Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

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Amsterdam 7th September 2009

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

• 3 days of collaboration and information sharing. Fourth day for Executive Meeting.

• Most of Day 1 and part of Day 3 SCADM and SCAGI will separate to conduct their own business.

• 3 guest speakers – over three days. Two speakers are from SCAR Science Projects, one speaker from Geoscience community.

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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

• Share our experiences and knowledge, build trust and a desire to collaborate.

• Gain a shared understanding of what we as peak data groups within SCAR are here to achieve.

• Acknowledge our strengths/weaknesses and find ways to work together to overcome weaknesses and exploit strengths.

• Commit to action.

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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

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Data Plans

Data Centres

Data Networks

Services

Data Portals

Feature Types

Open Access

Creative Commons

Polar Information Commons

Spatial Data Infrastructures

Data Strategies

MetadataTopographic Databases

Web Map Services

Web Feature Services

Data Catalogues

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

• Day 1 (Business) – Focus is mainly on routine business of SCAGI or

SCADM

• Day 2 (Training & Strategic Discussions)– Morning

• Training/Group Discussions on material presented.

– Afternoon• Exposure to some national approaches to SCAR

data management. • Refresher on what our new Strategy contains.• Discussions surrounding some key

implementation questions

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StructureStructure• Day 3 (Collaboration Opportunities)

– Morning • Community collaboration examples. Time for

general discussion about how we can collaborate better.

– Afternoon• Introduction to the concept of a Polar

Information Commons and how this fits with what SCADM/SCAGI are trying to achieve.

• Discussions on how we can all contribute.• Some concrete planning on the way forward.