.
El componente regional de ODINCARSA en OceanDocs se había originado en una reunión de trabajo celebrada en la Oficina de Proyectos de la COI para IODE. Los “animadores” de la iniciativa fueron Catalina López (UABC, México), Patricia Muñoz (IFOP, Chile), Rodney Martínez (coordinador de ODINCARSA) y Marc Goovaerts (Universiteit Hasselt, Bélgica). Se creó un grupo de trabajo, integrado como sigue:
. Coordinación: Catalina López (zona norte de coordinación), Patricia Muñoz (zona sur de coordinación) . Políticas y procedimientos: Susan Sandiford, Alexandra Smith y Leonor Vera . Validación: Andrea Cristiani, Martha Ruiz, Gabriela Silvoni . Difusión y promoción: Clara Ramírez, Emma Fonseca, José Alio
Se acordó entonces que el grupo se planteara por objetivo la recopilación, el registro y la difusión de la producción científica de las instituciones integrantes, en una colección digital sustentada por Internet y de libre acceso, para América Latina y el Caribe. También se acordó que, al menos inicialmente, el depósito central se estableciera en la Oficina de Proyectos de la COI para IODE en Ostende (Bélgica), sin perjuicio de que las entidades locales pudieran crear sus propios servidores, si así lo deseaban.
En materia de contenidos, se convino en incluir los siguientes: artículos publicados en revistas internacionales, artículos publicados en revistas locales o regionales, tesis, informes y otros textos no consagrados, colecciones de datos, fotografías y mapas.
Como medio técnico, el grupo escogió el programa DSpace, que también utiliza ODINAFRICA y es el programa que se utiliza en el proyecto OceanDocs.
Tipo Chile Chile Argentina Argentina Cuba T&T México México Ecuador Uruguay Vene- TOT de contribución SHOA IFOP INIDEP INVEMAR CIP IMA UNAM UABC INOCAR IIP zuela INIA Tesis 135 210 790 1.294 30 164 2.623 Informes 100 800 700 398 100 1126 3.313 técnicos Publicaciones 600 200 150 90 300 244 200 40 2.166 institucionales Total 7.670
Conclusiones:
PRIORIDAD Nº 1: 5.757 PIEZAS, DE ELLAS 2.248 TESIS, 2.015 INFORMES TÉCNICOS Y 1.494 PUBLICACIONES (ARTÍCULOS) DE CARÁCTER INSTITUCIONAL
PRIORIDAD Nº 2: 1.048 PIEZAS, DE ELLAS 210 TESIS, 598 INFORMES TÉCNICOS Y 240 PUBLICACIONES INSTITUCIONALES Informes de reuniones de trabajo Nº 225 Pág 7 ______
PRIORIDAD Nº 3: 865 PIEZAS, DE ELLAS 165 TESIS Y 700 INFORMES TÉCNICOS.
Se hizo notar que el 81% de las instituciones participantes contaba con tres bibliotecarios como máximo. De ahí que las demandas de contribuciones para la colección electrónica representen una presión adicional en lo que respecta al personal de las bibliotecas.
Además, se observó que los centros de información de ASFA (aplicable a seis de las 11 instituciones que cooperan) utilizan el programa WWW-ISIS para la elaboración de contribuciones dirigidas a dichos resúmenes. Por consiguiente, actualmente las informaciones deben ingresarse en ambos sistemas: WWW-ISIS y OceanDocs. Por tal motivo, los bibliotecarios han insistido en la necesidad de elaborar una interfaz que permita exportar datos de uno a otro programa. El tema se está investigando.
En lo que sefiere a los equipos, cinco de las 11 bibliotecas cuentan con computadoras de nivel Pentium-IV. Las demás tienen equipos más anticuados y menos potentes; nueve de las 11 bibliotecas están dotadas de escáneres planos.
Promoción de OceanDocs
El sistema OceanDocs fue presentado y promovido en la Conferencia Anual de IAMSLIC de 2006 (Portland, OR, Estados Unidos de América), así como en la reunión del Núcleo de Dublín celebrada en Colima (México) en 2006, la quinta reunión del Comité CoM Sudamérica (septiembre de 2006), el VI Congreso Nacional de Ciencias del Mar, Puerto Madryn (Argentina), y en el curso anual de formación de JICA-INIDEP sobre Evaluación y vigilancia de la pesca (octubre de 2006).
En 2007 se promovió el OceanDocs en Cuba, concretamente en el Centro de Investigaciones Marinas, el Instituto de Oceanología, el Acuario Nacional y la Agencia del Medio Ambiente del Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente de Cuba.
Cursos de OceanDocs
Un curso para instructores del programa OceanDocs se organizó del 23 al 28 de abril de 2007 en la Oficina de Proyectos de la COI para IODE en Ostende.
Un curso regional de formación en OceanDocs se organizó del 20 al 24 de agosto de 2007 en Guayaquil (Ecuador), en el que participaron 16 alumnos de Chile, Perú, Colombia y Ecuador. El taller fue patrocinado por el COI-IODE, el Gobierno de Flandes (Reino de Bélgica), la CPPS y la FAO. Como resultado, otras siete bibliotecas entraron en el proyecto.
Un curso sobre OceanDocs se organizó el 12 y 13 de abril de 2008 en Panamá, en el Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales. Concurrieron 11 participantes de cuatro países.
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4. INFORMES NACIONALES
En la reunión se observó que varios países aún no habían designado a sus coordinadores nacionales de IODE para gestión de datos o de información. El Cuadro 1 presenta la situación actual.
País CN/GD NODC CN/GI 1 Argentina Ariel Troisi Sí Gabriela Silvoni 2 Brasil Marcus Simoes Sí Amaury Poyares Rocha Nickolas Roscher 3 Chile Teresa Calvete Sí Alexandra Smith 4 Colombia Efraín Rodríguez-Rubio Sí Marta VILLA GORDILLO 5 Cuba Julieta Gutiérrez Sí -- 6 Ecuador Luis Morales Sí -- 7 México José Luis FRIAS SALAZAR No -- 8 Nicaragua -- Sí pero situación poco -- clara 9 Panamá -- No -- (Arnulfo Sánchez) 10 Perú Luz Cano Sí -- 11 Uruguay -- Sí pero situación poco -- clara 12 Venezuela Oscar Eduardo MENDOZA Sí pero situación poco -- MALDONADO clara Cuadro 1: Lista de coordinadores nacionales de IODE para la gestión de datos y coordinadores nacionales de IODE para la gestión de la información, así como NODC en los Estados Miembros de la COI que actualmente participan en el programa ODINCARSA
En la reunión se instó vigorosamente a todos los países que participan en ODINCARSA a que designaran a sus coordinadores nacionales de IODE para la gestión de datos oceanográficos y coordinadores nacionales de IODE para la gestión de la información marina.
Los informes nacionales se reproducen en el Anexo III.
La reunión tomó nota con satisfacción de que México tenía el propósito de establecer un NODC a principios de 2010. El Sr. Pissierssens declaró que era posible otorgar ayuda para la formación o el asesoramiento técnico.
5. NOMBRE DEL PROYECTO
En la reunión se señaló que el nombre actual del proyecto, “Red de datos e información oceanográficos para las regiones del Caribe y América del Sur”, no reflejaba correctamente el campo de acción del proyecto, puesto que no incluía a los Estados miembros de la COI de América Central. Por tal motivo, se convino en reformular el acrónimo del proyecto bajo la forma de ODINCARSA- LA (ODINCARSA América Latina). Se acordó modificar de la misma manera la designación del sitio Web.
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6. ELABORACIÓN DE PLANES DE TRABAJO NACIONALES Y REGIONALES DE ODINCARSA PARA DATOS OCEÁNICOS E INFORMACIÓN EN 2010-2013
En este punto del orden del día los participantes se subdividieron en dos grupos de trabajo, uno sobre gestión de datos y otro sobre gestión de la información, con el siguiente mandato:
(1) definir los resultados esperados; (2) definir los productos esperados; (3) preparar sendos planes de trabajo de gestión de datos/gestión de la información para 2010- 2011 (+2010-2013); (4) determinar las necesidades regionales en materia de creación de capacidades; (5) preparar un calendario; (6) establecer las necesidades presupuestarias.
El Sr. Pissierssens informó de que no se podrían organizar cursos en la Oficina de Proyectos de la COI para IODE (Ostende, Bélgica) y en la región (como parte de la Academia OceanTeacher).
Se acordó también que era necesario crear un nuevo sitio Web con tecnología de gestión dinámica de contenidos, para permitir a todos los colaboradores en los proyectos contribuir al contenido y a los coordinadores regionales administrar el sitio.
El Sr. Martínez informó de que el CIIFEN es muy activo en la región de América Latina en cuanto a la aplicación de sistemas regionales de información destinados a una amplia audiencia y a los responsables de las decisiones en relación con desastres oceánicos de origen climático y sus repercusiones para la vida de las personas, los ecosistemas y las infraestructuras. Al respecto, el CIIFEN ofrece su experiencia en la movilización de recursos, adquirida en iniciativas regionales anteriores para contribuir al IODE de la COI por intermedio de ODINCARSA. Los principales puntos de interés por considerar podrían incluir, entre otras cosas: 1) confección de atlas marinos regionales o subregionales para incorporar en OBIS, y 2) puesta en práctica de un sistema regional de información marina que contribuya, aplicando plenamente el programa OceanDocs en la región junto con su ulterior expansión, a sistemas de información geográfica que permitan exhibir y difundir la documentación informal y oriunda de la región. El CIIFEN se propone trabajar con ODINCARSA con vistas a elaborar propuestas de proyectos de interés para los distintos donantes.
Elaboración de metadatos regionales basados en OceanDataPortal, eventualmente establecimiento de un nodo regional dedicado a ODINCARSA-LA.
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6.1 Plan de trabajo sobre gestión de datos
El Sr. Ariel Troisi presentó el informe del grupo de trabajo sobre gestión de datos.
Resultado esperado 1: Establecimiento de nuevos NODC y apoyo a los centros existentes y nuevos Indicadores de rendimiento . Número de nuevos NODC establecidos en la región. . Número de visitas de expertos a NODC y entre éstos. . Creación y desarrollo de capacidades (alumnos, capacidades nuevas o mejoradas).
Resultado esperado 2: Designación/actualización de coordinadores nacionales de IODE para gestión de datos Indicadores de rendimiento . Número de coordinadores nacionales de IODE en la región para gestión de datos.
Resultado esperado 3: Mejoramiento de la capacidad de acceso a datos en tiempo real o en tiempo casi real y su utilización para generar productos y prestar servicios Actualmente existe una gran variedad de datos y productos disponibles en modo operacional. El objetivo consiste en proporcionar a los administradores de datos un conocimiento actualizado de la existencia de datos en tiempo real o casi real, su accesibilidad, formato e instrumentos de elaboración y análisis, con el fin de mejorar las capacidades locales para generar productos y prestar servicios que respondan a los requisitos y necesidades de las respectivas comunidades de usuarios (gestión de riesgos, investigación, educación, responsables de decisiones, etc.). Esta línea de acción comprende asimismo la creación de un wiki de definiciones, contenidos, enlaces a fuentes de datos, servicios y productos, así como de un blog que sirva de plataforma de comunicación entre los responsables de gestión de datos (fines operativos). Indicadores de rendimiento . Hallazgo de fuentes de datos. . Grado de respuesta a los requisitos y necesidades del usuario (consultas al sitio de productos y servicios). . Desarrollo de capacidades de gestión de datos en tiempo real o casi real.
Resultado esperado 4: Creación de una base de metadatos regional y programa de búsqueda
Aprovechando la evolución de la región, ODINCARSA se propone crear una base de metadatos regional y un programa de búsqueda basado en normas, soportes lógicos e instrumentos de aceptación general. Las capacidades regionales existentes permitirán la formación y el apoyo en la región. Indicadores de rendimiento . Establecimiento de una plataforma común de bases de metadatos. . Creación y desarrollo de capacidades (número de alumnos, índice de consultas recibidas de expertos). . Volumen de metadatos cargados. . Número de consultas al sitio en busca de metadatos.
Resultado esperado 5: Mejoramiento de la interacción IODE-OBIS en los planos nacional y regional Informes de reuniones de trabajo Nº 225 Pág 11 ______
Un proceso de fusión tiene lugar actualmente entre IODE y OBIS. Si bien en el marco de la región abarcada por ODINCARSA hay tres nodos regionales de OBIS (Argentina, Brasil y Chile), es importante establecer o ampliar la comunicación y los enlaces entre las comunidades de IODE y OBIS, a nivel nacional y subregional. Tal comunicación permitirá explorar formas de interacción, cooperación y colaboración.
Indicadores de rendimiento . Nivel de interacción con la comunidad de OBIS. . Proyectos, programas o actividades de carácter mixto o en cooperación. Calendario
ESTIMACIONES PRESUPUESTARIAS PARA 2010-2011 (*) = actividades ocasionales Visitas de expertos = 2.000 $ Creación de capacidades = 14.000 $ x 2 = 28.000 $ Coordinación/reuniones de seguimiento = 15.000 $ Apoyo para viajes = 5.000 $ x 2= 10.000 $. Informes de reuniones de trabajo Nº 225 Pág 12 ______
6.2 Plan de trabajo sobre gestión de la información
La Sra. Catalina López presentó el plan de trabajo del grupo de trabajo sobre gestión de la información marina. El plan tiene en cuenta el proyecto principal y la necesidad de abordar los aspectos relacionados con la sociedad y el papel de los bibliotecarios en la respuesta.
1. Productos 1.1 OceanDocs, sus problemas, crecimiento y futuro a) Problemas - Los países sin datos registrados en OceanDocs han planteado los siguientes problemas: i. Personal con limitaciones de tiempo ii. Falta de apoyo institucional iii. Falta de recursos humanos para introducir datos iv. Falta de recursos humanos para la digitalización v. Equipos informáticos vi. Niveles profesionales variados de conocimiento de tecnologías de la información vii. Acceso a Internet o conectividad viii.Restricciones por derecho de autor b) Medidas: i. Enviar carta a las instituciones pidiendo continuar ii. Necesidades en materia de participantes, compromisos y seguimiento de los cursos de OceanDocs iii. Redactar procedimientos para las nuevas colecciones: guías, formatos del derecho de autor y formalidades iv. Enviar invitaciones para los nuevos cursos v. Continuar la ayuda financiera a responsables de validación y administración vi. Sostenibilidad de OceanDocs en el futuro inmediato vii. Definir funciones de cada uno (crear comisiones para unificar las políticas de los administradores del programa de las ODIN/regiones) viii.Preservación futura (copias de seguridad en xml, migración al entorno digital) ix. Recursos humanos con conocimiento de tecnologías de la información
1.2 Determinación de servicios a. Utilización del sistema Z39.50 siendo miembro de la IAMSLIC y alimentación del registro en el catálogo de publicaciones periódicas institucionales. b. Papel del Grupo Latinoamericano en el suministro de servicios de información. c. Promoción de nuevos miembros y colecciones en el sistema Z39.50. d. Condición de miembro de la IAMSLIC: escribir una carta de compromiso de apoyo. e. El Grupo Latinoamericano enviará una lista de las 10 instituciones financiadas por miembros de la IAMSLIC. f. El coordinador del Grupo Latinoamericano de la IAMSLIC añadirá las políticas y los procedimientos de los miembros financiados en Z39.50, así como las políticas y los procedimientos para la obtención de datos, solicitud de documentos y catálogo de publicaciones periódicas al día (incluidos los errores y actualizaciones).
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2. Definición del papel de los centros de información en relación con ODINCARSA a. Compromisos: participación en OceanDocs, participación en la interfaz gráfica OceanDocs/Publicaciones periódicas latinoamericanas sobre ciencias marinas, acuáticas y pesca (PPLACAMP), promoción de ODINCARSA-AL en el nivel nacional, impartir formación en los países, presentar acuerdos y resultados de la presente reunión al Grupo Latinoamericano de IAMSLIC. b. Intercambio de publicaciones periódicas disponibles: Z39.50 y Publicaciones periódicas latinoamericanas sobre ciencias marinas, acuáticas y pesca (PPLA CAMP).
3. Plan de trabajo para 2010-2013
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4. Necesidades presupuestarias a. Adhesión a la IAMSLIC: solicitar de ODINCARSA una asignación anual para la cotización: las membresías i. 10 cotizaciones membresías anuales ………………….200 dólares estadounidenses b. En el tercer trimestre de 2010 se tendrán los resultados del cuestionario y se presentará un presupuesto c. Presupuesto para administración y validación de OceanDocs (1.200 dólares/500 documentos) i. 2 organismos de validación validadores ……………………………..…… $ 2.400 ii. Digitalización y registro de datos, RRHH……...... $48.000 iii. Cursos de formación 1. 7 cursos sobre OceanDocs………………...... $14.000 2. 3 sobre alfabetización informática ……...... $ 45.000 3. 1 sobre tecnologías de la información ...... $ 30.000 iv. Proyecto interfaz gráfica de OceanDocs……...... $5.000 v. Participación en la Conferencia de la IAMSLIC (5 pers.)...... $10.000 vi. TOTAL……………………………………………...... $ 154.600
5. Productos nacionales y productos regionales a. Productos regionales i. Interfaz gráfica de usuario de OceanDocs: 1. Escoger uno o varios temas comunes de OceanDocs (gestión costera, biodiversidad). 2. Los documentos deberán identificarse geográficamente por países. Utilizar la lista ASFA de descriptores geográficos. 3. Editar descriptores geográficos a efectos de normalización (utilizando descriptores de ASFA). 4. Interfaz de programas (recabar asesoramiento de Marc Goovaerts) ii. Recursos humanos: 1. Escoger los temas más representativos en OceanDocs (Andrea Cristiani, IIP). 2. Revisar el soporte gráfico (Esther Ojeda, CIBNOR). 3. Editar descriptores geográficos (Catalina López, UABC). iii. Publicaciones periódicas latinoamericanas en ciencias marinas, acuáticas y pesca (PPLACAMP). 1. Pedir datos Latindex de la UNAM (Catalina López, UABC). 2. Definir metadatos (Gabriela Silvoni, INIDEP). 3. Reunir información (Martha Villa, INVEMAR). 4. Tecnología de la información, programa y sitio Web. 5. Mensajes de seguimiento a los miembros del Grupo Latinoamericano y promoción (Clara Ramírez, UNAM y Catalina López, UABC).
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7. DESIGNACIÓN DE COORDINADORES REGIONALES DE ODINCARSA
La reunión expresó su profundo reconocimiento al Sr. Rodney Martínez por su excelente labor de dirección en calidad de coordinador de ODINCARSA entre 2001 y 2009. Se informó de que, en respuesta a un correo electrónico enviado por la Secretaría a todos los coordinadores nacionales de IODE en los países participantes en el programa ODINCARSA, sólo se recibieron dos candidaturas para ocupar los puestos de coordinadores regionales de ODINCARSA para la gestión de datos: el Tte. Othoniel Palacios (Ecuador) y el Sr. Ariel Troisi (Argentina). La reunión recordó el mandato de los coordinadores regionales, a saber:
(1) promover el proyecto ODINCARSA en América Latina y el mundo; (2) asistir a los coordinadores nacionales en la realización del plan de trabajo acordado; (3) supervisar la marcha del proyecto; (4) preparar informes periódicos sobre la marcha de la labor, para presentar al Comité IODE y a los funcionarios de IODE; (5) poner al día el sitio Web de ODINCARSA.
La reunión consideró la posibilidad de cumplir un proceso formal de designación de candidatos y elecciones de los coordinadores regionales, pero decidió que esto llevaría mucho tiempo (teniendo en cuenta la finalización de las vacaciones anuales) y postergaría la realización del proyecto. Por tal motivo, se acordó que sería más eficaz designar a los coordinadores en la propia reunión y examinó las cualidades personales de los candidatos basándose en su anterior desempeño en ODINCARSA.
Teniendo presente el mandato de los coordinadores regionales de IODE, la reunión designó al Sr. Ariel Troisi (Argentina) coordinador regional de ODINCARSA para la gestión de datos y a la Sra. Andrea Cristiani (Uruguay) coordinadora regional de ODINCARSA para la gestión de la información marina. Dichos coordinadores ejercerán sus funciones durante un periodo de dos años.
8. CLAUSURA DE LA REUNIÓN
La reunión se clausuró el día jueves 10 de diciembre de 2010 a las 13.00 horas. El Sr. Pissierssens dio las gracias a la organización anfitriona y al equipo de colaboradores locales por la excelente organización de los trabajos y la hospitalidad.
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1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
The meeting was opened on 7 December 2009 at the Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas (IIO) of the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Dr Carlos Torres, representing the local host welcomed the participants. The meeting was addressed by Mr Peter Pissierssens, IODE Programme Coordinator and Head of the IOC Project Office for IODE, Oostende. His address is attached as Annex IV. Biol. Francisco Brizuela Venegas then addressed the meeting in his capacity of Director General de Educación en Ciencia y Tecnologia de la SEP and as Representative of Mexico to the IOC.
The meeting reviewed and approved the Agenda of the meeting which is attached as Annex I. The agenda included introductory presentations on IOC and IODE, Caribbean Marine Atlas (CMA) and the Ocean Biogeographic Information Systems (OBIS) (see Agenda Item 2); presentations providing an overview of the activities of ODINCARSA during the period 2001-2009 in the fields of oceanographic data management and marine information management (Agenda Item 3); presentation of the national reports (Agenda Item 4); Discussions towards the development of a work plan for 2010-2013 (Agenda Item 5)
2. INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS
Mr Peter Pissierssens provided a presentation on IOC and IODE. Mr Ramon Roach provided a presentation on the Caribbean Marine Atlas. Dr Edward Vanden Berghe provided a presentation on the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). The PowerPoint presentations are available through the ODINCARSA web site (http://www.odincarsa.org)
3. OVERVIEW OF ODINCARSA 2001-2009
3.1 Data Management
Mr Rodney Martinez, ODINCARSA regional coordinator between 2001 and 2009 provided an extensive overview of data management activities of ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009.
