Marine Board Forum

1st Marine Board Forum

15 May 2008, Ostend Belgium

Marine Data Challenges: from Observation to Information

The 1st Marine Board Forum was held on 15 May 2008 and focused on marine data issues: observation, collection, management and processing. This topic is very timely given the on-going debate about the creation of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODNET) and its links to various initiatives, such as ESONET, EMSO, MerSEA, ECOOP, Euro-ARGO, EuroSITES, SeaDataNet, etc.

Through its Forum, the Marine Board is willing to foster updates and interactions among the marine science community. Representatives from marine- and maritime-related groups and networks as well as Marine Board sister organisations came together to discuss this common theme.

Forum Presentations:

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*Video files are available courtesy UNESCO/IOC's Project Office for IODE

Setting the scene - Kostas Nittis (MedGOOS) PDF PPS

Marine data and observation management: European Commission perspectives - Alan Edwards on behalf of Manuela Soares (Director, Directorate I - DG RTD) PDF PPS Video

From observation to data to information for scientists and policy makers - Jean-François Minster (Total Foundation) PDF PPS Video

Operational oceanography, including GMES marine core services - Hans Dahlin (EuroGOOS) PDF PPS Video

UNESCO/IOC's project office for International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) Peter Pissierssens - (Head of the UNESCO/IOC Project office for IODE) PDF PPS Video

Ecosystem aspects and how scientist networks handle data - Carlo Heip (MarBEF and NIOZ) PDF PPS Video

SeaDataNet: pan-European infrastructure for ocean and marine data management
Dick M.A. Schaap (SeaDataNet) PDF PPS Video

Marine Board rationale re. EMODNET Panel - Antoine Dosdat (Ifremer, Marine Board vice-Chair) PDF PPS Video

Perspectives from ESONET, EMSO, EUR-OCEANS - Michael Diepenbroek (MARUM) PDF PPS Video

Transforming marine science into ecosystem advice for policy makers - Gerd Hubold (ICES) PDF PPS Video

WISE initiative - European Commission - Violeta Vinceviciene (DG ENV) PDF PPS Video

GEO and GEOSS - Alan Edwards (DG RTD) PDF PPS Video

Data needs for shipbuilding industry - Willem Laros (Waterborne TP) PDF PPS Video

Marine information management: Identification and analysis of the Marine FP6 projects Laurent d'Ozouville (EurOcean) PDF PPS Video

Data needs for offshore industry - Chris Shaw (OGP and Shell) PDF PPS Video

EU Maritime Policy and marine data, European Commission - Iain Shepherd (DG MARE) PPS

Programme
Podcast: Interview with Lars Horn (Marine Board Chair) 15 May 2008
Press:
Research Europe "Marine Board discusses data-sharing challenges", 15 May 2008 here
Research Europe "From observation to information: four marine challenges identified", 29 May 2008 here
Photogallery
Press release: eng fr nl