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Scott Base. Science Advisor Kindly presented by Helen Campbell (BAS). Shulamit Gordon. New Zealand National Antarctic Data Centre AMD Feedback. SCADM-1, September 2009. Context of NZ NADC. Not really an NADC – as we don’t store actual data - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Shulamit Gordon
New Zealand National Antarctic Data
CentreAMD Feedback
Science AdvisorKindly presented by Helen Campbell (BAS)
SCADM-1, September 2009
Context of NZ NADC
Not really an NADC – as we don’t store actual data
‘NADC’ duties only about 5% of Science Advisor’s
role
Historically – only entered summaries of projects
into AMD from 1999 – but NZ active in Antarctica
since 1957!
In January 2008 – got budget to employ 1 ‘Data
Compiler’ for 18 months
Data Compiler Output
~1,200 individual Science and Logistics reports were read from a 49 year period (1959/60 to 2007/08)
Roughly 166 separate science groups were supported during this period
Entered and updated 946 DIFs on the AMD
225 of the 946 metadata entries have a “GET DATA” url
>4,000 publications have been attached to the appropriate datasets.
~71 data repositories (national and international) hold New Zealand Antarctic data and samples.
Identified a number of samples and data that still need to be stored for their long term safe keeping.
Data Compiler Output
Keeping AMD entries up to date
Working towards getting unsecured data into appropriate repositories
Add more GET DATA urls
Developing a Data Policy that all Ant NZ-supported science groups will have to adhere to
Future Plans
AMD Feedback from DIF Creator
All of the available fields are useful and relevant
Really cool search by map/date function!
Still discovering new functionality that hadn’t realised existed
Overall AMD is: User friendly
Self explanatory
Once you’ve figured out the search functions!
AMD Feedback from DIF Creator
Suggestions for Improvements:
Include the entry ID into the search function
Include a ‘General Comments’ field
Extend limit of characters of Entry Title
Automatic update reminder for ‘Planned’ or
‘In Work’ DIFs
Allow for map uploads
Add data upload function
Search Function Feedback:
Straight forward
Use keyword icons or free text search
Search Function Suggestions
Make Free Text search function more
obvious Keyword search prone to error as there is
no entry quality control
AMD Feedback from DIF Creator
Positive Features of the AMD:
The AMD as a whole The summary The contact details The spatial temporal coverage diagram The publications section Good to know whether samples are still in
existence or not Completion of the investigation information
AMD Feedback from NZ Scientist Users