He recalled the mission of the network: “To strengthen Ocean Data and Marine Information Management capacity in the Caribbean and Latin America in order to contribute to Ocean Sciences, Operational Oceanography and Integrated Coastal management activities at regional level”
The main objectives of ODINCARSA were:
• Assess the current and potential state of development of national data and information centers • Activate a cooperative network on Ocean Data and marine Information management . • Provide capacity-building on Ocean Data and Marine Information management. • Implement an integral Action Plan to improve the existent capacity on Ocean data and marine Information management. • Develop ocean data and information products and services which support Operational oceanography, Coastal Environmental monitoring and coastal management . IOC Workshop Report Nº 225 Page 17 ______
• ODINCARSA was constituted during the first planning workshop held in Guayaquil-Ecuador, October 2001.
ODINCARSA identified the regional needs, allowed to set a comprehensive but feasible action plan which included as priority a general and specific training on ocean data and marine information management. The personal and institutional contact among the NODCs and libraries in the region was enhanced through ODINCARSA. In addition the IOC and more specifically IODE activities and projects were promoted within the region increasing awareness and contributing to a more active participation of the Latin American and Caribbean countries.
The ODINCARSA partners contributed to the Ocean Expert database, assisted in translation of Ocean Teacher content in Spanish and replicated the international training courses at national level. This national response was one of the most valuable indicators of the impact of ODINCARSA in their Member States. By 2009 more than 60 technicians and experts from the region were trained at the IOC Project Office of IODE (using OceanTeacher). Prior to the opening of the Project Office (ie before April 2005) several regional training courses were held also in Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Mexico and Barbados. National training courses on ocean data management were held in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Brazil. The total number of people trained at the national level was close to 160. During the last 8 years, ODINCARSA was joined by more than 45 institutions including National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs), Libraries, Marine Institutions, Universities among others.
On 2008, a strategic analysis of the potential products and services was dome. The summary is showed in Fig. 1
Figure 3: Strategic Analysis of ODINCARSA potential products and services 2008-2011 IOC Workshop Report Nº 225 Page 18 ______
Mr Martinez then summarized lessons learnt during the first phase of ODINCARSA:
• The ODINCARSA national Data Management Focal points have been changed in most of the network between 2001 and 2009; only three ODINCARSA Focal Points have been permanent since the network started; • The ODINCARSA Marine Information contacts have been quite stable during all the ODINCARSA implementation; • The proposed activities of ODINCARSA were basically driven by the available funds which always were limited and do not allow to establish specific goals and performance indicators; • The Regional Coordination of ODINCARSA demands considerable time and effort. It is highly recommend to look for a full / part time position to assume this task; • It is highly recommended to get the institutional commitment of NODCs from the Heads of the Institutions to ensure a real impact of ODINCARSA activities; • For the future, it is highly recommended to link training with regional projects that also have national outcomes to ensure sustainability and consolidation of training in NODCs;
Mr Martinez also asked some questions related to the continuation of ODINCARSA: • Why must ODINCARSA continue? • What is the shared view and common goal of all ODINCARSA Members? Is there any? • What is the institutional commitment to be involved in ODINCARSA? • What is the current involvement and interest of ODINCARSA partner countries in IODE? • Do our views represent the national point of view on data management and information management in our countries or only the institutional or individual point of view? • Do we think our national response was correspondent to the IODE/ODINCARSA efforts in its previous phase? If not, how to improve? • How can NODCs better assist national and regional initiatives? • How can we mobilize resources to fund the implementation of ODINCARSA’s second phase? What could be the projects that must be prepared and submitted? • What are the main national, regional or sub-regional ocean data and marine information products and services to be implemented?
Mr Martinez ended his presentation by stating that we now had a great opportunity to set up a feasible implementation plan and work together in the new ODINCARSA phase. All the achievements and trained persons during the previous phase should be taken in account. The regional, sub-regional and national ocean data and marine information products and services should continue improving.
3.2 Information Management
Ms Catalina Lopez provided a detailed overview of marine information management activities of ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009.
She recalled that prior to ODINCARSA training was obtained mainly through IAMSLIC Conferences, direct communication with colleagues or through local library association conferences.
In terms of resource sharing this happened mostly at the national level and often with libraries that were not specialized marine libraries. In addition there were often no library holding databases IOC Workshop Report Nº 225 Page 19 ______available either nationally or regionally. At the same time libraries were facing increasing user demands but they could subscribe to less journals due to the ever increasing cost of subscriptions while new journals were created constantly.
As early as 2001 Latin American librarians stressed the need for information exchange programmes. This request was addressed by IAMSLIC (International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers) through its Z39.50 Distributed Library and Interlibrary Loan program, with more than 90 IAMSLIC member libraries from more than 25 countries offering materials to other member libraries via interlibrary loan and document delivery. Through the IAMSLIC Z39.50 Distributed Library website, member libraries can search the Z catalog and the Union List of Marine & Aquatic Serials and then initiate their interlibrary loan request. The Latin American Librarians also recognized the need to create their own group to share information and knowledge. At that point the Latin American Librarians were either part of the IAMSLIC community and some were ASFA (Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts) input centres.
The establishment of ODINCARSA offered immediate advantages to many Latin American Libraries: to be able to make use of the Z39.50 system the library has to be an IAMSLIC member. ODINCARSA assisted many libraries by sponsoring IAMSLIC membership.
In 2003, to better address the needs of Latin American marine libraries, and to foster cooperation the IAMSLIC Latin American Regional Group was established in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico during the First ODINCARSA Regional Training on MIM which was held back-to-back with the IAMSLIC Conference held there. Several Latin American participants in that Conference were sponsored by ODINCARSA. The Group started with 22 members and nominated Maria Clara Ramirez (Mexico) as its coordinator. The membership by country is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 4: Membership of the IAMSLIC Latin America group in 2004
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The membership of the Group has roughly doubled between 2002/03 and 2009 and now has 54 members from 12 countries.
The Group developed the Latin-American Regional Union List of Serials, which includes more than 8,350 holdings, records from 17 libraries across the region. http://library.csumb.edu/iamslic/latinoamericano/unionlist
One of the products developed with the significant contribution of the Latin American Group was the Portal Oceanico http://www.portaloceanico.net. This portal contains a wide variety of information resources related with the ocean, coastal and marine issues. It compiled more than 5673 information content objects on 860 subjects and involving 550 content providers. Visitors come from 112 countries and 82 Discussion Forums were created.
The Group has also played a key role in the regional contribution to the Digital repository of Marine Publications: OceanDocs (http://www.oceandocs.net) starting in 2005.
OceanDocs is supported by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) specifically to collect, preserve and facilitate access to all research output from members of their Ocean Data and Information Networks (ODINS). It is one of a number of complementary thematic digital marine and aquatic repositories including the Aquatic Commons, which is supported by the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC). The records of both repositories are harvested by Avano which aggregates records from marine and aquatic repositories around the World.
The ODINCARSA regional component of OceanDocs was born from a workshop held at the IOC Project Office for IODE. The “drivers” of the initiative were Catalina Lopez (UABC, Mexico), Patricia Muñoz (IFOP, Chile), Rodney Martinez (ODINCARSA coordinator) and Marc Goovaerts (Universiteit Hasselt, Belgium). A working group was established including
• Coordination: Catalina Lopez (coordination northern area), Patricia Muñoz (coordination southern area) • Policies and procedures: Susan Sandiford, Alexandra Smith and Lenor Vera • Validation: Andrea Cristiani, Martha Ruiz, Gabriela Silvoni • Dissemination and promotion: Clara Ramiréz, Enma Fonseca, José Alio
It was agreed that the group would have as its main objective the collection, input and dissemination of the scientific production of the member Institutions into a digital, web based, open access repository for Latin America and the Caribbean. It was further agreed that, at least initially the reposirory would be set up centrally at the IOC Project Office for IODE in Oostende, Belgium but that local instiutions could set up their own server as well, if they so desired.
In terms of contents it was agreed that the following content items could be included in the repository: articles published in international journals, articles published in local or regional journals, thesis, reports and other grey literature, datasets, photos and maps.
Technically the Group selected the DSpace software, which is also used by ODINAFRICA and is the software used by the OceanDocs project. IOC Workshop Report Nº 225 Page 21 ______
Input Chile Chile Argentina Argentina Cuba T&T Mexico Mexico Ecuador Uruguay Venezuela TOT type SHOA IFOP INIDEP INVEMAR CIP IMA UNAM UABC INOCAR IIP INIA Theses 135 210 790 1294 30 164 2623 Tech 100 800 700 398 100 1126 3313 reports Institutional 600 200 150 90 300 244 200 40 2166 publications Total 7670
Conclusions:
• PRIORITY NO. 1: 5757 ITEMS COMPOSED BY 2248 THESIS, 2015 TECHNICAL REPORTS AND 1494 INSTITUTIONAL PUBLICATIONS (ARTICLES)
• PRIORITY NO. 2: 1048 ITEMS COMPOSED BY 210 THESIS, 598 TECHNICAL REPORTS AND 240 INSTITUTIONAL PUBLICATIONS.
• PRIORITY NO. 3: 865 ITEMS COMPOSED BY 165 THESIS AND 700 TECHNICAL REPORTS
It was noted that 81% of the participating institutions have 3 or less librarians. Input demands for the e-repository therefore put an extra strain on the library staff.
It was noted further that ASFA input centres (6 of the 11 cooperating institutions) use the WINISIS software to prepare ASFA input. Currently records therefore had to be entered into 2 systems: WINISIS and OceanDocs. The librarians therefore strongly urged the development of an interface that would enable export from WINISIS to DSpace (OceanDocs). This is currently being investigated.
In terms of equipment 5 out of the 11 libraries have a Pentium-IV level PC. Others have older and less powerful systems; 9 out of 11 libraries have a flatbed scanner.
OceanDocs Promotion
The OceanDocs system was demonstrated and promoted at the 2006 IAMSLIC Annual Conference (Portland, OR, USA), Dublin Core meeting in Colima, Mexico (2006), 5th CoM South America Committee meeting (september 2006), 6th National Congress of Marine Sciences, Madryn Port, Argetnina, and during the annual training course JICA-INIDEP on Evaluation and Monitoring of Fisheries (October 2006).
In 2007 OceanDocs was promoted in Cuba at the Marine Research Centre, Oceanology Institute, National aquarium and Environment Agency of Science and Technology, and Environment Ministry of Cuba.
OceanDocs Training
A training-for-trainers course on OceanDocs was organized between 23-28 April 2007 at the IOC Project Office for IODE, Oostende, Belgium.
A regional OceanDocs training course was organized 20-24 August 2007 in Guayaquil, Ecuador with 16 participants from Chile, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. The workshop was supported by IOC/IODE, Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium), CPPS and FAO. As a result of the course 7 additional IOC Workshop Report Nº 225 Page 22 ______libraries joined the project.
An OceanDocs training course was organized 12-13 April 2008 in Panama at the Smithsonian Tropical Resarch Institute. It was attended by 11 participants from 4 countries.
4. NATIONAL REPORTS
The meeting noted that a number of countries have still not designated an IODE national coordinator for data management or for information management. Table 1 shows the current situation.
Country NC DM NODC NC IM 1 Argentina Ariel Troisi yes Gabriela Silvoni 2 Brazil Marcus Simoes yes Amaury Poyares ROCHA Nickolas Roscher 3 Chile Teresa Calvete yes Alexandra Smith 4 Colombia Efrain Rodriguez-Rubio yes Marta VILLA GORDILLO 5 Cuba Julieta Gutierrez yes -- 6 Ecuador Luis Morales yes -- 7 Mexico José Luis FRIAS SALAZAR no -- 8 Nicaragua -- Yes but status unclear -- 9 Panama -- no -- (Arnulfo Sanchez) 10 Peru Luz Cano yes -- 11 Uruguay -- Yes but status unclear -- 12 Venezuela Oscar Eduardo MENDOZA Yes but status unclear -- MALDONADO Table 1: List of IODE national coordinators for data management and IODE national coordinators for information management as well as NODCs in the IOC member states currently participating in ODINCARSA
The meeting strongly urged all countries participating in ODINCARSA to designate IODE national coordinators for oceanographic data management and IODE national coordinators for marine information management.
The national reports are attached in Annex III
The meeting noted with appreciation the plans of Mexico to establish an NODC early 2010. Mr Pissierssens stated that support could be made available for training or expert advice.
5. NAME OF THE PROJECT
The meeting noted that the current name of the project “Ocean Data and Information Network for the Caribbean and South America region” does not correctly represent the membership of the project as it excludes IOC member states in central America. It was therefore agreed to rename the project acronym to ODINCARSA-LA (ODINCARSA Latin America). It was agreed that this change should be reflected in the web site.
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6. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ODINCARSA OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION WORK PLANS 2010-2013
For this agenda item the meeting split into two sessional working groups: one for data management and one for information management. Their terms of reference were:
(1) Identify expected outcomes (2) Identify expected deliverables (3) Prepare Work plan data management/information management for 2010-2011 (+ 2010-2013) (4) Identify regional capacity building requirements (5) Prepare Timeline (6) Identify budget requirements
Mr Pissierssens informed the meeting that training could not be organized at the IOC Project Office for IODE (Oostende, Belgium) as well as in the region (as part of the OceanTeacher Academy).
The meeting also agreed that a new web site will need to be developed using dynamic content management technology enabling all project partners to contribute content, and for the regional coordinators to manage the site.
Mr Martinez informed the meeting that CIIFEN is working actively in the Latin American region on the implementation of regional information systems aimed at wide audiences and decision makers related with climate-ocean related disasters and their associated impacts on human life, ecosystems and infrastructure. On this matter CIIFEN offers its experience on resources mobilization from previous regional initiatives to contribute with the IODE/IOC through ODINCARSA. The main points of interest to be considered could be among others: 1) Development of regional or sub-regional marine atlases, incorporating to OBIS. and 2) The implementation of a Regional Marine Information system that contribute with the full implementation of Ocean Docs in the region and its further expansion to Geographic information systems where gray literature and indigenous literature from the region could be displayed and shared." CIIFEN is committed to work with ODINCARSA in the preparation of projects proposal to several donors.
Development of a regional metadata based upon the OceanDataPortal, considering the establishment of a regional node for ODINCARSA-LA.
6.1 Work Plan for Data Management
The report of the sessional working group for data management was presented by Mr. Ariel Troisi.
Expected result 1: Establish and support new NODCs, continue support to existing ones
Performance indicators
• Number of new NODCs established in the region • Number of expert visits to and between NODCs • Capacity building and development (trainees, new or enhanced capabilities) IOC Workshop Report Nº 225 Page 24 ______
Expected result 2: Designate / update IODE national DM coordinators
Performance indicators
• Number of IODE national DM coordinators in the region
Expected result 3: Improve capability to access and use real time and near-real time data to generate products and provide services
At present there is a wide variety of data and products available in operational mode. The goal is to provide data managers with updated knowledge of existence of real time and near real time data, accessibility, formats and processing and analysis tools in order to improve local capabilities to generate products and provide services in response to requirements and needs of their user communities (risk management, research, education, decission makers, etc.). This line of action includes the development of a wiki to provide definitions, contents, links to data, services and product, as well as blog as a communication platform between DMs (operational purposes)
Performance indicators
• Discovery of data sources • Level of response to user’s needs and requirements (visits to product/service site) • Capacity development in DM of real time near real time
Expected result 4: Development of a regional metadata base and query application
Taking advantage of developments within the region, ODINCARSA seeks the development of a regional metadata base and query application using recognized standards, software and tools. Existing regional capacities will allow training and support within the region.
Performance indicators
• Establishment of a common metadata base platform • Capacity building and development (number of trainees, number of expert visits) • Number of metadata records uploaded • Number of visits to the metadata query site
Expected result 5: Improve IODE-OBIS interaction at national and regional level
There is an ongoing merging process between IODE and OBIS. Although there are three Regional Obis Nodes (RON) within the ODINCARSA region (Brazil, Argentina, Chile), it is important to establish and or enhance the communication and links between the IODE and OBIS communities at national and sub-regional level. This communication will allow to explore interactions, cooperation and collaboration.
Performance indicators
• Level of interaction with OBIS community • Joint or cooperative projects, programs or activities
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Timetable
2010-2011 BUDGET ESTIMATES
(*) = opportunity activities. Experts Visit = $ 2000 Capacity building =$ 14000 x 2 = $ 28000. Coordination/follow up meeting= $15000 Travel support= $5000 x 2= $10000 IOC Workshop Report Nº 225 Page 26 ______
6.2 Work Plan for Information Management
Ms Catalina López introduced the work plan of the marine information management sessionsl working group. The work plan considers the main project and the need to address societal issues and the role of librarians in ways to address these.
1. Products 1.1 Oceandocs problems, growth & future a. Problems- Countries that have not registered data in Oceandocs, have presented the following problems: i. Personnel with limited time ii. Lack of Institutional support iii. Lack of human resources for input data iv. Lack of human resources for digitization v. Computer equipment vi. Different professional levels of knowledge in information technologies vii. Internet access or connectivity viii. Copyright restrictions b. Actions: i. Send letter to institutions to ask for continuity ii. Requirements for Oceandocs course participants, commitments & follow-ups iii. Write procedures for new collections: guidelines, copyright formats & give its formality. iv. Send invitations to new courses.
c. Continue financial aid for validators & administration d. Sustainability of Oceandocs in the near future e. Defined each person roles, (form committees to unify Oceandocs’ administrators policies from the different Odines/regions) f. Future preservation (back ups in xml, digital migration) g. Human resources with knowledge of Information Technologies
1.2. Identify services
a. The use of Z39.50 by being a member of IAMSLIC and feed the institutional serials holding into the catalog b. The role of Latin Group c. Promotion of new members and collections into Z39.50 d. Iamslic membership, write a letter of commitment for support e. Latin Group will send a list of the 10 Iamslic membership funded institution f. The President of Iamslic Latin Group will add the policies & procedures to the funded members: Z39.50, as well of the policies & procedures for data capture, documents request & serials catalog up date (including mistakes and updates)
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2. Identify the roles of the information centers related with ODINCARSA a. Commitments: participation in Oceandocs, participation in the graphic interface Oceandocs & Serial Latin-American Publications in Marine Science, Aquatics and Fisheries ( PPLACAMP), national level of Odincarsa promotion, perform training at national level, transmit the agreements & results of this meeting to IAMSLIC Latin Group b. Share serials holdings: Z39.50 & the Serial Latin-American Publications in Marine Science, Aquatics and Fisheries (PPLA CAMP)
3. Working Plan 2010-2013
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4. Budget requirements a. Iamslic membership: ask to ODINCARSA for annual membership support i. 10 annual membership ………………….$200 b. In the third quarter of 2010 we will have the results of the questionnaires and a budget will be presented c. Budget for Oceandocs administration & validation (1200dls/500 documents) i. 2 validators…………………………………..……….$ 2,400 ii. Human Resources digitization & input……$48,000 iii. Training courses 1. 7 Oceandocs courses……………….$14,000 2. 3 Information literacy……………..$45,000 3. 1 Information Technology……….$30,000 iv. Oceandocs Graphic Interface Project…….$ 5,000 v. Assist to IAMSLIC Conference (5 people).$ 10,000 vi. TOTAL………………………………………………..$154,600
5. National Products Vs. Regional Products a. Regional Products i. Oceandocs Graphic Interface 1. Select one o several common Oceandocs theme (coastal managements, biodiversity) 2. The documents will be identifying geographically by country. Table ASFA geographic descriptors 3. Edit the geographic descriptors for standardization (using ASFA descriptors) 4. Software interface (get Marc Goovaerts advice) ii. Human Resources: 1. Select the themes that are more representing in Oceandocs (Andrea Cristiani, IIP) 2. Review Graphic Software ( Esther CIBNOR) 3. Edition of the geographic descriptors ( Catalina Lopez Interamerican College) iii. Serial Latin-American Publications in Marine Science, Aquatics and Fisheries ( PPLACAMP) 1. Ask UNAM Latindex data (Catalina Lopez Interamerican College) 2. Define metadata (Gabriela Silvoni) 3. Get information together ( Martha from Colombia) 4. Information Technology, program & web site) 5. Follow up messages to members of Grupo Latino & promotion (Clara Ramirez & Catalina Lopez Interamerican College)
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7. DESIGNATION OF ODINCARSA REGIONAL COORDINATORS
The meeting expressed its strong appreciation to Mr Rodney Martinez for his excellent leadership as ODINCARSA coordinator between 2001-2009. The meeting was informed that in response to an email sent out by the Secretariat to all IODE national coordinators in the countries that were currently participating in ODINCARSA, only two nominations had been received for the position of ODINCARSA regional coordinator for data management: Lieutenant Othoniel Palacios (Ecuador) and Mr Ariel Troisi (Argentina). The meeting recalled the terms of reference of the Regional Coordinators:
(1) promotion of the ODINCARSA project in Latin America and globally; (2) assist national coordinators with the implementation of the agreed work plan; (3) monitor progress of the project; (4) prepare regular progress reports for submission to the IODE Committee and IODE Officers; (5) update the ODINCARSA web site.
The meeting considered a formal nomination and election process to designate the regional coordinators but decided that this would take too much time (considering the end of year holidays) and would delay the implementation of the project. The meeting therefore agreed that it would be more effective to designate the coordinators during the meeting and consider the individual qualities of the candidates based upon their past involvement in ODINCARSA.
Bearing in mind the terms of reference of the IODE regional coordinators the meeting designated Mr Ariel Troisi as ODINCARSA regional coordinator for data management, and Ms Andrea Cristiani (Uruguay) as ODINCARSA regional coordinator for marine information management. They will assume their tasks for a period of two years.
8. CLOSING OF THE MEETING
The meeting was closed on Thursday 10 December 2010 at 13h00. Mr Pissierssens thanked the local host organization and the local organizing team for the excellent organization and hospitality.
