Repository of community practices in Ocean Research, Applications and Data/Information Management
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Reef Life Survey Image Annotation Protocol. Version 2.0.
(2025)Reef Life Survey (RLS) is a non-profit global citizen science program in which trained SCUBA divers undertake standardised underwater visual surveys of reef biodiversity. The survey data collected includes visual census ... -
Data quality control documentation for coastal wave buoys, Version 1.0.
(Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), Hobart, Australia, 2025)Sustained, near real-time (NRT) observations of waves in coastal regions are an essential prerequisite to monitor, predict, and forecast coastal hazards that threaten coastal populations, infrastructure and marine operations. ... -
EGO gliders NetCDF format reference manual : NetCDF conventions Reference tables and files distribution. Version 1.15.
(IFREMER, 2025)This document specifies the NetCDF file format of EGO-gliders that is used to distribute glider data, metadata and technical data. It documents the standards used therein; this includes naming conventions as well as metadata ... -
World Ocean Atlas 2018: Product Documentation.
(2019)This document describes the World Ocean Atlas 2018 (WOA18) statistical and objectively analyzed field data files. This description includes the types of statistical fields available, the oceanographic variables analyzed, ... -
Guidelines for an Ocean Project or Programme Data Management Plan.
(UNESCO for IODE, París, France, 2025)This document emphasizes the importance of data management planning in activities which collect, create or otherwise acquire ocean data, ensuring data are preserved and accessible for analysis and to inform and underpin ... -
IMOS Fishing Vessels as Ships of Opportunity (FishSOOP), Real-time Quality Assurance and Quality Control Practice Manual, Version 1.0.
(Integrated Marine Observing System, Hobart, Australia, 2025)The Fishing Vessels as Ships of Opportunity Program (FishSOOP) is a sub-Facility within Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) for oceanographic data collection using fishing vessels as Ships of Opportunity, ... -
Stimulating Ocean Best Practices: Dialogues across Science and Technology for Innovative Solutions and Effective Governance. Ocean Best Practices Workshop VIII, 14-18 October 2024 [ONLINE]. Proceedings.
(UNESCO for IODE/Ocean Best Practices System, Paris, France, 2025)The Ocean Best Practices System Workshop VIII (OBPS VIII) aimed at promoting a fruitful dialogue across ocean science and technology thanks to the support of the cross-cutting primary role of best practices in operational ... -
SOCAT Quality Control Cookbook - for version 2025 of the Surface Ocean CO 2 Atlas.
(SOCAT, 2025)This is the SOCAT quality control (QC) cookbook for SOCAT version 2025. It is an update to the cookbooks for version 1 (Olsen and Metzl, 2009), version 3 (Olsen et al., 2015; Wanninkhof et al., 2013) and version 2019 ... -
Citizen science in eDNA monitoring for Mediterranean monk seal conservation.
(2024)Background Citizen Science (CS) offers a promising approach to enhance data collection and engage communities in conservation efforts. This study evaluates the use of CS in environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring for Mediterranean ... -
IHO Standards for Hydrographic Surveys, Edition 6.2.0.
(International Hydrographic Organization, Monaco, 2024)This publication aims to provide a set of standards for hydrographic surveys primarily used to compile navigational charts essential for the safety of navigation, knowledge and the protection of the marine environment. ... -
The Nansen Legacy Sampling Protocols, Version 10.
(Septentrio Academic Publishing, Tromso, Norway, 2022)The collection of detailed sampling protocols is crucial tool for the success of the Nansen Legacy, because they ensure: Methodological agreement between the involved researchers Continuity and comparable data ... -
Report on the integration with Data Aggregators: MINKE Deliverable 3.5. Version 1.1.
(Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer Network (MINKE), 2025)This document is MINKE’s Deliverable 3.5 "Report on the Integration with Data Aggregators." It describes a publication workflow designed to integrate metrologically-aware datasets into trusted repositories and European ... -
EOSC services for harmonised data access and guidance. MINKE Deliverable D3.3. Version 1.0.
(Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer Network (MINKE), 2023)This document is MINKE’s Deliverable 3.3 “EOSC services for harmonised data access and guidance”. It describes a data publication workflow identified as part of the MINKE project in order to share sensor quality information ... -
The shallow underwater forests of Cystoseira s.l. in the Balearic Islands.
(MedGardens - Cleanwave Foundation, Mallorca, Spain, 2023)The forests composed of Cystoseira sensu lato (hereinafter Cystoseira s.l.) are largely unknown, even though they are very common habitats on our coasts and provide important services to society. Unfortunately, these ... -
Report on the statuses of harmonization and interoperability in the current Calibration-Validation landscape for ocean variables. (D2.4). Version 1.0.
(Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer Network (MINKE), 2025)This report compiles and reviews information on the breadth and quality of the European calibration-validation landscape in the field of marine observation. It summarizes the exchanges conducted during the MINKE project ... -
Report on the advances in sound measurement methods. MINKE Deliverable D9.9. Version 1.0.
(Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer Network (MINKE), 2025)This report (MINKE D9.9) explores the current challenges and advances in underwater sound measurement for environmental monitoring. It highlights the importance of accurate sound level measurements in marine environments ... -
Report on improved procedures from O2 sensor purchase to data dissemination . MINKE Deliverable D9.7. Version 1.0.
(Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer Network (MINKE), 2024)This document provides a comprehensive end-to-end guide for the selection, deployment, calibration, data management, and dissemination of dissolved oxygen (O₂) sensors in oceanographic monitoring. It outlines five major ... -
In situ deployment of sensors for at least two parameters characterizing the carbonate system. MINKE Deliverable D9.11. Version 2.0.
(Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer Network (MINKE), 2025)This deliverable presents the outcomes of an inter-laboratory comparison (ILC) held in Marseille in November 2023, focused on in situ pH measurement using various sensor types. The ILC involved the deployment of 15 instruments ... -
Best Practice Guidance on Handling Uncertainty Information. MINKE Deliverable D 3.4. Version 1.0.
(Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer Network (MINKE), 2024)This document is MINKE’s Deliverable 3.4 "Best Practice Guidance on Handling Uncertainty Information." Its main purpose is to define a best practice approach for encoding and applying uncertainty information in oceanographic ... -
Report presenting the data quality aspects in relation with the submission mechanism requested to report towards the SDG indicator 14.3.1. MINKE Deliverable 9.12.
(Metrology for Integrated Marine Management and Knowledge-Transfer Network (MINKE), 2025)This document is MINKE’s Deliverable 9.12 “Report presenting the data quality aspects in relation with the submission mechanism requested to report towards the SDG indicator 14.3.1”. It describes MINKE perspectives on the ...