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ANNEX I
AGENDA OF THE MEETING
1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
2. INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS
3. OVERVIEW OF ODINCARSA 2001-2009
4. NATIONAL REPORTS
5. NAME OF THE PROJECT
6. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ODINCARSA OCEAN DATA AND INFORMATION WORK PLANS 2010-2013
7. DESIGNATION OF ODINCARSA REGIONAL COORDINATORS
8. CLOSURE OF THE MEETING
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ANNEX II
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
ARGENTINA Centro Control Contaminación del Pacifico (CCCP), Via Al Morro, Capitanía de Puerto de Lic. Ariel TROISI Tumaco Head, Oceanography Department Colombia Servicio de Hidrografía Naval Ministerio de Tel: +57 2 7272637 Defensa Fax: +57 2 7271180 Av. Montes de Oca 2124, C1270ABV e-mail: [email protected] Buenos Aires WWW: http://www.dimar.mil.co Argentina Tel: +54 11 4301 3091 Ms. Marta VILLA GORDILLO Fax: +54 11 4301 3091 Managing Director, Instituto de e-mail: [email protected], Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras [email protected] (INVEMAR) WWW: http://www.hidro.gov.ar Cerro Punta Betín Santa Marta, A.A. 1016 Gabriela SILVONI Colombia Librarian , Instituto Nacional de Investigación Tel: +57 5 438 0808 x 210 y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP) Fax: +57 5 423 3280 Paseo Victoria Ocampo N°1, Escollera Norte, e-mail: [email protected] , B7602HSA [email protected] Mar del Plata WWW: http://www.invemar.org.co Argentina Tel: + 54 223 486 2586 CUBA Fax: +54 223 486 1830 e-mail: [email protected] Ms Julieta GUTIERREZ WWW: http://www.inidep.edu.ar Instituto de Oceanologia 10400 Calle 186 entre 1ra y 3ra Flores CHILE La Habana Cuba Ms Carolina CALVETE Tel: +537 271 6008 Chief of CENDHOC Fax: +537 339 112 Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la e-mail: [email protected] , Armada de Chile. Errázuriz 254, Playa Ancha, [email protected] Valparaíso WWW: http://www.oceanologiacuba.com Chile Tel: +56 32 2266682 ECUADOR Fax: +56 32 2266542 e-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] Mr. Rodney MARTÍNEZ WWW: http://www.shoa.cl Scientific Coordinator, Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno del Niño COLOMBIA (CIIFEN) Escobedo # 1204 y 9 de Octubre Dr . Efrain RODRIGUEZ-RUBIO Guayaquil Scientific Director, Dirección General Ecuador Marítima (DIMAR) Tel: +593 425 14770 Fax: +593 425 14771 e-mail: [email protected] IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex II - Page 2
WWW: http://www.ciifen-int.org WWW: http://iio.ens.uabc.mx
MEXICO Lic. Esther OJEDA Information Systems, Centro de Francisco BRIZUELA VENEGAS Investigaciones Oceanológicas del Noroeste Comisión Oceanográfica Intergubernamental (CIBNOR) (COI) Mar Bermejo No. 195, Col. Playa Palo de Dirección General de Educación en Ciencia y Santa Rita AP. 128 CP. 23090 Tecnología del Mar (DGTyTM) La Paz, Baja California Sur Viaducto Miguel Alemán No. 806. Col. México Nápoles. C.P. 03810 Tel: +52 612 12 3 8484 (x 3192) México, D.F. Fax: +52 612 12 5 36 25 México e-mail: [email protected] , Tel: +52 55 78 57 63 [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] WWW: http://www.cibnor.mx WWW: http://uecytm.sep.gob.mx Gildardo ROJO SALAZAR María Clara RAMÍREZ JAUREGUI Director Técnico, Dirección General de Librarian, Unidad Académica Mazatlán del Educación en Ciencia y Tecnología del Mar Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (DGTyTM)] y Limnología, U.N.A.M. Viaducto Miguel Alemán No. 806. Col. Av. Joel Montes Camarena S/N, Apartado Nápoles. C.P. 03810 Postal 811 C. P. 82000, México, D.F. Mazatlán, Sinaloa México México Tel: +52 55 3601 8504 Tel: +52 669 985 2845 al 48 x. 221 e-mail: [email protected] , Fax: +52 669 982 6133 [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] , WWW: http://uecytm.sep.gob.mx [email protected] WWW: http://ola.icmyl.unam.mx/biblio José Luis PEÑA MANJARREZ Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos del Mar Catalina LOPEZ ALVAREZ (CETMAR) Librarian, Universidad Autónoma de Baja Km. 105 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada California Ensenada, Baja California Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas México Km. 103 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada Tel: +52 646 174 4522 Ensenada, Baja California e-mail: [email protected] México Tel: +52 646 178 1969 Miguel RAMIREZ LOPEZ Fax: +52 646 174 5303 Captain, Secretaria de Marina e-mail: [email protected] , Ensenada, Baja California [email protected] México WWW: http://iio.ens.uabc.mx Tel: +52 646 172 5743 e-mail: [email protected] Carlos TORRES NAVARRETE WWW: http://www.semar.gob.mx Research Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Maria Guadalupe MORTEO REYES Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas Secretaria de Marina Km. 103 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada Ensenada, Baja California Ensenada, Baja California México México Tel: +52 646 117 3892 Tel: +52 646 174 4601 e-mail: [email protected] Fax: +52 646 174 5303 WWW: http://www.semar.gob.mx e-mail: [email protected] , [email protected] IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex II - Page 3 ______
Vanessa ROBLEDO Secretaria de Marina Ensenada, Baja California ODINCARSA Caribbean Islands México Tel: +52 646 172 5743 Mr Ramon ROACH Fax: +52 Water Quality Analyst, Coastal Zone e-mail: [email protected] Management Unit WWW: http://www.semar.gob.mx Bay Street St. Michael PANAMA Barbados, W.I. Tel: + 246 228 5950 Dr. Gloria BATISTA DE VEGA Fax: + 246 228 5956 Research Professor, Universidad de Panamá e-mail: [email protected] Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado WWW: http://www.coastal.gov.bb Panama Tel: +507 523 5314, +507 523-5330 IOC/OBIS Secretariat e-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] Edward VANDEN BERGHE WWW: http://www.up.ac.pa Ocean Biogeographic Information System (IOBIS) PERU 71 Dudley Road New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 Ms Luz CANO Unites States Dirección de Hidrografía y Navegación Tel: +1 732 932 6555 (x. 565) Jr. Roca 2da. Cuadra con Av. Gamarra Fax: +1 732 932 8578 Chucuito, Callao e-mail: [email protected] Perú WWW: http://www.iobis.org Tel: +511 613 6767 e-mail: [email protected] , IOC/IODE Secretariat [email protected] WWW: http://www.dhn.mil.pe Mr Peter PISSIERSSENS Head, IOC Project Office for IODE URUGUAY UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE Wandelaarkaai 7/61 Lic. Andrea CRISTIANI B-8400 Oostende Chief Librarian, Instituto de Investigaciones Belgium Pesqueras (IIP) Tel: +32-59-340158 Universidad de la República - Facultad de Fax: +32-59-340152 Veterinaria e-mail: [email protected] Alberto Lasplaces 1550 - C.P. 11.600 Montevideo Uruguay Tel: +598 2 622 1496 Fax: +598 2 628 0130 e-mail: [email protected] , [email protected], [email protected] WWW: http://www.fvet.edu.uy
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ANNEX III
NATIONAL REPORTS
ARGENTINA
NATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
1. IOC CONTACT POINT
Lic. Javier A. VALLADARES Asesor Científico en Ciencias del Mar Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva Av. Córdoba 831 4to. Piso (C1054AAH) Buenos Aires – ARGENTINA email: [email protected]
Alternate
Lic. Ariel Hernán Troisi Jefe Departamento Oceanografía Servicio de Hidrografía Naval Ministerio de Defensa Av. Montes de Oca 2124 C1270ABV Buenos Aires - ARGENTINA [email protected] [email protected]
2. IODE national coordinator for data management
Lic. Ariel Hernán TROISI Jefe Departamento Oceanografía Servicio de Hidrografía Naval Ministerio de Defensa Av. Montes de Oca 2124 C1270ABV Buenos Aires - ARGENTINA [email protected] [email protected]
3. IODE national coordinator for marine information management
Bib.Doc. María Gabriela SILVONI Biblioteca y Servicio de Documentación INIDEP (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero) C.C. 175 - Paseo Victoria Ocampo N° 1 – Escollera Norte (CP 7600) Mar del Plata – ARGENTINA c.e: [email protected]
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NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
4. Does your country operate an IODE national oceanographic data centre? If so then provide the full name and address as well as the name of the Head of that centre.
Yes.
Centro Argentino de Datos Oceanográficos CEADO Servicio de Hidrografía Naval Ministerio de Defensa Av. Montes de Oca 2124 C1270ABV Buenos Aires – ARGENTINA
Lic. Ariel Hernán TROISI, Director
5. List other national institutions that manage oceanographic data in your country
• Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales • Instituto Antártico Argentino • Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero • Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía • Centro Nacional Patagónico • Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION PRODUCTS/SERVICES
6. Provide a list of data products and service currently provided by your IODE NODC (if existing) and other national ocean data centres
• Consulta a la Base de Metadatos (Access to metadata base for the South Atlantic and Southern Oceans) • Datos físicos y químicos (SW Atlantic & Southern Oceans) (Inventory and spatial distribution of data holdings) • Datos batitermográficos (SW Atlantic & SE Pacific Oceans) (Inventories, spatial distribution, maximum, minimum and average seasonal values) • Datos de temperatura (Estaciones Fijas) (Monthly SST maximum, minimum and average values at coastal stations) • Argo Colegios (Support in Argo DM to students of local secondary schools, as part of an SHN initiative) • Seasonal climatologies derived from Argo data, available at the SARDAC site
7. List of marine information centres (marine libraries) operating in your country
INIDEP Library is a government research library, specialized in marine sciences and fisheries, the main one in Argentina, with no branches, leads REDIPES (National Information Network for Fisheries Bibliographic Information), linking Information Units (IU) along the country, including university libraries, publishers, research intitutes, etc, related with marine research but not exclusive in this area, the most important are: IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 3 ______
Research Institutions:
. CADIC - Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CONICET)- Ushuaia – Pcia. Tierra del Fuego (1 librarian sponsored IAMSLIC membership 2005-2007) . CENPAT - Centro Nacional Patagónico (CONICET)- Puerto Madryn – Pcia. Chubut (NO librarian) . IAA - Instituto Antártico Argentino- Ciudad de Buenos Aires (1 librarian) . IADO - Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (CONICET)- Bahia Blanca – Pcia. Buenos Aires (NO librarian) . IBMP/SAO - Instituto de Biología Marina y Pesquera"Almirante Storni" San Antonio Oeste – Pcia. Rio Negro (1 librarian IAMSLIC membership 2010) . MACN - Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "B.Rivadavia" Ciudad de Buenos Aires (2 librarians) . SHN - Servicio de Hidrografía Naval- Ciudad de Buenos Aires (NO librarian)
Universities:
• UBA - Universidad de Buenos Aires- FCEN “ Bib. Federico Leloir” (several librarians) • UNLP - Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo - (several librarians, 1 sponsored IAMSLIC membership 2006-2009) • UNPA - Universidad Nacional Patagonia Austral – Branches: Río Gellegos; Puerto San Julian- Pcia. Santa Cruz (several librarians) • UNPSJB - Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco – Branches: Comodoro Rivadavia; Trelew ; Puerto Madryn- Pcia. Chubut (several librarians) • UTN - Universidad Tecnológica Nacional . Unidad Académica Chubut; Puerto Madryn – Chubut (1 univ. student IAMSLIC membership 2010)
8. Provide a list of information products and service currently provided by your and other national marine libraries
INIDEP Library is the only one in Argentina providing these products and services:
• answers the needs of scientists at INIDEP as well as requests of users from the whole country, including other scientists, students, industrials, the fisheries community and any person curious on the matter, and often from other countries. • gives national and international visibility of the scientific production of Argentinian researchers in marine science; collecting, preserving and giving access to these documents • participates uploading full text documents in OceanDocs and AquaticCommons Repositories as managers in Argentina • provides document supply/delivery services through OPACS in SIDALC/IICA for all users around the world, and through IAMSLIC Union List z39.50 for members • supplies search services in ASFA/CSA Proquest Database for free, for the Argentinian research community in marine, aquatic and fishery sciences • exchanges and donates Serials and documents published by INIDEP • Alert Services to the local and national remote users (5 Alert Groups with more than 280 permanent users). • training courses held on “Information sources and resources in marine, aquatic and fishery sciences” to researchers, students from the local and visiting universities, and research institutions • capacity building to librarians through Alerts, Workshops, Internships at INIDEP Library NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 4
9. Does your country have a national coastal management plan
No
10. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic/coastal research, observation and/or management in your country
There is no formal national body of coordination. Nevertheless, several issues are dealt with by key institutions within the framework of regular meetings in the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovative Production
11. If you answered positively to the previous question then list the member institutions of that national body/structure
12. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic data and/or information exchange in your country
• Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales coordinates satellite imagery and data exchange • CEADO coordinates exchange within IODE • Centro Nacional Patgónico hosts the OBIS sub-node and coordinates exchange • Instituto Antártico Argentino coordinates exchange within the scope of SCAR
National organizations that coordinate information exchange in Argentina are:
• Biblioteca Electrónica del MINCyT. (Electronic Library from the Goverment, Ministry of Science and Technology): gives access to scientific publications suscribed to Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, etc, Open Access Journal for all national universities, governamental research institutions; National Repository Project. (http://www.biblioteca.mincyt.gov.ar/ ) o INIDEP Library is member of the National Advisor Council. • CAICyT – Argentine Centre of Information in Science and Technology: ISSN Centre, SciELO/AR (Open Access Journals), Union List of Periodicals in Argentina (CCP), document supply services, etc. (http://www.caicyt.gov.ar/ ) • RECIARIA- National Network of Specialized Libraries and Information Units Networks (http://www.biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar:8080/reciaria/reciaria )
DATA POLICIES
13. Does your country have a national data management policy
No.
14. Does your institution have a data policy (if you have answered positively to the previous question then indicate whether the institutional policy is different from the national policy)
CEADO applies 'IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy’.
15. Does your country apply the IOC data policy
At the national level, Law 25831 “Régimen de libre acceso a la Información Publica Ambiental” is compatible with IOC policy.
16. Would your country be willing to share its oceanographic data globally by participating in the IODE Ocean Data Portal project (see http://www.oceandataportal.org)
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NATIONAL OBSERVATION PLATFORMS
17. Does your country operate research vessels (if so then provide information)
Yes
• Buque Oceanográfico “PUERTO DESEADO”. Jointly operated by the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and the Servicio de Hidrografía Naval (SHN) • Buque Hidrográfico “COMODORO RIVADAVIA”. Operated by SHN • Lancha Hidrográfica “CORMORÁN”. Operated by SHN • Buque Multipropósito “CIUDAD DE ROSARIO”. Operated by Armada Argentina • Buque de Investigación Pesquera “OCA BALDA”. Operated by the Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP) • Buque de Investigación Pesquera “DR HOLMBERG”. Operated by INIDEP • Buque de Investigación Pesquera “CAPITÁN CÁNEPA”. Operated by INIDEP
18. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
In the case of SHN cruises or joint cruises the data is managed by SHN-CEADO and made available both through responsible scientific groups and CEADO.
In CONICET cruises, CEADO encourages exchange of data and its management is performed by the scientific groups.
INIDEP manages its own data. Submission of data to the NODC has become sporadic and with long delays.
19. Does your country operate data buoys or other observation systems (if so then provide details)
Argentina, through SHN, operates two environmental buoys (FUGRO-OCEANOR Wavescan buoys), currently under maintenance. Additionally, is responsible for eleven active Argo floats and particpates actively in the International South Atlantic Buoy Program.
A national tidal network is under operation, with five stations contributing to GLOSS
In a joint coopertive effort, satellite Aquarius SAC-D will be launched in 2010. CONAE is the leading Institution in Argentina
20. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
SHN manages the data from the environmental buoys and tidal network. Data from the buoys will be accessible via Internet and upon request. Tidal data is available upon request and GLOSS data also through UHSLC.
Argo and drifter data are channelled through AOML and GDP respectively.
Aquarius SAC-D data will be managed and made available by CONAE
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NATIONAL/REGIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH/OBSERVATION/MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
21. Provide a list of national ocean research/observation/management in which multiple national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
Sistema Nacional de Bases de Datos; Initiative sponsored by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovative Production. Seeks accessibility and interoperability of national and institutional databases
22. Provide a list of regional ocean research/observation/management in which one or more or your national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
. International Consortium for the Study of Oceanic Related Global and Climate Changes in South America(SACC): To determine the physical mechanisms that control biological processes in highly productive regions of the western South Atlantic and their variability from intra- to interannual times scales. Data collected through SACC is widely and openly distributed. Products include scientific publications and papers, training and education, data product development. . International South Atlantic Buoy Program ISABP: ISABP is operated as an regional action group of the DBCP, and endeavours to establish and maintain an oceanographic and meterological data network over the South Atlantic ocean. Provides data in real time via GTS and in near-real time through the web. . Argo: Argo is an international programme using autonomous floats to collect temperature, salinity and current data as a major component of the ocean observing system . OCEATLAN: OCEATLAN is an initiative of institutions from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay striving to further develop oceanographic activities in the Upper Southwest and Tropical Atlantic. OCEATLAN acts as GRA for the region. . Antares: ANTARES main goal is the study of long-term changes in coastal ecosystems around Latin America to distinguish those due to natural variability from those due to external paerturbations (anthropogenic effects) . FREPLATA: Rio de la Plata sediment transport study through numerical modeling (MARS 3D), remote sensing, and in situ data . GLOSS: The Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) is an international programme conducted under the auspices of the Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). GLOSS aims at the establishment of high quality global and regional sea level networks for application to climate, oceanographic and coastal sea level research. The programme became known as GLOSS as it provides data for deriving the 'Global Level of the Sea Surface'.
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. INIDEP Library at Regional Level is involved in exchange and access of scientific information in the following projects or systems since they were born: • SIDALC /IICA network of Agriculture in LatinAmerica -Regional OPAC/Union List Journals and Publications- starting in 2000 in Argentina, managed by IICA Costa Rica - document supply/delivery services . INIDEP Catalogues: http://www.sidalc.net/tesisdp.htm http://www.sidalc.net/docau.htm http://www.sidalc.net/libri.htm http://www.sidalc.net/perau.htm
• Latin American IAMSLIC Regional Group. -Before the formal consolidation of this Group, INIDEP Library since 2000 promoted the cooperation among LA Information Units by an E-Mail Group, and presented the first LA Information Units Survey in Mazatlan: - Cosulich, G.; Silvoni, M.G. Aspects of international cooperation in marine research focusing on information resources in South America. In: Marckham, J.W.; Duda, A.L. ed. Bridging the Digital Divide: Proceeding of the 28ª Annual Conference of the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) . Fort Pierce, Florida: IAMSLIC, 2003. p.65-78 (http://hdl.handle.net/1912/686) - Guillermina Cosulich (INIDEP Librarian) Coordinator of IAMSLIC LA Regional Group (2006-2008) - document supply/delivery services through IAMSLIC Z39.50 Union List
• ASFA Input Center since 1996, leading and promoting the LA regional participation -Hosts and organizers of Mini ASFA LA Regional Meeting, October 2010 – Mar del Plata, Argentina
. INIDEP Library in Argentina leads REDIPES (National Information Network for Fisheries Bibliographic Information), linking Information Units (IU) along the country, including university libraries, publishers, research intitutes, etc.The principal objectives are collect and give access to the papers produced on the Argentine Sea and the national marine science bibliography, cooperation at regional and international level, capacity building, standards.
PARTICIPATION IN ODINCARSA
23. Has your country participated in ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009. If yes then please provide some details.
Data Management:
Argentina participated of the First ODINCARSA Planning Meeting and contributed to the initiative since then. Regarding CB, trainees from Argentina attended both I and II ODINCARSA DM Training Course, Basic and Advanced ODINCARSA Ocean Data Management Training Course and the Combined Modeling and Data Management Training Workshop (Jamboree-I). IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 8
For Information Management:
A) attending training Courses at IODE/Ostende, B) active participation in OceanDocs (uploading records and promoting the use of it), C) promoting the sponsorships of IAMSLIC memberships by Odincarsa.
A) IODE Trainings:
* “Training Course in Marine information Management”, Sept. 30- Oct. 4 2002, Mazatlan (G. Cosulich as invited expert, last day speaker) * “ODINCARSA Marine information Management Training Course”, 9-19 November 2005, Ostende, (G. Silvoni) * “E-Repository Training Course”, 23-28 April 2007, Ostende (G. Silvoni) * "IODE Training on Website Development",15-26 June 2009, Ostend (G. Fernández) * “Digital Asset Management for Marine Information Managers”, 2-7 October 2009 (G. Silvoni)
B) OceanDocs
Comunidad/Community: ARGENTINA Colecciones/Collections: * Tesis En Ciencias Marinas [60] * Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP) [244]
Records uploaded by year:
2007 2008 2009 Total
159 113 32 304
Statistics by year: Year Downloads Views 2008 30,814.5 12,793 2009 56,146.0 31,974 86,960.5 44,767
Argentina has the highest impact of visibility in OceanDocs (Marc Goovert. 2009. “OceanDocs and Open Science Directory: two facets of the information policy of UNESCO/IOC-IODE”- 35th IAMSLIC Annual Conference & 13th Biennial EURASLIC Conference- Brugge, Belgium) C) IAMSLIC Memberships
Payment of 13 LA members for 2008/2009
24. If you answered positively to the previous question then how would you assess the usefulness of ODINCARSA
In the DM area, ODINCARSA proved itself as a valuable asset for the establishment and/or strengthening of human networks and helped regional and sub-regional interaction. The IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 9 ______
training and capacity development program provided unique oportunities which resulted in a more efficient DM as well as the possibility to help and support DM activities in other institutions.
"For us librarians, the best product is OceanDocs, we can't advise on Data Management. The Ocean Portal has not been a useful product for this service. We saw that in Odincarsa the objectives were defined but there was no control, no follow up of poor results in the long run. We think OceanDocs sustainability should be a IODE priority, as well as the signing of the MOU IOC-IAMSLIC." (Mailing to P. Pissierssens, September 2009)
The usefulness:
- Sponsorhips of IAMSLIC Memberships to Latin American Librarians - Support to LA Libraries allowing their participation in OceanDocs - Capacity Building at IODE Training Courses
25. If you answered yes to question 22 then how did you promote ODINCARSA in your country
Data Management
ODINCARSA was presented at the Jornadas Nacionales de Ciencias del Mar in 2005 and introduced as agenda item both in the IOC National Representation as well as in OCEATLAN. ODINCARSA was also introduced in DM interactions with the education community. Most recently, ODINCARSA was cited as example within the framework of the Sistema Nacional de Bases de Datos.
Information Management
Never a training course/whorkshop in OceanDocs was held in Argentina sponsored by ODINCARSA, neither by INIDEP (There is a mistake in Report IOC/IODE-XX/18, Feb.2009)
INIDEP Library only has promoted the Repository in several Newsletters as IAMSLIC, InfoNius, TINKUNAKU, specialized Listserves in Argentina, and Meetings since 2006 up to now, as:
September 2006: “ODINPUBCARSA: Open access to Latin American scientific production”, In: Census of Marine Life V Workshop of Sudamerican Committe, Mar del Plata
December 2006: 1-“Open Access Repositories: an opportunity for national scientific production in marine science”. Where Lic. Javier Valladares, COI President, participated. 2-Workshop for Marine and Aquatic Sciences specialists from Information Units In: VI National Meeting in Marine Science, Puerto Madryn
March 2007: -“Open Access Repositories: an opportunity for national scientific production in marine science”. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 10
Presentation at INIDEP
October 2008: “ A Library with a sea view” in: Meeting of Agriculture and Forests Libraries, Buenos Aires
October 2009: “Web visibility of marine science theses from Argentina”, in: 35° IAMSLIC Annual Conference and 13° Biannual EURASLIC, Brugge
26. According to your country what should be the focus areas of ODINCARSA during the next 4 years (2010-2013)
Data Management • Regional metadata strategy and database development • Operational oceanography data management strategy, real-time data management and associated data products and services development • Exchange DM best practices • Capacity development towards increased efficiency, effectivity and visbility/public awareness through workshops, courses and expert visits
Information Management: . Sponsorhip of IAMSLIC Memberships to Latin American Librarians . Support the participation of LA Libraries in OceanDocs . Support to assure the sustentability of OceanDocs in a long run . Financial support for Latin American Librarians to attend (i) Regional or International IAMSLIC Conference; (ii) Regional or International meetings to promote OceanDocs . Financial support for Capacity Building of Latin American Librarians tought in Spanish in the Region trained by Latin American Librarians through: (i) Personal Interships in Marine Libraries with more experience in marine information management; (ii) Training Courses held in LA different countries focused in needs of these Libraries, trained by a LA Librarian with more experience in marine information management; (iii) Training Courses held in a Latin American Library with more experience in marine information management . Capacity Building at IODE : Capacity Building Subjects: Cataloguing/Indexing – Collection development - Tips and Tics in Searchs/retrive information - Sources and Resources in Marine Sciences Literature (DataBases, Repositories, Journals: ASFA, Avano, OceanDocs, Aqutic Commons etc.) – Document Supply/Delivery Services – Marketing /Advocacy (into and out of the organization) – Strategic Planns - Users Products/Services - Reports/ Research presentations – Grants/Fellows – TICs, ILMS Software, digitization – Training courses to users.
27. What are the national capacity building requirements that should be addressed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years?
Data Management: . Real-time DM and associated data products and services development . DM best practices . Interoperability
Information Management: . Interships at INIDEP Library for Argentinians or any Latin American Librarians IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 11 ______
. *Training Courses on OceanDocs and marine information management for Argentinians librarians, held at INIDEP Library and/or Patagonian Libraries . Training Courses to final users in “Information sources and resources in marine sciences” . Librarian Capacity Building Subjects: Cataloguing/Indexing – Collection development - Tips and Tics in Searchs/retrive information - Sources and Resources in Marine Sciences Literature (DataBases, Repositories, Journals: ASFA, Avano, OceanDocs, Aqutic Commons etc.) – Document Supply/Delivery Services – Marketing /Advocacy (into and out of the organization) – Strategic Planns - Users Products/Services - Reports/ Research presentations – Grants/Fellows – TICs, ILMS Software, digitization – Training courses to users.
28. What past ODINCARSA activities should be terminated?
none
29. What new products/services should be developed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years
. Regional metadata base . Regional/sub-regional atlases . Regional LAS
30. Should ODINCARSA be linked to other IOC programmes? If yes then provide details.
ODINCARSA should strengthen links with GOOS/GRAs, Tsunami, WCRP, GLOSS, Coastal management, Ocean Carbon.
For marine information management is important the sustainability of: OceanDocs Project/IODE and the MOU IAMSLIC/IOC.
CHILE
NATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
1. IOC CONTACT POINT (Please provide the full name and address (including email) of your IOC national contact (also known as IOC action address))
Mariano E. Rojas Bustos Errázuriz 254, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile. [email protected]
2. IODE national coordinator for data management
Teresa C. Calvete Maldonado Errázuriz 254, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile. [email protected]
3. IODE national coordinator for marine information management
Ilse A. Smith Kubierschky Errázuriz 254, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile. (Carola, incluye el número postal) [email protected] IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 12
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
4. Does your country operate an IODE national oceanographic data centre? If so then provide the full name and address as well as the name of the Head of that centre.
YES, Hydrographic and Oceanographic National Data Center (CENDHOC). Head CENDHOC: Teresa Carolina Calvete Maldonado Errázuriz 254, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile. [email protected]
5. List other national institutions that manage oceanographic data in your country
. DIRECTEMAR Dirección General del Territorio Marítimo (Maritime Authority http://www.directemar.cl/) . IFOP Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (Institute for fisheries promotion http://www.ifop.cl/) . INACH Instituto Antártico Chileno (Chilean Antarctic Institute http://www.conicyt.cl/sistema/instituciones/inst-estado/antar.html) . INPESCA Instituto de Investigación Pesquera, Octava Región (Institute of fisheries research http://www.inpesca.cv.cl/) . SERNAPESCA Servicio Nacional de Pesca (National fisheries service http://www.sernapesca.cl/) . SUBPESCA Subsecretaria de Pesca (Marine Undersecretary http://www.subpesca.cl/) . UNIVERSIDADES (Universities, UDEC, UACH, UCN, PUCV, UDELMAR, UV, etc.)
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION PRODUCTS/SERVICES
6. Provide a list of data products and service currently provided by your IODE NODC (if existing) and other national ocean data centres
. Time series of sea surface temperature (SST), sea level (SL), current and waves in specific locations along the coast of Chile. . Digital Data Reports, available on line . Statistics of SST and SL, available on line. . Oceanographic Atlas, available on line
7. List of marine information centres (marine libraries) operating in your country
. Instituto Antártico Chileno (INACH, Chilean Antarctic Institute) . Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP, Institute for fisheries promotion ) . Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile (SHOA, Hydrographic and oceanographic Service of the chilean navy)
Universities:
. Valparaíso University, Oceanology Institut. . Catholic University of Valparaíso, Natural Research Faculty. . Antofagasta University. . Concepción University, EULA center. . Austral University of Chile. . Arturo Prat University. . Los Lagos University, Osorno. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 13 ______
. Chile University.
8. Provide a list of information products and service currently provided by your and other national marine libraries
Scientific Publications, Books, Manuals, Library Catalogues
NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS
9. Does your country have a national coastal management plan
In December 1994, the Supreme Decree N° 475 established the ” Chilean Republic National Policy for the coastal border use”. This Policy created the National and Regional Commission on coastal boarder use.
10. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic/coastal research, observation and/or management in your country
The Chilean Defense Ministry (Navy Undersecretary) has the responsibility to control and manage of “All the coast and marine territories of the Chilean Republic”.
11. If you answered positively to the previous question then list the member institutions of that national body/structure
. National Defence Ministry . Marine Undersecretaries . Regional Development Undersecretaries . Fisheries Undersecretaries . Planning Ministry . Urbanism and Housing Ministry . Transport and Telecommunications Ministry . Chilean Navy . National Tourism Service.
12. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic data and/or information exchange in your country
Hydrographic and oceanographic National Data Center (CENDHOC) of Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the navy.
DATA POLICIES
13. Does your country have a national data management policy
Chile doesn’t have a specific policy for data management, nevertheless in 1975 the Supreme Decree N°711 was passed establishing the mechanism which controls the scientific and technological research that take place in the national marine jurisdiction.
14. Does your institution have a data policy (if you have answered positively to the previous question then indicate whether the institutional policy is different from the national policy)
NO IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 14
15. Does your country apply the IOC data policy
YES
16. Would your country be willing to share its oceanographic data globally by participating in the IODE Ocean Data Portal project (see http://www.oceandataportal.org)
YES
NATIONAL OBSERVATION PLATFORMS
17. Does your country operate research vessels (if so then provide information)
YES, three oceanographic ships: . AGOR Vidal Gormaz . R/V Abate Molina . B/I Carlos Porter
18. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
. Vidal Gormaz, SHOA, the data is available for research and academic work. . Abate Molina, IFOP, the data is available for research and academic work after data reception from CENDHOC. . Carlos Porter, IFOP, the data is available for research and academic work after data reception from CENDHOC.
19. Does your country operate data buoys or other observation systems (if so then provide details)
. Satellite Transmitting Data Collecting Platforms (DCP) for Sea Level, Sea Surface Temperature, air temperature and atmospheric pressure. . Waves measuring buoys (Watchkeeper and Triaxys). . APEX Buoys (Autonomous Profiler Explorer) for depth, temperature and salinity measurements. ARGO Project . DART Buoys (Deep-Ocean Assessment and reporting of tsunamis). . Meteorological platforms (University of Chile, DIRECTEMAR)
20. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
. Satellite Transmitting Data Collecting Platforms (DCP) (SHOA manages this data and is available in ASCII Format or through the website) . Waves measuring buoys (SHOA manages this data and is available in ASCII Format) . APEX Buoys (SHOA and Concepcion University manage this data and are available in ASCII Format) . DART Buoys (SHOA manages this data and is available in ASCII Format) . Meteorological platforms (DIRECTEMAR)
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NATIONAL/REGIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH/OBSERVATION/MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
21. Provide a list of national ocean research/observation/management in which multiple national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
CIMAR FIORDOS Project: This is a multidisciplinary project that involves oceanography, meteorology, biodiversity and submarine morphology aspects in remote areas.
INFORMATION PRODUCTS: Data Reports distributed on Interactive CDs and published at CENDHOC Web Page. This data is presented in tables and figures.
ARGO-Chile Project: This is a International project that involves the data acquisition of pressure, temperature and salinity obtained with drifting buoys ARGOS in the Pacific Ocean. In this project participated Concepción University and SHOA.
INFORMATION PRODUCTS: At this moment CENDHOC is working in the transformation of all ARGO data at CENDHOC data format.
22. Provide a list of regional ocean research/observation/management in which one or more or your national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
CPPS Regional cruises: These are physical and biological cruises whose objective is to obtain a global view of Southeastern Pacific ocean. In this activities participated Colombia, Chile, Equator and Peru. Since 2008, this project created a Working Group on Data Management on this information
INFORMATION PRODUCTS: At this moment the Working Groups are working on a common format for physical and biological data and which country is responsible for his data. In the future the final product will be a scientific paper.
Joint Cruises between Chile, Equator and Peru Navys.: These are oceanographic cruises whose objectives are to obtain many different oceanographic variables simultaneously and develop a professional exchange on each cruise.
INFORMATION PRODUCTS: In this moment each country is working separately.
PARTICIPATION IN ODINCARSA
23. Has your country participated in ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009. If yes then please provide some details.
Meeting Date Country Delegate Planning ODINCARSA Workshop. October 2001 Equator. Ricardo Rojas First ODINCARSA training course in May 2002 Equator. Yeni Guerrero marine Data Management. First ODINCARSA training course in September Mexico. Alexandra marine information management. 2002. Smith IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 16
Second ODINCARSA training course in October 2003 Colombia. Yeni Guerrero marine Data Management. ODINCARSA Ocean Data Management, November Belgium. Danitza Guerra training course. 2005 ODINCARSA Marine Information November Belgium. Alexandra Management, training course. 2005 Smith Training course “GIS & Remote sensing September Belgium. Danitza Guerra data” 2006 Training course “IMIS and MapServer & December Belgium. Danitza Guerra Open-Source web mapping tools” 2006
24. If you answered positively to the previous question then how would you assess the usefulness of ODINCARSA
Mainly in the training acquired on specialized software use.
Knowledge exchange between the different members of ODINCARSA.
25. If you answered yes to question 22 then how did you promote ODINCARSA in your country
As a National Data Center we were member of a Work Group on Management information of the National Oceanographic Committee (CONA) involving all the institutions related with marine sciences. In this Group all activities on data Management are promoted. Respecting this promotion work, two training courses have been developed whose principal objective was ODV software use.
1.- First introduction training course on Oceanographic Data Management. (4 and 5 of November of 2004) 2.- Second training course about acquisition and CTD Data management. (5 and 6 of October of 2004)
26. According to your country what should be the focus areas of ODINCARSA during the next 4 years (2010-2013)
. Data format management. With the purpose to define a unique exchange standard format. . Quality control management for other oceanographic data: sea level, waves, current etc. . Concentrate in the development of useful products for scientific community. For example develop an on line Global Catalogue for the oceanographic information management at the different ODINCARSA Data Centers. . To continue with training courses.
27. What are the national capacity building requirements that should be addressed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years?
. For Chile, to continue with training courses for data management, including other oceanographic area. . Professional exchange of specialists among the involved ODINCARSA institution.
28. What past ODINCARSA activities should be terminated? IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 17 ______
None of them
29. What new products/services should be developed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years
. To work on the continuous update of the web page because it is the unique medium through which we can inform the general public on the different activities. . As mentioned previously concentrate in the development of useful products for scientific community. For example develop an on line Global Catalogue of the oceanographic information management at the different ODINCARSA Data Center. . Further on line products such as data report, manuals, courses etc.
30. Should ODINCARSA be linked to other IOC programmes? If yes then provide details.
YES.
With other regional programmes such as ODINAFRICA, ODINCINDO etc.
COLOMBIA
NATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
1. IOC CONTACT POINT (Please provide the full name and address (including email) of your IOC national contact (also known as IOC action address))
CN. JULIAN AUGUSTO REYNA MORENO Secretario Ejecutivo Comisión Colombiana del Océano Address: Carrera 54 N° 26-50, Oficina 102, CAN, Bogotá, Colombia Phone: +57 (1) 3158520 - (571) 3158214 Fax: +57 (1) 3158217 E-mail: [email protected]
2. IODE national coordinator for data management
DR. EFRAIN RODRIGUEZ RUBIO Director Científico, Área de Oceanografía Operacional Centro Control Contaminación del Pacifico-CCCP Dirección General Marítima-DIMAR Address: Via al Morro, Capitania de Puerto de Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia Phone: +57 (2) 7272637 extensión 228 Fax: +57 (2) 7271180 E-mail: [email protected]
3. IODE national coordinator for marine information management
MARTHA VILLA GORDILLO Address: Cerro Punta Betin, Santa Marta, Colombia Phone: +57 (5) 43808008 Ext: 210 E-mail: [email protected]
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NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
4. Does your country operate an IODE national oceanographic data centre? If so then provide the full name and address as well as the name of the Head of that centre.
Name: Centro Colombiano de Datos Oceanográficos (CECOLDO)
Address: Centro Control Contaminación del Pacífico-CCCP Via al Morro, Capitania de Puerto de Tumaco San Andrés de Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia
Head CECOLDO: Efraín Rodríguez Rubio (Ph.D)
Head CCCP: CF. Rafael Ricardo Torres
5. List other national institutions that manage oceanographic data in your country
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín • Universidad EAFIT de Medellín • INVEMAR • Universidad del Valle • Escuela Naval de Cadetes Almirante Padilla (ENAP) • Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM)
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION PRODUCTS/SERVICES
6. Provide a list of data products and service currently provided by your IODE NODC (if existing) and other national ocean data centres
Inversión y servicios desarrollados
La Dirección General Marítima (DIMAR) ha invertido ciento cuarenta y un millones ochocientos mil pesos ($141.800.000.oo) en las actividades de reactivación del Centro Nacional de Datos Oceanográficos durante los últimos siete años (2003-2009). Las actividades desarrolladas con el presupuesto asignado año tras año se pueden apreciar en la Tabla I, así como las limitaciones que se han presentado durante la reactivación de CECOLDO.
Tabla I. Relación de actividades desarrolladas para la reactivación de CECOLDO (2003-2009).
A Asignación D Actividades Limitaciones Año presupuestal Duración
. Análisis2 de las capacidades de Ocean $2.400.000 6. Falencias en el 2003 Data (CIOH) en el CCCP. meses intercambio de . Análisis de los formatos de Pasantía de 1 información con el almacenamiento de datos en el CCCP. estudiante de CIOH. . Recopilación de requerimientos para ingeniería de . Falta recurso nueva herramienta (open/Web). humano. sistemas
. Diseño2 de la arquitectura de $2.400.000 6. Falta servidor de 2004 CENIMARC para el CCCP. meses aplicaciones. . Desarrollo de un prototipo de Pasantía de 1 . Falta recurso almacenamiento. estudiante de humano. . Definición de plantillas base para ingeniería de IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 19 ______
organizar los datos existentes. sistemas
. Adaptación2 de la arquitectura de GRUINCO 6. Falencias en el 2005 CENIMARC para los dos centros. meses intercambio de . Recopilación de datos de prueba en $10.000.000 información con el los dos centros. CIOH y el CCCP. . Desarrollo de un segundo prototipo. Pasantía de 2 . Falta recurso estudiantes de humano. ingeniería de sistemas
. DIMAR2 oficializó CENIMARC como $0 -. No hubo 2006 repositorio de datos oceanográficos de - asignación los centros. presupuestal. . El CCCP evaluó el estado del último . Falta recurso prototipo desarrollado y estableció los humano. estándares y formatos de intercambio de datos y metadatos acorde con las exigencias internacionales. . Arqueología2 y recuperación de datos y $57.000.000 3. Limitación de 2007 metadatos (2004-2007). meses tiempo para la . Integración de la BD de CENIMARC ejecución del al SIG-DIMAR. contrato. . Incorporación de formatos y . Falta servidor de estándares recomendados por la COI- aplicaciones. IODE. . Falta recurso . Adaptación del diccionario de datos humano. oceanográficos BODC. . Adaptación del catálogo de metadatos geográfico (Geonetwork). Implementación2 de los siguientes $70.000.000 5. Limitación de 2008 servicios: meses tiempo para la ejecución del . Catálogo de metadatos marino ISO contrato. 19115. . Falta recurso . Inventario de cruceros oceanográficos humano del Pacífico colombiano. . Servicio de carga de datos. . Diccionario de parámetros oceanográficos. . Implementación2 del portal web de $0 -. No hubo 2009 CECOLDO. - asignación . Control de calidad de los datos y presupuestal. metadatos organizados para el periodo . Falta recurso 2004-2008. humano.
La DIMAR ha realizado un esfuerzo significativo para identificar los servicios que podrían prestarse a la comunidad a través del portal de CECOLDO y que son susceptibles a sistematización. Inicialmente se identificaron cuatro servicios de tecnología. Cada una de las interfaces de dichos servicios pueden apreciarse en las figuras 1, 2, 3 y 4.
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Tabla II. Primeros servicios sistematizados en CECOLDO.
Servicio Consulta Sistema de Carga de Datos Oceanográficos y de Restringida Meteorología Marina Catálogo del Perfil de Metadatos Marino ISO Pública 19115 Inventario de Cruceros Oceanográficos Pública Diccionario de Parámetros Oceanográficos y de Pública Meteorología Marina
Los datos y metadatos de oceanografía y meteorología marina producidos por los Centros de investigación de DIMAR han sido inventariados y separados por periodos para su normalización conforme a los estándares internacionales. En la actualidad los datos de 2004-2008 vienen siendo avalados por los expertos designados en cada uno de los Centros para asegurar la calidad de los datos que serán públicos en CECOLDO.
Además, aunque históricamente a CECOLDO se le asocia la producción anual de datos proveniente de los cruceros oceanográficos adelantados por el Centro Control Contaminación del Pacífico (CCCP) para la cuenca Pacífica y el Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas (CIOH) para el Caribe colombiano, en la actualidad, CECOLDO se encuentra reuniendo datos e información oceanográfica y de meteorología marina no solo de los cruceros oceanográficos colombianos, sino también de proyectos nacionales relacionados con calidad de aguas, aguas de lastre, dinámica costera, mamíferos marinos, entre otros, y el número de instituciones contribuyentes va en aumento con el aporte de datos de oceanografía biológica como el Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), el Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales de Colombia (IDEAM), la Universidad del Valle, Fundación Yubarta, Fundación Malpelo y la Universidad Militar Nueva Granada.
Figura 1. Ejemplo de la visualización de un conjunto de datos georeferenciados cargados mediante el Sistema de Carga de Datos Oceanográficos y de Meteorología Marina. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 21 ______
Figura 2. Vista inicial del componente de consulta externa del Catálogo del Perfil de Metadatos Marino ISO 19115.
Figura 3. Campos de filtro de una consulta avanzada al Inventario de Cruceros Oceanográficos.
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Figura 4. Detalle de un parámetro específico obtenido desde una Consulta Avanzada al Diccionario de Parámetros Oceanográficos y de Meteorología Marina.
7. List of marine information centres (marine libraries) operating in your country
• Centro de Documentación del Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas (CIOH) • Centro Nacional de Datos en Información Oceanográfica (DIMAR) • Centro de Documentación del Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR)
8. Provide a list of information products and service currently provided by your and other national marine libraries
• Centro de Documentación del Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas (CIOH) y Centro Control Contaminación del Pacífico (CCCP)
OBJETIVO Propiciar servicios de información y documentación especializados, que satisfagan las necesidades de los usuarios y que sirvan de apoyo para el desarrollo de todas las actividades de investigación básica y aplicada en las diferentes disciplinas de la Oceanografía e Hidrografía y en general en las ciencias del mar.
FUNCIÓN Administración y desarrollo de los recursos bibliográficos y documentales del centro con el fin de ofrecer un eficiente servicio de información especializada sobre asuntos marinos a los investigadores y entidades que lo requieran.
USUARIOS Instituciones de investigación, educación superior, organizaciones y empresas que manejen las áreas de interés en Ciencias del Mar
SERVICIOS IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 23 ______
El Centro de Documentación del CIOH y CCCP presta los siguientes servicios:
Servicios de circulación y préstamo Por medio de éste servicio se pone a disposición del usuario la documentación del Centro de Documentación, mediante tres modalidades: El préstamo interno, se presta proporcionando al usuario el material documental solicitado, para consultar dentro de la unidad de información. Préstamo externo, el usuario accede al material y puede retirarlo del Centro de Documentación, por un tiempo determinado, de acuerdo con el reglamento. Préstamo inter-bibliotecario, este servicio consiste en poner a disposición de los usuarios del Centro de Documentación del Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas y CCCP, los recursos bibliográficos existentes en otras unidades de información, con quienes se tengan convenios establecidos.
Servicios de Referencia Mediante este servicio se brinda al usuario la ayuda en la búsqueda y recuperación de la información existente sobre ciencias del mar, con el fin de solucionar necesidades de información. Incluye la referencia especializada por medio de búsquedas en redes de información, especialmente Internet.
Servicio de Extensión Por medio de éste servicio se busca una comunicación con los usuarios y otras unidades de información del sector, promoviendo así el Centro de Documentación, con el fin de convertirlo en el eje central de las actividades que desarrolle el Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas.
Servicio de Alerta El servicio de alerta consiste en enviar a los usuarios internos las novedades de los nuevos documentos que se reciben por canje, donación o se adquieren en el Centro de Documentación, con el fin de mantenerlos al día sobre las novedades de información en su área de interés. Se ofrecen las siguientes modalidades: Circulación rápida y personalizada de documentos recién adquiridos entre los usuarios que manifiesten con anterioridad su interés sobre un tema determinado. A través de las carteleras promover las actividades nacionales e internacionales sobre ciencias del mar.
Servicio de bibliografía Mediante una búsqueda exhaustiva de información sobre aspectos en ciencias del mar, ya sea por solicitud del usuario, por que otras instituciones lo requieran o por iniciativa del Centro de Documentación, se prestará éste servicio utilizando recursos propios y de las redes de información, especialmente la Internet.
Seducación de usuarios Mediante talleres, guías, cursos programados o cuando el usuario lo requiera, se brinda la asesoría para el manejo y utilización de los recursos documentales y de información de que dispone el Centro de documentación del Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e hidrográficas. Puede darse por grupos o personalizada, de acuerdo con las solicitudes o actividades programadas
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• Centro de Documentación del Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR)
MISIÓN Servir de eje articulador entre los usuarios y las diversas fuentes de información en el área de las ciencias marinas, costeras y disciplinas afines, utilizando las herramientas más apropiadas a fin de garantizar un servicio de alta calidad y eficiencia.
VISIÓN Ser modelo de Unidad de Información especializada en las ciencias marinas y costeras, reconocida a nivel nacional e internacional, por la calidad de sus servicios y el uso de tecnologías actualizadas que le permitan disfrutar de la realidad virtual, la digitalización y la consulta remota.
OBJETIVO Satisfacer las necesidades de información originadas por la actividad laboral, investigativa y educativa, del personal vinculado al Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, la comunidad academica y del público en general
SERVICIOS El Centro de Documentación "Iván Enrique Caycedo Lara", ofrece los servicios de consulta y de préstamo interbibliotecario con instituciones regionales gubernamentales y ONG.
Catálogo General de Libros y Otros Documentos Revistas o Publicaciones Seriadas Catálogo especializado Bioprospección UCA- Catálogo Bibliográfico del Pacífico Colombiano, Zona Costera y Marina
NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS
9. Does your country have a national coastal management plan
En este momento se está en el proceso de concertación del plan nacional de manejo costero por intermedio de la Comisión Colombiana del Oceano (CCO).
10. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic/coastal research, observation and/or management in your country
Comisión Colombiana del Océano-CCO
IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 25 ______
Dirección General Marítima-DIMAR
Centro Control Contaminación del Pacífico-CCCP
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 26
11. If you answered positively to the previous question then list the member institutions of that national body/structure
Mirar punto 10
12. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic data and/or information exchange in your country
only DIMAR management the information or oceanographic data exchange.
DATA POLICIES
13. Does your country have a national data management policy
La Dirección General Marítima-DIMAR desarrolló una política propia de intercambio de datos para el Centro Colombiano de Datos Oceanográficos- CECOLDO, basada en las políticas de la IODE.
14. Does your institution have a data policy (if you have answered positively to the previous question then indicate whether the institutional policy is different from the national policy)
Debido a que la DIMAR es la autoridad marítima de Colombia, y la cual realiza la mayor actividad de investigación oceanográfica del País, y así mismo posee la base de datos más grande del País en oceanografía, esta política se considera como la política nacional de intercambio de datos oceanográficos.
15. Does your country apply the IOC data policy
La politica de intercambio de Colombia se basa en la de IOC con algunas consideraciones nacionales.
16. Would your country be willing to share its oceanographic data globally by participating in the IODE Ocean Data Portal project (see http://www.oceandataportal.org) IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 27 ______
This point can be discussed in the CPPS framework.
NATIONAL OBSERVATION PLATFORMS
17. Does your country operate research vessels (if so then provide information)
In Colombia we have several research vessels located in the colombian Pacific and Caribbean sea. The information about vessels can be looking in the following address:
1. ARC Providencia (http://www.cioh.org.co/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=439& amp;itemid=626&idcompany=42)
2. ARC Malpelo (http://www.cioh.org.co/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=476& amp;itemid=655&idcompany=42)
3. ARC Gorgona (http://www.cioh.org.co/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=475& amp;itemid=654&idcompany=42)
4. ARC Quindio (http://www.cioh.org.co/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=477& amp;itemid=656&idcompany=42)
18. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
The “Dirección General Marítima-DIMAR” national maritime authority of Colombia manages the data using the CECOLDO repository and policy for data interchange.
19. Does your country operate data buoys or other observation systems (if so then provide details)
The DIMAR have several Directional Wave Buoys located in the Colombian Pacific ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The data can be consulted in the page Web of the CCCP in real time. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 28
20. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
The DIMAR manage the data and show the real time variables in the CCCP Web page. (http://www.cccp.org.co/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=224p)
On the other hand the data can be consulted in the NOAA National Data Buoy Center (http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/obs.shtml ).
NATIONAL/REGIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH/OBSERVATION/MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
21. Provide a list of national ocean research/observation/management in which multiple national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
El Estudio Regional del Fenómeno de El Niño (ERFEN), es un programa de la Comisión Permanente del Pacífico del Sur (CPPS) en el cual Colombia participa con los cruceros oceanográficos vinculando varias instituciones nacionales relacionandas al estudio de El Niño:
• Universidad del Valle • Universidad Militar Nueva Granada • INVEMAR • Fundación Malpelo • Fundación Yubarta • Parques nacionales
22. Provide a list of regional ocean research/observation/management in which one or more or your national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 29 ______
and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
Los cruceros regionales conjuntos de la Comisión Permanente del Pacifico Sur-CPPS son parte del estudio del fenómeno de El Niño en el cual participan científicos de Colombia, Chile, Perú y Ecuador.
PARTICIPATION IN ODINCARSA
23. Has your country participated in ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009. If yes then please provide some details.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARINE DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS - IMDIS-2008, 31 March – 2 April 2008, Athens, Greece. Ruby Viviana Ortiz.
Martha ARANGO ODINCARSA Marine Information Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y 2005 Management Training Course Costeras
Julio BOHORQUEZ NARANJO IODE/MarBEF Biodiversity Data Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y 2007 Management Course Costeras
Andrea DEVIS-MORALES ODINCARSA Ocean Data Management PhD student 2005 Training Course Universidad de Concepción
Second ODINCARSA Training Course in 2003 Marine Data Management
German ESCOBAR OLAYA Second ODINCARSA Training Course in 2003 Colombian Navy School Marine Data Management
Juan GOMEZ LOPEZ Second ODINCARSA Training Course in 2003 Colombian Navy School Marine Data Management
Nelson MURILLO GOMEZ Second ODINCARSA Training Course in 2003 Colombian Navy School Marine Data Management
Carlos PARRA RAMOS ODINCARSA Ocean Data Management Centro de Investigaciones 2005 Training Course Oceanograficas e Hidrograficas
Carlos PARRA LLANOS System Engineer Second ODINCARSA Training Course in 2003 Centro de Investigaciones Marine Data Management Oceanograficas e Hidrograficas
First ODINCARSA Training Course in 2002 Marine Data Management IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 30
Yuber PAUL Second ODINCARSA Training Course in Fisheries Officer 2003 Marine Data Management Dirección General Marítima
Jose PLAZAS Second ODINCARSA Training Course in 2003 Colombian Navy School Marine Data Management
Pedro PRADA Second ODINCARSA Training Course in 2003 Colombian Navy School Marine Data Management
Efrain RODRIGUEZ-RUBIO Scientific Director ODINCARSA Ocean Data Management 2005 Centro Control Contaminacion del Training Course Pacifico
Juan Gabriel RUEDA BAYONA Scientific Investigator - Oceangraphic Data Manager Young Scientist Training Course 2007 Centro Control Contaminacion del Pacifico
Cesar VARGAS Second ODINCARSA Training Course in 2003 Colombian Navy School Marine Data Management
The total participation of Colombia is located in the ODINCARSA coordinator report.
24. If you answered positively to the previous question then how would you assess the usefulness of ODINCARSA
ODINCARSA en calidad de institución internacional reguladora y promotora de las fuentes de información oceanográfica y marina y de construcción de capacidades puede contribuir al desarrollo de éste campo en Colombia a través de:
• Disposición de Recursos para la Movilización de Información Oceanográfica • Ayudar a la consolidación de CECOLDO en Colombia y a la base de datos de los cruceros regionales de la CPPS. • Contribuir capacidad para el control de calidad de datos oceanográficos en tiempo real. • Contribuir con la capacitación de los centros de alerta de Tsunami de la región. • Creación de un Sitio Web Geográfico 25. If you answered yes to question 22 then how did you promote ODINCARSA in your country
A través de los productos y servicios que ofrecerá CECOLDO al País basados en la experiencia obtenida a través de los cursos de capacitación de la IODE y los documentos y manuales desarrollados por IODE.
26. According to your country what should be the focus areas of ODINCARSA during the next 4 years (2010-2013)
. Control de calidad de datos oceanográficos ( físicos, químicos y biológicos) y meteorológicos, especialmente en los obtenidos en tiempo real. . Contrucción de sistemas de observación en tiempo real a través de entornos Web.
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27. What are the national capacity building requirements that should be addressed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years?
. Desarrollo en capacidad de construir, instalar y usar boyas oceanográficas en coordinación con OCEATLAN. . Capacitación en instalación, manejo y mantenimiento de estaciones mareográficas. . Capacitación en modelación numérica oceanica y atmosférica.
28. What past ODINCARSA activities should be terminated?
Will be discussed in the meeting.
29. What new products/services should be developed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years
Mejor discutirlo durante reunión con todos los países de la región.
30. Should ODINCARSA be linked to other IOC programmes? If yes then provide details.
CPPS y Alianza Regional del Pacífico Sudeste -GRASP, organización meteorological mundial-OMM y JCOMM (Joint WMO-IOC Technical Commission on Oceanography and Marine Meteorology).
CUBA
NATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
1. IOC CONTACT POINT (Please provide the full name and address (including email) of your IOC national contact (also known as IOC action address))
Lic. Guillermo García Montero. Dir. Acuario Nacional. Ave. 1ª esq. A 60, Miramar, Playa, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
2. IODE national coordinator for data management
Lic. Julieta Gutiérrez Hernández. Instituto de Oceanología. Ave. 1ª #18406 entre 184 y 186, Reparto Flores, Playa, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
3. IODE national coordinator for marine information management.
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NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 32
4. Does your country operate an IODE national oceanographic data centre? If so then provide the full name and address as well as the name of the Head of that centre.
No
5. List other national institutions that manage oceanographic data in your country
. Instituto de Oceanología. Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. . Geocuba Estudios Marinos. Ministry of the Armed Forces.
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION PRODUCTS/SERVICES
6. Provide a list of data products and service currently provided by your IODE NODC (if existing) and other national ocean data centres.
This period was characterized by a high mobility of human resources that were working in this activity and at a given time were moved to other functions of data recovery and storage.
Example of the products obtained in this stage are: a. Tablas de Marea de las Costas de Cuba y Aviso a los Navegantes (Tidal Charts for Cuban Coasts and Notice to Navigators). Geocuba Estudios Marinos. b. Oceanographic products on sea level, marine currents, processing of satellite imagery. Instituto de Oceanología.
Dr. Pedro Alcolado has recently initiated a new experience to obtain data and information on coral reefs. This experience is based on the voluntary monitoring carried out by diver and fishermen that received training through a manual elaborated for these aim. This manual established the way in which they must send the information to Dr. Alcolado and a report is prepared on the state of reefs at the end of the year, showing results in a map.
7. List of marine information centres (marine libraries) operating in your country
. Biblioteca del Centro de Investigaciones Marinas. Universidad de La Habana. Ministerio de Educación Superior. . Biblioteca. Acuario Nacional de Cuba. Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente. . Biblioteca del Insituto de Oceanología. Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente. . Biblioteca del Centro de Investigaciones Pesqueras. Ministerio de la Alimentación. . Biblioteca Geocuba Estudios Marinos. Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas. . Biblioteca del Centro de Bioactivos Marinos. Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente. . Biblioteca del Centro de Investigaciones de Ecosistemas Costeros de Cayo Coco. Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente. . Biblioteca. Grupo Empresarial Bahía de La Habana. Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 33 ______
8. Provide a list of information products and service currently provided by your and other national marine libraries
Internal and external loan, Preparation of Bibliographies, Search in Databases, Location of documents, Bulletin of alert on new acquisitions, Edition of electronic serial publications; Management of contents for Repositories, Intranets and Web pages.
NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS
9. Does your country have a national coastal management plan
There is a National Group of Coasts that works at the central level of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, which is in charge of everything related to the coastal zone and enforces the application of the Law of Coasts. It is also related to projects like the GEF/UNDP Project for Sabana-Camaguey and that of Management of Bays, including Havana Bay.
There is a procedure for the declaration of areas under integrated coastal management. It was elaborated by the Center of Information, Management, and Environmental Education under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. Each proposed area must elaborate a management plan to be approved by this dependency.
10. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic/coastal research, observation and/or management in your country
No
11. If you answered positively to the previous question then list the member institutions of that national body/structure
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12. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic data and/or information exchange in your country
No
DATA POLICIES
13. Does your country have a national data management policy
No, it doesn’t. At present, the Infrastructure for Spatial Data of the Republic of Cuba is being created and, within it, work is already being carried out in the Infrastructure for Data of the Environmental Agency, to which all the necessary information would be contributed.
14. Does your institution have a data policy (if you have answered positively to the previous question then indicate whether the institutional policy is different from the national policy)
Each institution applies the policies that have been approved by them. The national policy is being prepared.
15. Does your country apply the IOC data policy
Not exactly. The institutions make use of their data according to their policies. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 34
16. Would your country be willing to share its oceanographic data globally by participating in the IODE Ocean Data Portal project (see http://www.oceandataportal.org)
At the metadata level.
NATIONAL OBSERVATION PLATFORMS
17. Does your country operate research vessels (if so then provide information)
Yes, it does.
18. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
. Instituto de Oceanología de Cuba . Geocuba Estudios Marinos
. Data are available only for national organizations and institutions.
19. Does your country operate data buoys or other observation systems (if so then provide details)
There is the National Tidal Network that counts on 16 tide gauges, whose data are used in the preparation of the Tidal Charts. These data are managed by Geocuba Estudios Marinos, under the Ministry of the Armed Forces. This same institution has a network of buoys whose data are used to prepare the Notice to Navigators. These data have recently started to be included in the Infrastructure of Spatial Data of the Republic of Cuba. (http://www.iderc.co.cu).
There are also data coming from observation buoys, but pertaining to collaboration projects between 2 or more countries, which report these data.
20. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available.
Geocuba Estudios Marinos
NATIONAL/REGIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH/OBSERVATION/MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
21. Provide a list of national ocean research/observation/management in which multiple national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
In Cuba, the information for the projects is managed by the libraries and information centres of the institutions where the projects are prepared, as well as the project’s progress reports and publications. It doesn’t happen likewise with data that are collected by investigators and only two institutions have data centres.
21. Provide a list of regional ocean research/observation/management in which one or more or your national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 35 ______
and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
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PARTICIPATION IN ODINCARSA
23. Has your country participated in ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009. If yes then please provide some details.
Yes, in fact, Cuba was one of the countries that proposed its creation in the 2001 and has participated, according to data until the November 25 of the present, in:
a. Portal Ocean with a total of 239 items published. On this tool, we must say that it has provided us with the following facilities: Tool of free information for investigators as well as librarians and for any user. It includes the information of the region which does not have another place to be reflected in a rapid and integrating way. Indefinite conservation of the information that is uploaded there. It has already included very valuable resources selected by experts. It is not obligatory to give the full text. Each country, each institution and author decide what to disclose. It has a great diversity of information sources. Free spreading of different resources. It allows knowing the potentialities and development of the region. It unifies the existing data and information in the country on any subject because it counts on a variety of resources. It includes sources that otherwise do not have a space in Internet, independently of their will. It has a friendly platform already designed. It constitutes a network of knowledge and people properly identified, which propitiate integration and collaboration. Bonds through URL of the Portal with OceanDocs.
Disadvantage of the Portal: It does not have a service of Selective Dissemination of Information.
b. Participation has also been achieved in the OceanDocs project with an amount of 111 documents published. c. The Ocean Expert was updated. d. The Ocean Teacher is used (CD edition) as complement for the training of the university graduates that are incorporated to our institutions. e. On the qualification of the human resources, Cuba has participated in approximately 11 courses, most of which have been replicated. f. IOC has paid our membership to the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Sciences Libraries and Information Centers. g. Participation in national events presenting the activity of marine libraries, with special emphasis on the Centro de Investigaciones Pesqueras and the Acuario Nacional. h. In the events Marcuba, Information Sciences and COLACMARCUBA 09, which was held in October this year in our country, it has been shown the alliances made by Marine Libraries under ODINCARSA project, their affiliation to IAMSLIC, thanks to the same project, as well as the use of the different tools that IOC has put in our hands, ranging from Ocean Data View and databases from World Data Centers to the Ocean Portal or OceanDocs.
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24. If you answered positively to the previous question then how would you assess the usefulness of ODINCARSA
ODINCARSA opened new horizons to us as far as a culture of marine data and information management. It has made available to us products that we did not have, and we have worked enthusiastically.
25. If you answered yes to question 22 then how did you promote ODINCARSA in your country
Workshops have been carried out on the Ocean Portal where a conference on ODINCARSA was presented, in addition to participation in events like MARCUBAs, where a round table on data was made in 2004, and in 2006 a panel was made on “Management of information and knowledge in Cuban marine information centers: National and international perspective”, where the project has been reported and promoted. Promotion has also been carried out in the courses offered on data and the workshops on marine information management. In Information Sciences events, our libraries always participate as Marine Libraries, joined with IAMSLIC, under ODINCARSA.
26. According to your country what should be the focus areas of ODINCARSA during the next 4 years (2010-2013)
. It must be maintained the capacity building, Ocean Docs, metadata inventory at regional level. . Establish alliances or narrow bonds and exchanges among the data centers in the region. . Maintain Marine Information Management seeking to help those countries that do not have access to international databases.
27. What are the national capacity building requirements that should be addressed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years?
Data Management:
. It includes from the most basic levels (metadata, standards, quality control) to the preparation of products and services from the databases. . GIS . Modelling
Marine Information Management:
. Digitizing of documents . Management and assessment of electronic document . Bibliographical Handlers . ISIS family Databases. . Management of information projects and management of projects to encourage the management of knowledge in one organization. . Informational literacy (Programs to implement this) . Assessment of Information services (Information Audit) . Courses on Marketing in information organizations
28. What past ODINCARSA activities should be terminated?
It depends fundamentally on the availability of funds. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 37 ______
29. What new products/services should be developed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years.
Data Management
. Capacity building . Continue the work of awareness on the necessity of a correct use, conservation and interpretation of data. . Development of work protocols that allow the standardization of information and data. . Web visualization of oceanographic services and products. . Visualization in 3D of oceanographic processes and export it into Web format.
Marine Information Management
. Access to full text databases, including Scopus, because access to the Web of Science or to any ISI Thompson product is denied to Cuba. . Arrange with FAO the possibility that the developing countries in the region have access to the on-line database. (Discs that are distributed do not contain all the information and updating is much delayed) . Maintenance of the affiliations to IAMSLIC.
30. Should ODINCARSA be linked to other IOC programmes? If yes then provide details.
Not in this stage.
ECUADOR
NATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
1. IOC CONTACT POINT (Please provide the full name and address (including email) of your IOC national contact (also known as IOC action address))
Captain Patricio Goyes Arroyo Head of the Oceanographic Naval Institution – INOCAR [email protected] Av 25 de Julio, Vía Pto. Marítimo INOCAR- Base Naval Sur Guayaquil – Ecuador
2. IODE national coordinator for data management
Lieutenant Luis F. Morales Auz Head of the National Oceanographic Data Center -CENDO [email protected] Av 25 de Julio, Vía Pto. Marítimo INOCAR- Base Naval Sur Guayaquil – Ecuador
3. IODE national coordinator for marine information management
Lieutenant Giorgio De la Torre Morales IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 38
Head of the Department of Marine Sciences – INOCAR [email protected] Av 25 de Julio, Vía Pto. Marítimo INOCAR- Base Naval Sur Guayaquil – Ecuador
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
4. Does your country operate an IODE national oceanographic data centre? If so then provide the full name and address as well as the name of the Head of that centre.
YES,
Centro Ecuatoriano de Datos Marino-Costeros – CENDO Lieutenant Luis F. Morales Auz Head of the National Oceanographic Data Center -CENDO [email protected] Av 25 de Julio, Vía Pto. Marítimo INOCAR- Base Naval Sur Guayaquil - Ecuador
5. List other national institutions that manage oceanographic data in your country
. Instituto Nacional de Pesca – INP . Escuela Politécnica del Litoral – ESPOL
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION PRODUCTS/SERVICES
6. Provide a list of data products and service currently provided by your IODE NODC (if existing) and other national ocean data centres
CENDO:
. Oceanographic Data Provider for researchers at INOCAR and University Students ( Thesis / Dissertations). . Oceanographic Data Storage and Backup. . Support for Data Management for the Ecuadorian Tsunami Warning Center.
7. List of marine information centres (marine libraries) operating in your country
INOCAR library
8. Provide a list of information products and service currently provided by your and other national marine libraries
. Publication of “Acta Oceanográfica del Pacífico” - INOCAR . Publication of Scientific Papers (Biology) - INP
NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS
9. Does your country have a national coastal management plan
YES, that coastal management plan is in charge of the Ministry of Environmental Affairs.
10. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 39 ______
oceanographic/coastal research, observation and/or management in your country
Nowadays INOCAR Coordinates almost 80% of the Oceanographic and Coastal research and observation in our country, 15% is covered by INP and 5% by ESPOL.
11. If you answered positively to the previous question then list the member institutions of that national body/structure
INOCAR
12. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic data and/or information exchange in your country
CENDO - INOCAR
DATA POLICIES
13. Does your country have a national data management policy
Not at this time, but the National Planning and Development Secretariat (SENPLADES) is working on a National Law for Geo-information Management, INOCAR is part of the working group for this Law.
14. Does your institution have a data policy (if you have answered positively to the previous question then indicate whether the institutional policy is different from the national policy)
Yes INOCAR has a data policy that is derived from the IOC Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy
15. Does your country apply the IOC data policy
Yes
16. Would your country be willing to share its oceanographic data globally by participating in the IODE Ocean Data Portal project (see http://www.oceandataportal.org)
Yes
NATIONAL OBSERVATION PLATFORMS
17. Does your country operate research vessels (if so then provide information)
YES
. BAE Orión . LAE Rigel . Tohalí
18. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
Data from Orión and Rigel is managed by CENDO and INOCAR and is available at request for researchers and university students. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 40
Data from Tohalí is managed by INP and is available as well at request for researchers and university students.
19. Does your country operate data buoys or other observation systems (if so then provide details)
. Data from Oceanor Buoys from almost 20 months, not continuous from 2004 to 2006. . Data from Three Argo Profilers deployed on 2007 . Data from 7 tidal and meteorological coastal stations ( 2010 all will be replaced with automatic stations) . Oceanographic Data from two coastal stations 10 miles off the coast. . Oceanographic Data from Periodical Regional Cruises 20. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
INOCAR, data is available at request for researchers and university students.
NATIONAL/REGIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH/OBSERVATION/MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
21. Provide a list of national ocean research/observation/management in which multiple national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
*Regional Cruises
INOCAR -National Universities This project include data and information management plan Oceanographic Data for climatological evaluation.
*Characterization of Marine and Coastal Areas
INOCAR This project include data and information management plan Oceanographic Data for climatological evaluation. ENSO Monitoring INOCAR This project include data and information management plan Reports for decision / policy makers.
22. Provide a list of regional ocean research/observation/management in which one or more or your national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
*SPINCAM
This project include data and information management plan Coastal Management policies
*Regional Oceanographic Cruises CPPS
This project include data and information management plan ENSO regional oceanographic evaluation
IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 41 ______
*GRASP
This project include data and information management plan Development of a regional observation net
PARTICIPATION IN ODINCARSA
23. Has your country participated in ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009. If yes then please provide some details.
Yes, Ecuador had participated in the capacity building program, receiving the following courses: Katiusca BRIONES ESTÉBANEZ – CIIFEN 2005 - Combined Modeling and Data Management Training Workshop (Jamboree-I) 2005 - ODINCARSA Ocean Data Management Training Course 2003 - Second ODINCARSA Training Course in Marine Data Management 2002 - First ODINCARSA Training Course in Marine Data Management Johnny JGUZMAN - CENDO 2007 - Training on the management of the End to End data Management (E2EDM) prototype system 2002 - First ODINCARSA Training Course in Marine Data Management
Rodney MARTÍNEZ – CIIFEN 2002 - First ODINCARSA Training Course in Marine Information Management
César Arias MORAN - TAMU 2005 - ODINCARSA Ocean Data Management Training Course
Juan NIETO - CIIFEN 2005 - ODINCARSA Ocean Data Management Training Course
Marco SANTOS CASTANEDA – INOCAR 2006 - JOINT IODE/IOI TRAINING COURSE ON REMOTE SENSING & GIS
Maria Elena TAPIA B. - INOCAR 2006 - MarBEF/IODE/VLIZ Training Course on Marine Biodiversity Data Management
Leonor VERA S. - INOCAR 2005 - ODINCARSA Marine Information Management Training Course
24. If you answered positively to the previous question then how would you assess the usefulness of ODINCARSA
ODINCARSA has been really positive for our country in capacity building, giving to the people that works for national institutions better knowledge for their work.
25. If you answered yes to question 22 then how did you promote ODINCARSA in your country
INOCAR organized workshops for institutions working in ocean research to teach what their researchers had learn from ODINCARSA capacity building program.
26. According to your country what should be the focus areas of ODINCARSA during the next 4 years (2010-2013) IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 42
. Development of products for operational oceanography . Ocean Modeling for Marine Warnings . Data and Information management using open source software
27. What are the national capacity building requirements that should be addressed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years?
. Open source Databases managers. . Open source software for Oceanographic Information Systems . Data mining and quality flags . Statistics to establish a regional / national climatology
28. What past ODINCARSA activities should be terminated?
NONE
29. What new products/services should be developed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years
. Oceanographic Data / Information Consults . Regional Marine Climatology
30. Should ODINCARSA be linked to other IOC programmes? If yes then provide details.
Yes, with DBCP Argo Project Office (JCOMMOPS) because this project generates important oceanographic data that can be exchanged, and with HAB to develop a regional net to exchange information about these kind of events.
MEXICO
NATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
1. IOC CONTACT POINT (Please provide the full name and address (including email) of your IOC national contact (also known as IOC action address).
Biól. Francisco Brizuela Venegas, Director. Dirección General de Educación en Ciencia y Tecnología del Mar, S.E.P (52) 55 78 57 63 / (52) 55 78 55 68 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
2. IODE national coordinator for data management
José Luis Frías Salazar Jefe del Departamento de Oceanografía, INEGI-SPP Departamento de Oceanografia INEGI-SPP Insurgentes Sur 795 – 4º piso. Col. Nápoles, C.P. 03810. México D.F. [email protected] Tel: 55 98 99 46 Fax: 56 15 00 57 IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 43 ______
3. IODE national coordinator for marine information management
Catalina López, Professor UABC, Ensenada, B.C.N., México. Director of Library Services. Interamerican College. National City, Ca. USA. [email protected]
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
4. Does your country operate an IODE national oceanographic data centre? If so then provide the full name and address as well as the name of the Head of that centre.
CONACIO (National Coordinator Commission of Oceanographic Research)
The CONACIO’s council is formed by the following Ministries: Marine Secretary (SEMAR), Secretary of State (SEGOB), Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources ( SEMARNAT), Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), Secretary of Foreign Relations (SRE), Secretary of Public Education (SEP), National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT), and the Chancellor of National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
http://www.semar.gob.mx/conacio/principal.html
http://www.semar.gob.mx/conacio
Coordinadora Intersecretarial de Investigación Oceanográfica (CIIO).
Cap. Nav. C.G. DEM. Flavio del Angel García.
Teléfono: 56246500 ext. 7227 y 7282 E-mail: [email protected]
5. List other national institutions that manage oceanographic data in your country.
. Dirección de Oceanografía y Biología de la Secretaria de Marina. Armada de México (SEMAR), México, D.F. . Instituto Oceanográfico de Manzanillo, Secretaría de Marina. . Instituto Oceanográfico El Salado, Ver., Secretaría de Marina. . Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Secretaría de Marina. . Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Ensenada, Secretaría de Marina. . Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Secretaría de Marina. . Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Progreso, Yuc., Secretaría de Marina. . Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica Campeche, Secretaría de Marina. . Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Veracruz, Secretaría de Marina. . Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Tampico, Tamps, Secretaría de Marina. . Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), I.P.N., México. . Centro de Investigaciones Científica y Educación, Superior de Ensenada (CICESE). Ensenada, Baja California, México. . Centro EPOMEX Universidad Autónoma de Campeche. Campeche, México. . Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, México, D.F. . Instituto de Biología, UNAM. México, D.F. . Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, U.N.A.M. México, D.F. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 44
. Red de Varamientos de Yucatán (REVAY). Yucatán, Mérida, México. . Facultad de Ciencias, U.N.A.M.; México, D.F. . Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, U.A.S.; Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. CETMAR, SEP, ITMAR, SEP. . Instituto Tecnológico del Mar (ITMAR)- Unidad Guaymas. Guaymas, Sonora. . Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR, S.C.), La Paz, B.C.S. . Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR), I.P.N., La Paz, B.C.S. . SEMARNAP, INE. México, D.F. . Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, UABC, Ensenada, B.C.N. . Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, UABC, Ensenada, B.C.N. . Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, B.C.S. . Universidad del Mar. Oaxaca, México. . Facultad de Ciencias Marinas (FACIMAR), Universidad de Colima. Manzanillo, Colima, México. . Investigación y Conservación de Mamíferos Marinos de Ensenada (ICMME) Ensenada, B.C.N. . Instituto Nacional de la Pesca (INP). México, D.F. . Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM)-Xochimilco. México, D.F. . Universidad del Noreste (UNE). . Instituto de Ecología y Alimentos (Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas), Tamaulipas, México. . Comunidad y Biodversidad, A.C. . Instituto Oceanográfico del Pacífico. Manzanillo, Colima, México. . CETAC. Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos en Aguas Continentales. . CET MAR. Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos del Mar . CIGG. Centro de Investigación y Graduados de Guaymas. . CONABIO. Comisión Nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la Biodiversidad . SEMARNAP. . CONACYT DFC . CRIP ENSENADA. Centro Regional de Investigaciones pesqueras. INP. . CRIP GUAYMAS . CRIP LA PAZ . CRIP TAMPICO . ESEM UAG (Escuela Superior de Ecología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero). . INEGI . PEMEX EP CAMPECHE . PEMEX EP TABASCO . PEMEX GAS . SCT MM Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Marina Mercante . SEMARNAP INE Instituto Nacional de Ecología Secretaría del Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca http://www.ine.gob.mx . SEMARNAP INP . SEP UECyTM . SSG CENAPRED
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION PRODUCTS/SERVICES
6. Provide a list of data products and service currently provided by your IODE NODC (if existing) and other national ocean data centres.
SECRETARIA DE MARINA
http://www.semar.gob.mx/sitio/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=373&Itemid= 219 IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 45 ______
RED MAREOGRÁFICA NACIONAL
MONITOREOS DE CALIDAD DEL AGUA MARINA COSTERA DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA
SISTEMA DE INFORMACIÓN OCEANOGRÁFICA
Datos Oceanográficos Batitermográficos: Batitermográfos XBT: Corrientes Superficiales: Físico - Químicos: Sedimentológicos: Zooplancton: Peces: Colección Biológica
PUBLICACIONES OCEANOGRÁFICAS
. Catálogo de especies en veda.
. Catálogo de especies bajo protección especial y en peligro de extinción, en ambos litorales mexicanos. . Glosario de Términos Técnicos relacionados con la ecología, protección ambiental y el ámbito marino . Atlas de Dinámica Costera de la República Mexicana. . Atlas de Contaminación Marina. . INEGI, Departamento de Oceanografía: http://mapserver.inegi.gob.mx/geografia/espanol/prodyserv/oceanografia/oceano23.cfm
7. List of marine information centres (marine libraries) operating in your country.
. Biblioteca. Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.-Unidad Culiacán, Sinaloa. . Biblioteca. CIBNOR Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. . Biblioteca “Dr. Reuben Lasker”. CICIMAR-IPN. . Biblioteca. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Mérida. . Biblioteca. CICESE. . Biblioteca. CIBNOR,S.C. . Biblioteca Digital UNAM (BIDIUNAM). . Biblioteca Conjunta de Ciencias de la Tierra (BCCT), U.N.A.M. . Biblioteca "Dra. Ma. Elena Caso Munoz", Unidad Académica Mazatlán de ICML, U.N.A.M. . Biblioteca Unidad Puerto Morelos del ICML, U.N.A.M. . Biblioteca. Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad de Colima. . Biblioteca. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, U.A.S. . Biblioteca. Universidad del Mar, Puerto Ángel. . Biblioteca. Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, U.A.B.C. . Biblioteca. Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas. . Biblioteca. Area Interdisciplinaria en Ciencias del Mar, U.A.B.C.S. . Biblioteca. U.A.B.C. . Biblioteca. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. . Biblioteca. Instituto de Biología, U.N.A.M. . Biblioteca. Programa de Ecología, Pesquerías y Oceanografía del Golfo de México (EPOMEX). IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 46
. Biblioteca. Escuela de Ingeniería Pesquera, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. . Biblioteca de la Diisión Académica de Ciencias Biológicas “Dr. Juan José Beauregard Cruz”. . Biblioteca Institut de Ecología y Alimentos, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. . Biblioteca “Don Rdolfo Sandoval Alvarez”, Universidad del Noroeste, A.C. . Biblioteca. Univeridad Veracruzana, USBI, Xalapa. . Biblioteca ¨Centro de Ecología Costera¨, Centro Universitario de la Costa Sur, Universidad de Guadalajara. . Biblioteca “Centro de Investigaciones en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. (CIAD)”. . Biblioteca “Centro Universitario de la Costa”, Universidad de Guadalajara. . Biblioteca “CICTUS”, Universidad de Sonora. . Biblioteca “Instituto Tecnológico de Los Mochis” . Biblioteca “I.T.E.S.M.” Campus Guaymas. . Biblioteca “Escuela Superior de Biología”, Univ. Juárez del Estado de Durango. . Biblioteca “CRIP, I.N.P.”, Mazatlán, Sinaloa. . Biblioteca “C.R.I.P.” Manzanillo, Colima. . Biblioteca “C.R.I.P.” La Paz, B.C.S. . Biblioteca “Universidad del Mar”, Oaxaca. . Biblioteca. Dirección de Oceanografía y Biología de la Secretaría de Marina. Armada de México (SEMAR), México, D.F. . Biblioteca. Instituto Oceanográfico de Manzanillo, Secretaría de Marina. . Biblioteca. Instituto Oceanográfico El Salado, Ver., Secretaría de Marina. . Biblioteca. Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Secretaría de Marina. . Biblioteca. Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Ensenada, Secretaría de Marina. . Biblioteca. Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Secretaría de Marina. . Biblioteca. Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Progreso, Yuc., Secretaría de Marina. . Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica Campeche, Secretaría de Biblioteca. Marina. . Biblioteca. Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Veracruz, Secretaría de Marina. . Biblioteca. Estación de Investigación Oceanográfica de Tampico, Tamps, Secretaría de Marina.
8. Provide a list of information products and service currently provided by your and other national marine libraries.
Latin American Union List of Marine and Aquatic Serials of the Latin American Regional Group of IAMSLIC, is giving the Interlibrary Loan Network, providing free scientific documents to its members through IAMSLIC Z39.50 Distributed Library. http://library.csumb.edu/iamslic/latinoamericano/unionlist/index.php
BIDIUNAM: http://bidi.unam.mx
BIDITESIS, CICIMAR, I.P.N.: http://www.biblioteca.cicimar.ipn.mx/oacis/tesiscapturarbusqueda.php
CYBERTESIS, CIBNOR, S.C.: http://cybertesis.cibnor.mx:8080/sdx/cibnor/index.shtm
NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS
9. Does your country have a national coastal management plan
The National Development Plan 2007-2012 envisages making the coordination and integration of inter-agency efforts to integrate the various sectors of government to achieve measurable results and conduct scientific research with a social commitment to invest to achieve that with IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 47 ______
the same human resources achieve greater productivity, assessing the implementation of public resources in the training of high quality human resources, in order to guide the priority areas that require greater social and economic impact. Its objective is to analyze, propose and coordinate actions and activities of departments and agencies of the Federal Public Administration, as well as Universities and Institutions of Higher Education engaged in oceanographic research in marine areas of the country.
10. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic/coastal research, observation and/or management in your country
CONACIO:
. Presidente de CONACIO: Almirante Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, Secretaría de Marina. . Secretaría de Gobernación. Licenciado Fernando Francisco Gómez Mont. . Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. Embajadora Patricia Espinosa Cantellano. . Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Ingeniero Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada. . Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación. Ingeniero Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez. . Secretaría de Educación Pública. M. en C. Alonso Lujambio Irazábal. . Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología. Maestro Juan Carlos Romero Hicks. . Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Doctor José Narro Robles.
11. If you answered positively to the previous question then list the member institutions of that national body/structure
The CONACIO’s council is formed by the following Ministries: Marine Secretary (SEMAR), Secretary of State (SEGOB), Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), Secretary of Foreign Relations (SRE), Secretary of Public Education (SEP), National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT), and the Chancellor of National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). http://www.semar.gob.mx/conacio/index.php
12. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic data and/or information exchange in your country
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DATA POLICIES
13. Does your country have a national data management policy
14. Does your institution have a data policy (if you have answered positively to the previous question then indicate whether the institutional policy is different from the national policy)
15. Does your country apply the IOC data policy
16. Would your country be willing to share its oceanographic data globally by participating in the IODE Ocean Data Portal project (see http://www.oceandataportal.org)
NATIONAL OBSERVATION PLATFORMS
17. Does your country operate research vessels (if so then provide information) IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 48
Secretaría de Marina. 6 vessels
U.N.A.M. R/V “El Puma”, R/V “El Justo Sierra”
CICESE One vessels. http://oceanografia.cicese.mx/fcoulloa/
Buque Oceanográfico “Francisco de Ulloa”.
INP, SEMARNAP. The National Fisheries Institute, has a fleet of research vessels (BIP) consists of eleven vessels.
SEP Ship Columbia.
The Ministry of Education also has a sizeable fleet of training boats that belong to the Department of Science and Technology of the Sea and are used for research, among them is the B / M Columbia 3 / 82 is a trawler for up to 15 researchers, autonomy of 30 days, length of 20.30 meters and beam of 6.0, speed 12 knots, equipped with inertial navigator, her home port is Mazatlan, Sinaloa.
Ministry of Communications and Transport: The Ministry of Communications and Transport has the B / E Marine Mexico, to train merchant marine officers can carry 14 instructors, their autonomy is 48 days, 150.5 and 21.0 meters wide, speed of 18 knots and equipped with satellite navigation, radar, Loran and echo sounders and bottom surface.
18. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR) : http://www.semar.gob.mx/sitio/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=373&Itemid= 219
U.N.A.M.: http://www.icmyl.unam.mx/servicios_academicos_boyas_oceanograficas.html
CICESE: http://oceanografia.cicese.mx
I.N.P., SEMARNAP: http://www.semarnat.gob.mx/informacionambiental/Pages/index- sniarn.aspx
19. Does your country operate data buoys or other observation systems (if so then provide details)
Pacific Oceanographic Buoy.
The ICML has an oceanographic buoy off the coast of Isla Socorro, Revillagigedo Archipelago, in the Mexican Pacific Ocean, as part of the Pacific Oceanographic Monitoring by telemetry. It has systematic oceanographic information to understand different aspects such as climate variability, global climate change, changes in fisheries, and so on Oceanographic Buoy (Dr. David Salas de Leon)
The buoy was placed on the shores of Isla Socorro (18 ° 46 '49 "N, 110 ° 56'44" W), Revillagigedo Archipelago in the Mexican Pacific, transmitted via satellite to Ciudad Universitaria, oceanographic and meteorological information in real time. Data from open conditions in real time to assimilate them into predictive models of ocean heat flow, depth of the layer of mescal, which allow us to predict sea conditions, track and intensity of hurricanes and fluctuations in the major fisheries. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 49 ______
Buoy in the Caribbean Sea Currently the buoy receives preventive maintenance and will be placed during the month of September compared to the Academic Unit Puerto Morelos reef systems. Measured meteorological variables: such as atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature and relative humidity and sea surface temperature and salinity and current profile (with a doppler profiler) from the bottom (20 m) to the surface. http://www.icmyl.unam.mx/servicios_academicos_boyas_oceanograficas.html
National Oceanographic Service:
The Oceanographic Service, UNAM gauges, documents and analyzes oceanographic information over 50 years of measurements in 30 locations, and keeps monitoring the sea level in several places in the country. The measurement of sea level at UNAM is one of the most important pioneering efforts and monitoring of environmental variables in operational in Mexico. http://www.mareografico.unam.mx/Mareografico
Mexican National Seismological Service:
The main objective of the National Seismological Service (SSN) is to provide timely information on the occurrence of earthquakes in the country and determine its main parameters such as the magnitude and epicenter. Similarly, the SSN is responsible for providing the information to improve our ability to assess and prevent seismic and volcanic risk to the nation. http://www.ssn.unam.mx
Teoloyucan Magnetic Observatory:
Three calibrations have been done in Teoloyucan for the classic equipment. The first one was in 1954 when the variographers were sent to the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (now the U. S. Defense Mapping Agency), for the instalation of temperature compensating magnets. During 1971 and 1972 a second calibration was carried out in the observatory with instruments from Inter-American Geodetic Survey (IAGS, that doesn't exist anymore). And the last one was in 1991 helped by the Pan-American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH) with equipment of the Observatório Nacional do Brasil.
The Geophysics Institute has published since 1950 the values for the magnetic components D, H, and Z in Teoloyucan, they were interrupted during 1978 because the change of observatory site. The publication of values since that date is in processing now, and it will be ready about next months. It is available in ftp the table with yearly mean values 1914-1994, the monthly mean values 1923-1990, as well as published years 1978 to 1990.
http://132.248.6.186/OMTeoloyucanIN.html
20. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
UNAM, ICML. Dr. David Alberto Salas de León. Investigador Titular B. Unidad Académica: Geología Marina y Ambiental. Teléfono: (55) 56 22 58 27 México, D.F.
IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 50
Dr. Jorge Zavala Hidalgo, Jefe del Servicio Mareográfico de la U.N.A.M. Instituto de Geofísica Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad Universitaria, México D.F. Teléfono: (01) 562-24104, 562-24105 E-mail:[email protected] http://www.mareografico.unam.mx/Mareografico
Carlos M. Valdés González, Chief of the Mexican National Seismological Service. E-mail:[email protected] Instituto de Geofísica Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad Universitaria, México D.F. http://www.ssn.unam.mx
Instituto de Geofísica Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad Universitaria, México D.F. http://132.248.6.186
NATIONAL/REGIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH/OBSERVATION/MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
21. Provide a list of national ocean research/observation/management in which multiple national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
22. Provide a list of regional ocean research/observation/management in which one or more or your national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
PARTICIPATION IN ODINCARSA
23. Has your country participated in ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009. If yes then please provide some details.
Portal Oceanico. Clara Ramírez participed as Editor. It was compiled more than 330 knowledge objects related with marine libraries, congress and many other information material.
The portal was promoted by e-mail to more than 3,000 national and international institutions. Special posters were also exhibited in different national and international congresses and meetings. It was given a training course for new editors for local people.
2005 Oostend, Belgium. Participants: Clara Ramirez and Catalina Lopez in the Second ODINCARSA Training Course in Marine Information Management. One of the main outcomes of the training was the agreement of the group to draft the Project for the ODINCARSA Marine Sciences Digital Repository (OceanDocs)
2008. Catalina Lopez. IV Training Course in OCEANDOCS: Digital Repository of Marine Publications was held in the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 51 ______
24. If you answered positively to the previous question then how would you assess the usefulness of ODINCARSA.
For The Latin American Marine information Management Group is very important ODINCARSA. We have been working together in some products with the Latin American marine information and we would like to continue with its great collaboration and support.
25. If you answered yes to question 22 then how did you promote ODINCARSA in your country.
With posters and brochures in national and international institutions. We sent posters and brochures to different national and international congresses and meetings. We mentioned it in the IAMSLIC Annual Conferences.
26. According to your country what should be the focus areas of ODINCARSA during the next 4 years (2010-2013)
Activities in the marine management information for the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
27. What are the national capacity building requirements that should be addressed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years?
Trainning and Capture in the E-Repository/Ocean Docs for Latin America, Portal Oceanic and other new products To invite personnel that involves directly in the activities.
28. What past ODINCARSA activities should be terminated?
We consider that all the activities are important to continue and try to get better.
29. What new products/services should be developed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years.
They will be operational programs. Also It will be necessary to get the involving of the heads of institutions.
30. Should ODINCARSA be linked to other IOC programmes? If yes then provide details.
Yes, it will be linked to IOC Programmes.
PANAMA
NATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
11. IOC CONTACT POINT:
Dr. Alfredo Soler, Professor University of Panama, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology Address: Campus Octavio Mendez Pereira Email: [email protected] IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 52
12. IODE national coordinator for data management
To be nominated
13. IODE national coordinator for marine information management
To be nominated
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
4. Does your country operate an IODE national oceanographic data centre? If so then provide the full name and address as well as the name of the Head of that centre.
No
5. List other national institutions that manage oceanographic data in your country.
a. Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) Mr. Roberto Linares, Administrator Roberto Vallarino, Sea People Director Joaquín Carrasquedo, Ports and Marine Industries Director Address: PanCanal Plaza, Albrook Tel.: (507) 501-5100 / (507) 501-5227 Fax: (507) 501-5405 P.O. Box 0843-0533 Balboa, Ancón Republic of Panama Email: [email protected]
The Maritime Authority of Panama is the supreme, autonomous, state entity in charge of the maritime sector of the country. It administrates, promotes, regulates, designs and executes strategies, norms, plans, and programs related to the functioning and development of the marine sector. Link: http://www.amp.gob.pa/newsite/spanish/home.html
b. Authority on Aquatic Resources of Panama (ARAP) Engineer Diana Araúz General Administrator of ARAP Address: Vía Transistmica overpass, beside Café Durán P.O. Box 0819-05850 Panama, Republic of Panama Tel: (507) 511-6000 Email: [email protected]
The Authority on Aquatic Resources of Panama (ARAP) is a governing entity of the state that ensures the application of laws and the elaboration of programs for the coordination of aquatic resources. It is the technical institution specialized in the development of scientific projects to guarantee the sustainable use of fishing and agriculture.
c. Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Mr. Alberto Alemán Zubieta, General Director Balboa-Ancón, República de Panamá (local) P.O. Box 526725 Miami, FL 33152-6725 U.S.A. (international) (Only mailing address) Corporate Communication Office: 272-7602 IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 53 ______
Engineer Carlos Vargas, Executive Director Department of the Environment, Water and Energy Central Phone: (507)272-1111 Direct Phone: (507) 272-4667 Email: [email protected]
Orlando Acosta Patiño Political and Program Unit Tel: (507) 276-2120 Fax: (507) 276-2435 Email: [email protected]
Jorge Espinosa Meteorological & Hydrological Branch Tel.: (507) 272-1729
The Panama Canal Authority is the entity of the government of Panama established under the title XVI of the national constitution with exclusive charge of the operation, administration, management, preservation, maintenance, and modernization of the canal, as well as its activities and related services, pursuant to legal and constitutional regulations in force, so that the canal may operate in a safe, continuous, efficient and profitable manner. Link: http://www.pancanal.com/index.html
d. Maritime Chamber of Panama Director: Engineer Marvin Castillo Address: Miguel Brostella St., Shopping Center Camino de Cruces, Office 601 Panama, Republic of Panama P.O. Box 0819-03005 Tel: (507)360-2165 / 66 - 360-2351 Email: [email protected]
The Maritime Chamber of Panama is comprised of over a hundred agencies including to the top shipping companies in the world. It is the principle body of an extensive network of companies related to sea port activities. Link: http://www.camaramaritima.org.pa/
e. University of Panama
• Panamá Canal Institute Director: Pablo Armuelles Tel: (507) 523-7416 / 523-7418 / 523-7420 / 523-7421 Email: [email protected] Address: University Campus Harmodio Arias Madrid, Curundu, Panama, Republic of Panama
• Vice- Precidency of Reaserch and Post-grade Betty Ann de Catsambanis Vice-president IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 54
Phone: 523-5314
Gloria Batista de Vega Scientific Researcher Tel: (507) 523-5330 / Cel: 6613-7844 Email: [email protected], [email protected]
The Panama Canal Institute and International Studies was created for the development of activities of a scientific nature with the compromise to make significant contributions for sustainable human development. Since its creation, this investigative and academic unit has accomplished a vital role for orienting and awakening citizens' conscious in the Panamanian and international community, in respect to great challenges such as the transfer of the Panama Canal and its neighboring parts. Its activities involve education, training, research, consultancy and policy planning and its projects include reforestation of the watershed, especially the watershed of the Panama Canal. Link:http://www.up.ac.pa/PortalUp/PrincipalUnidades.aspx?area=38&idUnidad=1
f. Company of Electric Transmission, S.A. (ETESA) General Manager: Engineer Rene E. Rivera C. Hydro-Meteorology Manager: Engineer Luz Graciela de Calzadilla
Address: Plaza Sun Tower Ricardo J. Alfaro Ave. 3rd floor Panama, Republic of Panama Tel: (507) 501-3800/ 3849 Fax: (507) 501-3992 Email: [email protected]
A Panamanian state-owned power transmission company that operates under public corporation rules. ETESA aims to ship and transport electric power, ensure quality and continuous supply of electric service and develop new business opportunities in order to contribute the country's development. The Department of Meteorology is in charge of processing and registering the information generated in the network of meteorological stations in the country, and of planning, coordinating and projecting national research on meteorology and to prepare the prognostics. The Department of Hydrology is responsible for the planning, coordinating, and launching of national research relating to inventory, quality, and utilization of the hydro resources of the country. Link: http://www.hidromet.com.pa/
g. National Environmental Authority (ANAM) Executive Director Lic. Javier Arias Tel.: (507) 500 0855 Sub. Administration: (507) 500 0911 Direct Phone: (507) 500 085
Leslie Marín Climate Change and Desertification Unit P.O. Box 0843-00793 IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 55 ______
Panama, Republic of Panam Tel: (507) 500-0822 ext.448 Fax: (507) 500-0860 E-mail: [email protected]
Silvano Vergara Head of the Direction of Integrated Management of Watersheds P.O. Box 0843-00793 Panamá, República de Panamá Tel: (507) 500-0866 ext. 6867 Fax: (507) 500-0860 E-mail: [email protected]
The National Environmental Authority (ANAM) is an autonomous state entity responsible for the environment and its natural resources and to insure the implementation and execution of laws, regulations and national politics concerning the environment. Link: http://www.anam.gob.pa/joomla/
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION PRODUCTS/SERVICES
6. Provide a list of data products and service currently provided by your IODE NODC (if existing) and other national ocean data centers
NO
7. List of marine information centers (marine libraries) operating in your country
There are no specific marine libraries, but we can obtain marine information from the following list: Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Technical Resource Center Address: Balboa Ancon, Panama Mailing Address: Unit 2300 APO AA 34011, Panama Tel: (507) 272-8938 Fax: (507) 272- 8110 Email: [email protected]
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Address: Roosevelt Ave. Tupper Bldg. 401 Balboa Ancon, Panama, Republic of Panama Tel: (507) 212- 8000 Fax: +507 212-8147 Email: [email protected]
International Maritime University, Panama Maritime Information and Training Center Address: La Boca, Bldg. 911 Panama, Republic of Panama Mailing Address: PO BOX 0843-03561 Main Phone: (507) 314-3700 Telefax: (507) 314- 3701 IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 56
Email: [email protected]
National Library of Panama, Ernesto J. Castillero R. Address: Parque Omar, Via Porras Panama, Republic of Panama Mailing Address: PO BOX 0830-00547, Zone 9 Tel: (507) 221-8360 (507) 224- 9466 Fax: (507) 224-9988 Email: [email protected]
University of Panama Library System (SIBIUP) University of Panama, Simon Bolivar Library Address: University Campus Octavio Mendez Pereira Via Simon Bolivar Panama, Republic of Panama Tel.: (507) 523-5366 Email: [email protected]
Licenciada Yolanda López Director National Library of Health Ocean doc portal at the university of Panama : http://iodeweb1.vliz.be/odin/handle/1834/2833
Panamá Canal Institute Library Address: University Campus Harmodio Arias Madrid Curundu, Panama, Republic of Panama
Technological University of Panama Library Address: University Campus Victor Levi Sasso, Ave. Universidad Technological de Panama. Building #3 Web: web.unvi.utp.ac.pa
8. Provide a list of information products and service currently provided by your and other national marine libraries.
Panama Canal Authority Library (ACP) General business, maritime, engineering, science, safety books. Plus a specialized historical collection specifically related to the Panama Canal, including: books, photographs, maps and over 2,200 museum items. Books: 90,000 Electronic Data Collection System (ACP) The Electronic Data Collection System (EDCS) provides the electronic means to submit all required pre-arrival information to visit and/or transit the Panama Canal. The EDCS’ primary goal is to provide the highest level of security and service to all our customers; it allows the execution of an on-line risk assessment matrix to properly comply with international security regulations, and to safeguard the Panama Canal and our customers’ assets.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has an online database where one can find all scientific investigations and dissertations related to marine studies conducted primarily in Panama. Link: http://www.stri.org/english/research/bibliography/results.php?keyword=marine
International Maritime University, Panama Navigational Collection: Comprised of a total of 771 of geographic maps and navigational charts. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 57 ______
Technical Collection: 1500 exemplary books on navigation, maritime commerce and intermodal transport
National Library of Panama, Ernesto J. Castillero R. provides an online catalog on marine studies. Link: http://biblos.binal.ac.pa/cgi-bin/abnetcl/O7015/ID69164c6b/NT1.
University of Panama Library System (SIBIUP) has an extensive online catalog and several databases including e-libraries. Link: http://www.sibiup.up.ac.pa/enlinea_apoyoinv.html
NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS
9. Does your country have a national coastal management plan.
NO
Nevertheless, since 2006... The Authority on Aquatic Resources of Panama (ARAP) has indicated special zones for coastal management such as the archipelago Las Perlas, the zone south of the province of Veraguas, and Matumbal in the province of Bocas del Toro. With the support of the inhabitants of the costal regions specified, a successful administration of the ocean’s wealth can be achieved. ARAP has organized a team that is responsible for the development of a group of indicators that will at the same time, permit other member nations to use these indicators for the development of a central group of indicators to be used at the regional level, focusing on the environmental and social economic conditions within the agreement on sustainable development and management of the integrated coastal area.
In addition, the General Director of Organization and Integral Management of the Aquatic Resources of Panama Authority (ARAP) has a program for the organization, management and conservation of the areas of coastal marine wetlands, particularly the mangroves. Its goal is to protect them from indiscriminative devastation so that other sustainable activities related to this resource can be continued, such as fishing and ecotourism, which are vital economic activities that the fragile populations of the region depend on.
The Marine Authority of Panama (AMP),
With the support of the Finance and Economic Ministry (MEF), the Marine Authority of Panama has been financed by the Inter-American Development Bank for costs on the Management Marine Coastline National Program which is a subprogram of the Sustainable Development Program at Darien. This program is for the development of the Gulf of San Miguel and the adjacent areas. It establishes the fast characterization of marine-coastal ecosystems of the San Miguel Gulf and the surrounding areas.
10. Provide information to any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic/coastal research, observation and/or management in your country.
NO
Some activities at the: Authority on Aquatic Resources of Panama (ARAP) has developed a workshop on the “Methodological Reference Point for the Development of Indicators for the Management of Coastal Integration on the National Level” But it was only an institutional workshop. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 58
11. If you answered positively to the previous question then list the member institutions of that national body/structure
Even though there does exist instances of inter-institutional coordination for the general management of renewable data, the results have been very limited even up to the present day.
12. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic data and/or information exchange in your country´
NO
ACEMOC, Association of Caribbean Coastal Monitoring Center provides an oceanographic coastal web data. Waverider Buoy Colon, panama http://w3k.gkss.de/data/panama_boje.html
DATA POLICIES
13. Does your country have a national data management policy
The activities in the coastal zone of Panama are regulated by many direct laws and decrees, many of them indirectly, including ordinances and regulations. Until 1995 there was not a solid and integral context which regulates the activities and natural resources, even less the marine and coastal resources. Problems have been detected in the institutional capacity of application and in the coastal/marine resources management legislation.
14. Does your institution have a data policy (if you have answered positively to the previous question then indicate whether the institutional policy is different from the national policy)
NO
15. Does your country apply the IOC data policy
NO
16. Would your country be willing to share its oceanographic data globally by participating in the IODE Ocean Data Portal project (see http://www.oceandataportal.org)
There is a need to participate and to implement efforts to integrate the concept.
NATIONAL OBSERVATION PLATFORMS
17. Does your country operate research vessels (if so then provide information)
NO
However, since 2007 ARAP, has had a MOU with the AECI to allow a Miguel Oliver Vessel in Panamanian ocean waters.
The program does not incorporate oceanographic data. There is no inter-governmental collaboration for data management. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 59 ______
The oceanographic and fisheries research vessel Miguel Oliver, property of the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) of Spain, initiated its third survey Wednesday on fisheries resources of Panama.
Under the scientific direction of the Spanish Oceanography Institute (IEO), studies on the physical and chemical geology of the marine medium and distribution surveys of captured marine species will be undertaken.
“This campaign will serve to strengthen the results obtained in the 2007 and 2008 studies, in an effort to improve, among its main objectives, the knowledge of the demersal fauna between 100 and 500 meters in depth in the Pacific zone and to evaluate the presence of species of commercial interest like the horned octopus,” MARM indicated.
The General Secretariat of Marine Affairs, a dependency of this ministry, supports this campaign within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding on Fisheries and Aquaculture Cooperation signed in September 2007 with the Authority on Aquatic Resources of Panama (ARAP).
18. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
No Institutions management Oceanographic data.
19. Does your country operate data buoys or other observation systems (if so then provide details)
ACEMOC, Asociation of Caribbean Coastal Monitoring Center provides an oceanographic coastal web data service Waverider Buoy Colon:
20. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available.
panamahttp://w3k.gkss.de/data/panama_boje.html
Under a MOU betweem the Civil Association of the Province of Colón and the University of Panama.
NATIONAL/REGIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH/OBSERVATION/MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
21. Provide a list of national ocean research/observation/management in which multiple national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
NO
22. Provide a list of regional ocean research/observation/management in which one or more or your national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 60
NO
PARTICIPATION IN ODINCARSA
23. Has your country participated in ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009. If yes then please provide some details.
SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITIES IN PANAMA SINCE 2001
Summary of Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
. FIRST PLANNING ODINCARSA WORKSHOP (GUAYAQUIL-ECUADOR, October 2001): Panama attended by Gloria Batista de Vega
• Guayaquil, May 22-31, 2002: The engineer Arnulfo Sanchez from the Department of Marine Resources was selected by Alfredo Soler, Representative of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of Panama (COI/UNESCO) and nominated by Gloria Batista de Vega, Representative of Panama for ODINCARSA/COI/UNESCO, to assist the first workshop on the introduction of Oceanographic systems of COI and UNESCO. The training he received was on the introduction to the PC for Oceanic data and information management and basic concepts of data, information and metadata.
• On May 20, 2002, Alfredo Soler invited Arnulfo to a reunion at the University of Panama to go over the presentation and other pertinent tasks for the effective participation of Panama. They provided him with supportive documents and it was concurred that whatever technical necessity or equipment will be supplied in order to accomplish the resulting requirements learned from the workshops and to be applied in Panama.
COMMENTS: Arnulfo Sanchez, did not fulfill his task nor asked for assistance from the representatives of COI and ODINCARSA. On June 17, 2003, we sent the results of the workshop to Mr. Jerry Salazar, the General Director of the Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP).
• Mazatlán, Mexico, September 30- October 5 2002: Engineer Miguel Toriz participated in the “First Course on the Training for the Management of Marine Information.” Thirteen countries from the Caribbean and South America participated for the exchange of marine information and to interconnect the libraries of the region. The participants came to accordance on a work plan with regional action points for each country.
COMMENTS: We tried to locate Ivan Florez, the Department of Marine Resources of the Maritime Authority of Panama, to assist the workshop. Ivan Florez was ill but I communicated with him over the phone to keep him interested and informed on the project, because I believe he is an important figure to be integrated to the team. I suggested Miguel Toriz, a member of the monitoring project of the coastal zones in real time, for his ability to transmit and diffuse the information to the other institutions. Miguel gave me the results of the workshop that he attended. The necessity to organize an ODINCARSA reunion in Panama for 2003, following the established schedule for workshops in the region, was confirmed. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 61 ______
• Panama 2003: An ODINCARSA workshop was planned in Panama. For the planning of the workshop we recruited professional assistance from advisors of COI/UNESCO projects who established a meeting in Cartagena with Cesar Toro, the Secretary General of IOCARIBE/UNESCO. We travelled to Cartagena to coordinate the workshop. Mr. Toro promised to support the conference and asked for various tasks to be accomplished as preliminary steps for the conference. On the return to Panama, we quickly acquired all the necessary support including National high tech teams and equipment.
COMMENTS: There were neither excuses nor explanations from the representative of COI nor ODINCARSA for not having attended the reunion in Panama.
ODINCARSA AND IAMSLIC PANAMA 2008
The results of the 2008 conference surpassed our expectations. It has been and will always be a unique and unforgettable experience.
In just one week, we had the opportunity to know in detail the important achievements of libraries in Panama, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Cuba. We learned from each other.
The organization for the Training of OceanDocs and the meeting for the creation of the Caribbean Group of IAMSLIC which occurred prior to the conference, were accomplished with great success, thanks to the efficient coordination of Vielka Chang and her team and the representatives of ODINCARSA/COI of UNESCO, Rodney Martinez and Peter Pissierssens. Thanks to everyone.
For the Cuban representative, it was a particularly emotional experience to have been with the librarians and specialists dedicated to the management of marine information and the protection of the flora, fauna and the general environment.
To Panama, the most important feat is to have the results grow and multiply with the continual alliance and joint projects of the developed nations with the developing nations so that the libraries with fewer resources can reach the level of progress of those that are more advanced in a more viable way.
ODINCARSA Training Course in Ocean Docs
The Fourth ODINCARSA Training Course in OceanDocs: Digital
The conference on Marine Publications was held in the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama City, Panama from April 12-13th, 2008. The Training Course was attended by 11 participants from 4 countries including Barbados, Cuba, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago. Resource person included Mrs. Catalina Lopez, from Mexico. The course included theoretical lectures and applications on Information Management. The main objective was to introduce the participants to OCEANDOCS and its metadata and submitting procedures.
It covered some planning issues on marine information, such as OCEANDOC, a component of ODINCARSA, and the need to appoint a Regional IAMSLIC Coordinator for the Caribbean. IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 62
24. If you answered positively to the previous question then how would you assess the usefulness of ODINCARSA
Panama needs to start from the beginning with all ODINCARSA support and effort. It is important to establish a realistic program that can be accomplished.
25. If you answered yes to question 22 then how did you promote ODINCARSA in your country.
Summary of Seminars, Workshops and Conferences to promote ODINCARSA in Panama 2001 -2008.
Four conferences on the subject of “High Tech Integrative Environmental Monitoring of the Costal Zones of the Panamanian Caribbean” and the use of the data system Metadata. The conferences were directed by Paul Geeder, an expert on the Management of Oceanographic and Coastal Zones data, on the 16 and 17 of October 2001, November 2003 and September 2004.
Approximately 15 Intergovernmental workshops between 2001 and 2005, as a result of the Project on the Integrative Monitoring of the Caribbean coastal zones, which focused on the integration of real time data of the coastal zones, were accomplished. The conferences involved the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP), the National Environmental Authority (ANAM), the City of Knowledge, the University of Panama and various experts on numeric models from the Institution of Coastal Investigations GKSS, Germany and the Danish Hydraulics Institute, Denmark (DHI
The Impact of ODINACARSA in Panama: The work and effort of the National Coordinator of ODINCARSA, Gloria Batista de Vega, has been a catalyst for drawing in the various institutions related to the ocean in Panama (University of Panama, Maritime Authority of Panama, Panama Canal Authority, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) and having them cooperate together on activities related to the integrated management of coasts.
26. According to your country what should be the focus areas of ODINCARSA during the next 4 years (2010-2013)
To establish a program that strengthens the representatives of each country for a better communication between the national representatives with the focal point of the representatives of UNESCO in Paris.
To promote periodic meetings with the representatives of each country that forms part of ODINCARSA in continuation of the joint projects that have been agreed upon at the meetings.
To establish systems that permits the monitoring and execution of the activities proposed by the projects.
To propose realistic projects that focuses on the needs of each country.
27. What are the national capacity building requirements that should be addressed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years?
Based on the questions answered, Panama has the capability to build on the necessities of the ODINCARSA project; however this will depend on the conclusion on this year’s conference and what the other nations have agreed upon.
28. What past ODINCARSA activities should be terminated? IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 63 ______
The workshops that do not end without a “how and where” the results can be applied should be terminated. The application of the results needs to be regulated by law. The training obtained from the workshops should not be used for individual gain and private purposes.
28. What new products/services should be developed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years?
This will depend on the conclusion on this year’s conference and what the other nations agree upon.
29. Should ODINCARSA be linked to other IOC programs? If yes then provide.
Yes
PERU
NATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
1. IOC CONTACT POINT (Please provide the full name and address (including email) of your IOC national contact (also known as IOC action address))
Jefe Técnico Capitán de Navío Jorge PAZ Acosta Dirección de Hidrografía y Navegación – Jirón Roca S/N con Avenida Gamarra 500. Chucuito Callao. [email protected]
2. IODE national coordinator for data management
Jefe del Departamento de Oceanografía Capitán de Corbeta Carlos HOLGUÍN Valdivia Dirección de Hidrografía y Navegación – Jirón Roca S/N con Avenida Gamarra 500. Chucuito Callao. [email protected]
3. IODE national coordinator for marine information management
Jefe de la División de Oceanografía Física Alférez de Fragata Luz CANO Zapata Dirección de Hidrografía y Navegación – Jirón Roca S/N con Avenida Gamarra 500. Chucuito Callao. [email protected]
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
4. Does your country operate an IODE national oceanographic data centre? If so then provide the full name and address as well as the name of the Head of that centre.
The Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation is currently in an implementation phase of the National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC). IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 64
National Oceanographic Data Centre – Capitán de Corbeta Carlos HOLGUÍN Valdivia - Jirón Roca S/N con Avenida Gamarra 500.
5. List other national institutions that manage oceanographic data in your country
Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE)
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION PRODUCTS/SERVICES
6. Provide a list of data products and service currently provided by your IODE NODC (if existing) and other national ocean data centres
7. List of marine information centres (marine libraries) operating in your country
8. Provide a list of information products and service currently provided by your and other national marine libraries
NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS
9. Does your country have a national coastal management plan
Perú through the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation participate in a variety of workshops which are working together in reach an efficient and effective coastal management plan. Also with the support of the CPPS.
10. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic/coastal research, observation and/or management in your country
Dirección de Hidrografía y Navegación – Jirón Roca S/N con Avenida Gamarra 500 Chucuito Callao – www.dhn.mil.pe
11. If you answered positively to the previous question then list the member institutions of that national body/structure
a. Dirección de Hidrografía y Navegación – Jirón Roca S/N con Avenida Gamarra 500 Chucuito Callao – www.dhn.mil.pe
b. Instituto del Mar del Perú IMARPE – Esquina Gamarra y General Valle S/N Chucuito Callao – www.imarpe.pe
12. Provide information on any national body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic data and/or information exchange in your country
Instituto del Mar del Perú IMARPE – Esquina Gamarra y General Valle S/N Chucuito Callao – www.imarpe.pe
DATA POLICIES
13. Does your country have a national data management policy
No
14. Does your institution have a data policy (if you have answered positively to the previous question then indicate whether the institutional policy is different from the national policy) IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 65 ______
No
15. Does your country apply the IOC data policy
Yes
16. Would your country be willing to share its oceanographic data globally by participating in the IODE Ocean Data Portal project (see http://www.oceandataportal.org)
Yes
NATIONAL OBSERVATION PLATFORMS
17. Does your country operate research vessels (if so then provide information)
a. Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation: i. B.A.P. Carrasco ii. B.A.P. Carrillo iii. B.A.P. Melo iv. AEH. Macha b. Instituto del Mar del Perú: i. B.I.C. Humboldt ii. B.I.C. Olaya iii. SNP-2
18. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
Directorate of Hydorgraphy and Navigation (planning to be available through website however it can be order)
Instituto del Mar del Perú (it can be order by email)
19. Does your country operate data buoys or other observation systems (if so then provide details)
Naylamp Project from the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation
Buoy 1: Virgen del Carmen V
Temperature, Salinity, oxygen, Win speed, atmospheric pressure and Mean sea level
Instituto del Mar del Perú
Balsa San Gabriel II
Temperature, Salinity, oxygen, Win speed, atmospheric pressure and Mean sea level
20. If you answered positively to the previous question then what institution manages the data and how are the data made available
Both institutions has the data available through its website
NATIONAL/REGIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH/OBSERVATION/MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 66
21. Provide a list of national ocean research/observation/management in which multiple national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
a. Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation:
Manage Naylamp Project which consist in an observation network composed of ten (10) oceanographic stations along the coast, also includes a four (4) buoys system, from which is only one working currently in the north of Peru. The data is available for free in the naylamp website.
In addition, this institution has routine and non-programmable oceanographic cruises in order to collect more data and information from the ocean for the research of natural phenomena. This kind of information in not currently easily available but people can get it if they ask for it.
22. Provide a list of regional ocean research/observation/management in which one or more or your national institutions are involved. Please also indicate if these projects include a data and information management plan. For each of the projects please list the expected data and information products and services that should be provided by the project.
Both DHN and IMARPE participate as members of oceanographic and biological components for the ERFEN from the CPPS, and this information is available in both websites.
PARTICIPATION IN ODINCARSA
23. Has your country participated in ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009. If yes then please provide some details.
No
24. If you answered positively to the previous question then how would you assess the usefulness of ODINCARSA
25. If you answered yes to question 22 then how did you promote ODINCARSA in your country
26. According to your country what should be the focus areas of ODINCARSA during the next 4 years (2010-2013)
The focus areas of ODINCARSA are the following:
- To support the implementation of the NODC’s this is by assessment and other that countries might ask.
- Organizing more workshops in order to give rise to the missions of NODC’s, and to reach uniformity between all together.
- Set a list of objectives which every member will be able to reach when the 4 year period has been completed.
27. What are the national capacity building requirements that should be addressed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years?
Every country has to have free access to this building.
28. What past ODINCARSA activities should be terminated? IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 67 ______
29. What new products/services should be developed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years
Assessment for countries which has not completed the NODC implementation.
30. Should ODINCARSA be linked to other IOC programmes? If yes then provide details.
Maybe ODINCARSA should be link with the Tsunami warning and mitigation program.
URUGUAY
NATIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
1. IOC CONTACT POINT
Ministerio de Educación y Cultura. Comisión Uruguaya de Oceanografía. DEC. N° 353/009 Poder Ejecutivo, approved August 3, 2009. (http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_web/decretos/2009/08/1300.pdf)
This decree is clearly intended to recreate the former “Comision Nacional de Oceanologia”, and rename it as “Comisión Uruguaya de Oceanografía”. This commission was not operative for many years and this made not possible for the country to participate in IOC activities.
2. IODE national coordinator for data management
Not designated.
3. IODE national coordinator for marine information management
Not designated.
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CAPACITY
4. IODE national oceanographic data centre
There is no IODE national oceanographic data center.
5. National institutions that manage oceanographic data
SOHMA: Oceanographic, Hydrographic and Meteorological Service of the Army / Servicio de Oceanografía, Hidrografía y Meteorología de la Armada
Service pertaining to the Ministry of Defense. This Service carries out oceanographic surveys, has observational oceanographic stations, process and preserves the information obtained. SOHMA publishes oceanographic documents of interest for navigation (tidal tables, currents, etc.) and data and information of its research results.
IAU: Uruguayan Antarctic Institute / Instituto Antártico Uruguayo IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 68
It is an Institute pertaining to the Ministry of Defense. This institute carries out observational studies in the Antarctica together with SOHMA: studies on tidal levels, temporal series of salinity, temperature, chemical and physical factors.
PCMYA: Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Program / Programa de Ciencias del Mar y de la Atmósfera
The Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Program (PCMYA) is an academic unit of research and education located at the Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República (UdelaR), State University of Uruguay. Its objectives are the promotion, planning, coordination and execution of research and educational programs in the fields of aquatic, atmospheric, solid earth and environmental sciences, with an interdisciplinary approach.
DINARA: National Direction of Aquatic Resources/ Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos
It is a National Direction pertaining to the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries. This Direction is in charge of regulation and control of fisheries activities in Uruguay. It is the sanitary authority with competencies in the fishery industry at a national level. DINARA defines and implements the fishery policy of the national government.
IIP: Fisheries Research Institute / Instituto de Investigaciones Pesqueras - Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República
It is an Institute pertaining to the Universidad de la República (UdelaR), State University of Uruguay. The academic, scientific and technological activities that our Institute develop involve complementary disciplines like Marine biology, Fisheries biology, Oceanography, Ecology, Aquatic environment, Environmental impact, Inland fishery resources, Freshwater and Marine fishery resources. Also we are concerned with activities related to Artisanal fisheries, Aquaculture, Ichthyopatology, Fisheries management, Fishery technology, Fishing gears, Fishery processing technologies, development of new fishery products, Quality assurance and Marketing of aquatic products of animal origin. The IIP has three Departments: Marine Sciences, Aquaculture and Science and Technology of Fishery Products.
NATIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION PRODUCTS/SERVICES
6. Data products and services currently provided by other national ocean data centers
The Information Node of the Marine and Atmospherics Sciences Program (PCMYA) is constructed on the basis of the Glaucus Program, initiated in 1993 in order to provide data and information products needed for the development of some research projects.
IAU and SOHMA products: oceanographic documents of interest for navigation (tidal tables, currents, etc.) and data and information of its research results, data on tidal levels, temporal series of salinity, temperature, chemical and physical factors.
DINARA products: Fishery statistics series
7. Marine information centers (marine libraries) in Uruguay
. Centro de Documentación y Biblioteca del Instituto de Investigaciones Pesqueras (IIP), Universidad de la República
. Centro de Documentación y Biblioteca de la Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (Cedybi –DINARA), Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 69 ______
Other libraries with some collection areas in marine sciences:
. Biblioteca de la Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República
. Biblioteca de la Dirección Nacional de Medio Ambiente (DINAMA), Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente
8. Information products and services currently provided by Uruguayan marine libraries
Database of national bibliography in aquatic sciences: monograph and serials are monitored for ASFA and we offer the service of searches in ASFA database to other institutions in our country (IIP is the ASFA National Partner in Uruguay).
OceanDocs repository: 2 Uruguayan Marine libraries have collections in the repository which guarantees access to marine science documents full text: IIP Library and DINARA Library.
Bibliolatino: Serial Holdings in the frame of IAMSLIC association.
NATIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISMS
9. National coastal management plan
The management of aquatic resources of the coastal zone are ruled by a group of laws that deals with territorial, environmental and sustainability issues. The recent approved law of Regulation and Sustainable Territorial Development (passed in 2008) is a national instrument that delegates to local governments the assessment of use, occupancy, and management of the territory. In its article n° 10 a generation of National Directives of Coastal Zones (DNEC) are recommended. The DNEC are currently in process of elaboration and inter-sectorial discussion. These directives will constitute the general instrument of the public policy in coastal management and its goals will be the definition of the main national strategic objectives, territorial structure and the ways of use and management of natural resources.
10. National body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic/coastal research, observation and/or management in Uruguay
There will be a National Commission coordinating oceanographic research: the Uruguayan Oceanographic Commission. At present time there are national and local bodies involved with oceanographic/coastal research, observation and/or management in Uruguay: four Ministries, six local governments, and the State University of Uruguay (Universidad de la República, UdelaR). The university research centers concentrate the major part of information and research generated in our country.
11. Member institutions of national body/structure
Ministerio de Vivienda Ordenamiento Territorial y Medioambiente - Dirección Nacional de Ordenamiento Territorial - Dirección Nacional de Medioambiente - Dirección Nacional de Saneamiento y Agua
Ministerio de Ganadería Agricultura y Pesca - Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional - Servicio de Hidrografía, Oceanografía y Meteorología de la Armada - Prefectura Nacional Naval IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 70
Ministerio de Turismo y Deporte
Local governments: Municipality of Colonia, Municipality of San José, Municipality of Montevideo, Municipality of Canelones, Municipality of Maldonado and Municipality of Rocha.
Universidad de la República (UdelaR).
12. National body (structure) that coordinates oceanographic data and/or information exchange in Uruguay
There is no specific body at national level that coordinates oceanographic data and/or information exchange. The cooperation amongst institutions and data or information exchange is archived through specific programs/projects and the coordination responsibilities could go either to a Ministry, Local government, University or to the program itself.
DATA POLICIES
13. National data management policy
There is no specific national oceanographic data exchange policy or other policy that covers the exchange of oceanographic data.
There is law, approved in October 17, 2008 which gives a general frame on information access: “Ley de Acceso a la Información Pública (Ley 18.381)”. The main objective of this law is to promote the transparency of public organisms administration, and to guarantee the right of the people to access public information.
14. Institutional data policy
The institutional policy is not different from the national policy, and the information generated in academic research is unrestricted. Other Colleges within our University specifies particular data policies in their programs. For example, data resulting of PCMYA program (UdelaR, Facultad de Ciencias) has two kinds of data available: “Type A - Unrestricted: Most of this information consist on regional subsets extracted from global data, which are available at several places in the world. Most of these places are also on the WWW. Other products have been prepared by our group. Type B - Restricted: Information restricted to the research teams involved in specific research programs. In these cases, you need to contact the PCMYA for permissions and instructions. ”
15. IOC data policy implementation
SOHMA GLOSS station implements IOC data policy. No information available about the implementation of IOC data policy by other programs/institutions in Uruguay.
16. Sharing of oceanographic data globally: IODE Ocean Data Portal project
It is important to share oceanographic data globally by participating in international projects like IODE Ocean Data Portal project to facilitate full and open access to quality ocean data for research programs.
NATIONAL OBSERVATION PLATFORMS IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 71 ______
17. Research vessels
The research vessel “Oyarvide”, belongs to the Oceanographic, Hydrographic and Meteorological Service of the Army (SOHMA). It has the purpose of study and outlining the continental shell. Within the expected results is the re-definition of the limits which could represent approximately twice the present size of the marine exclusive zone of Uruguay, up to 200.000 km².
The research vessel “Aldebarán”, belongs to the National Direction of Aquatic Resources (DINARA). It has the purpose of doing fishery resources assessment, exploratory fishing, meteorological and oceanographic observations and other related activities.
18. Data management and availability
Each institution manages its own data, but they cooperate in several inter-institutional projects which involve the use of these data by many others at national and regional level.
19. Data buoys and other observation systems
Estación Mareográfica de Montevideo (GLOSS station Nº 300 located in the ESESP Pier). This station is operated by SOHMA and is part of the Global Sea Level Observing System COI/UNESCO.
20. Observation systems: data management and availability
In the case of Estación Mareográfica de Montevideo, the responsible for data management are SOHMA and GLOSS. NATIONAL/REGIONAL OCEAN RESEARCH/OBSERVATION/MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
21. List of national ocean research/observation/management in which multiple national institutions are involved
Ecoplata Program: Integrated management of coastal zone. This program is based on an inter-institutional agreement amongst the Housing, Territorial and Environment Ministry, the Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, the Defense Ministry, the State University UdelaR, the National Direction of Water and Drainage, the National Direction of Renewable Resources, the National Naval Prefecture, and the Municipalities of Colonia, San José, Montevideo, Canelones, Maldonado and Rocha.
Ecoplata Program has compiled existing information on coastal management and is developing an integrated system of environmental information of coastal zone inserted in the web platform of the National Direction of Environment (DINAMA).
22. List of regional ocean research/observation/management in which one or more of national institutions are involved
Freplata Project: Environmental Protection of the Rio de la Plata and Marine Front / Proyecto Protección Ambiental del Río de la Plata y su Frente Marítimo. It is a jointly Project between Argentina and Uruguay, executed by CARP (*) and CTMFM (**) IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 72
(*)CARP: Comisión Administradora del Rio de la Plata. International organism integrated by members of Argentina and Uruguay. Its purpose is to negotiate in aspects of common interest in the Rio de la Plata zone. (**)CTMFM: Comisión Técnica Mixta del Frente Marítimo. International organism located in Montevideo. The Commission is integrated by representatives of Argentina and Uruguay. Its objectives are to carry out studies and to adopt and coordinate plans related to preservation and rational exploitation of live resources and marine environment protection in the common interest zone.
Freplata data and information products: the Freplata Project developed databases to support environmental management of the Rio de la Plata and Marine Front. There are databases containing information about organisms and projects, bibliographic database, legal instruments database, databases on activities, documents and technical reports generated by the Project, cartographic database, satellite image database.
PARTICIPATION IN ODINCARSA
23. Participation in ODINCARSA between 2001 and 2009
IIP has been participating in ODINCARSA since 2005, supporting ODINCARSA activities in Uruguay and the region. We provide and edit information for Portal Oceánico, participate in OdinPubCARSA project and then OceanDocs project and conducted training courses in OceanDocs methodology to colleagues in Latin America. Currently I am in charge of OceanDocs Latin America administration and my activities are mainly related to the repository, at national and regional level.
24. Usefulness of ODINCARSA
ODINCARSA network has enabled and encouraged the progress and development of the Marine information and data management in Latin America during those years. It also provides opportunities of training and possibilities to interact with other colleagues, and support for funding IAMSLIC memberships to Caribbean and Latin American Libraries.
25. Promotion of ODINCARSA in Uruguay
To increase the communication with oceanographic institutions to get them know the services and products of ODINCARSA.
To organize promotional campaigns amongst researchers, scholars and general public about the services provided by ODINCARSA centers.
26. Uruguay: focus areas of ODINCARSA during the next 4 years (2010-2013)
. Nomination of national IODE coordinators (information management and data management). . Promotion of ODINCARSA activities and products in the marine science community. . Promotion and organization of training courses on digital repositories. . Updating information on centers that handle marine data and information. . Improvement of our existent information products and services and development of new ones according to the development of data and information in our region.
27. National capacity building requirements to be addressed by ODINCARSA during the next 4 years IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex III - Page 73 ______
It will be necessary to carry out a survey in order to determinate requirements, according to projects/products planned.
28. ODINCARSA past activities
No one of past ODINCARSA activities should be terminated. 29. ODINCARSA new products/services for the next 4 years
There is a growing interest about open access to scientific and technical publications. This could lead to a potential growth in the number of digital publications in OceanDocs and also to the development of local repositories. There is a project for the implementation of “A federated network of repositories for Institutional Scientific Documentation in Latin America” with the participation of Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay and Chile, with support of the IDB Inter-American Development Bank and Scientific and Technical Governmental Agencies. The development of future ODINCARSA products/services should take in account these new developments.
30. ODINCARSA linked to other IOC programs
The cooperation amongst related programs has always positive results and mutual benefits. It should be advisable that the ODINCARSA coordinators take the responsibility to determine with which IOC programs should ODINCARSA interact, based on shared areas of interest.
IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex IV - Page 1 ______
ANNEX IV
OPENING SPEECHES OPENING SPEECH OF MR PETER PISSIERSSENS, IOC SECRETARIAT
On behalf of the IOC Executive Secretary and the IODE Co-Chairpersons I wish to thank Mexico for hosting the Strategic Planning Meeting of the Latin America sub-region of the Ocean Data and Information Network for the Caribbean and South America (ODINCARSA) region here in Ensenada.
The history of ODINCARSA goes back to October 2001 when Latin American as well as Caribbean island states met in Guayaquil, Ecuador to discuss the possibility of creating a regional network focusing on the exchange of oceanographic data and information. ODINCARSA was thus established as “a mechanism for assessing the current and potential state of development of national data and information centers and to create the means for mutual capacity building in South America and the Caribbean. It further aimed at developing a cooperation network for managing and exchanging oceanographic data and information within these regions.”
Oceanography is the science and understanding of the marine world and has been carried out for close to 150 years contributing to the understanding of life in the oceans but also the contribution of the oceans to the world’s climate and its ecosystems. Today’s oceanography uses satellites, research vessels, robotic and floating instruments to obtain data. These data can then be used, together with computer models to generate products and services such as ocean forecasts.
An important link in the chain between ocean observations and products is data management. It is often not realized or appreciated that the highest level of professionalism in the quality control, storage and quick dissemination of data can make all the difference to sound decision-making based upon reliable data. The professionals assuring this highest level of quality are oceanographic data managers.
Scientific progress is based upon adding one’s own research findings to the published results of predecessors. For centuries these results have been published in research journals or reports. The body of knowledge now available on oceanography includes hundreds of journals and millions of books and reports. To this we now need to add knowledge made available through the WWW. Easy and efficient access, and maybe even more importantly separating quality from dubious materials is now, more than ever of crucial importance for researchers. The professional providing this vital service is the marine librarian.
These professionals cannot function in isolation dealing only the their own institution. They need to be able to share the knowledge, expertise and the resources they manage. The international framework that makes this possible is the IOC’s International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE).
The IODE Programme was created in 1961, just one year after the IOC was established within UNESCO illustrating the importance given, even then, to data management and exchange.
The purpose of the IODE is to enhance marine research, exploitation and development, by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States, and by IOC Workshop Report No. 225 Annex IV - Page 2 meeting the needs of users for data and information products. This mission statement was valid in 1961 and it is still valid today.
In terms of data management the core players at the national level are the IODE National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs). Today we have 80 of these centres. They have an important technical role in the quality control, storage and dissemination of data but they also play an important coordination role at the national level sharing their expertise with other national institutions that have a data management role.
At the international level the NODCs work together to develop and utilize standards and methods, quality control procedures, and to develop advanced mechanisms to make data available freely and openly. In this regard I must mention the IODE’s OceanDataPortal which will, in the next 5-10 years, provide seamless access to data catalogues and data held by not only the IODE data centres but possibly by hundreds of other ocean and meteorology data sources.
At the information management side we must note the paradigm change in the publishing world: from paper based journals published by commercial publishers, the scientific world is moving towards a paperless e-journals model. IODE is participating in this evolution through the development of the OceanDocs e-repository.
In order to facilitate this international cooperation IODE has also promoted the development of regional networks, the so-called ODINs (Ocean Data and Information Networks). They focus on the IODE mission but give special attention to capacity development.
A cornerstone of the IODE programme is to ensure that all IOC Member States can participate at an equitable basis in its programmes and projects. The ODIN networks therefore invest considerable resources in training and other capacity development activities. The ODINs also aim at promoting close working relationships between data centres and marine libraries in a given region, across language or political barriers.
During the past 8 years ODINCARSA has accomplished a number of achievements which we will review this week. But we will also need to address the problems. These include frequent staff changes, the need for effective national coordination and the agreement to make data widely and freely available. We will also need to assess the need for further capacity development as well as for new ocean data and information products and services.
Together with the IODE Chairpersons I look forward to a successful meeting and to the development of an ambitious work plan that will be implemented by a dynamic team of ocean data and information managers and which will deliver products and services that will serve scientists as well as decision- makers.
Thank you for your attention