IODE Quality Management Framework for National Oceanographic Data Centres and Associate Data Units (2nd revised edition).
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2023Corporate Author
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
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36pp.
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The International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE)1 programme of
the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO2 maintains a global
network of National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODC) and Associate Data Units
(ADU) responsible for the collection, quality control, archive, and online publication of
many millions of ocean and marine observations which are made available to Member
States. In addition, it coordinates a network of marine information (library) managers.
The IODE Committee has long held the view that there is a need for a quality
management framework to ensure that NODCs and ADUs are established and operate
according to defined principles, including adherence to agreed standards and the
requirements of the IOC Data Policy and Terms of Use (2023). This will ensure NODCs
and ADUs are able to provide data of known quality to meet the requirements of a broad
community of users.
The Twenty-second Session of the IODE Committee (IODE-X.....
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https://oceanexpert.org/document/33321Publisher
UNESCO for IODEParis, France
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IOC Manuals and Guides;67 (2nd revised edition)Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.aEssential Ocean Variables (EOV)
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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (2023) IODE Quality Management Framework for National Oceanographic Data Centres and Associate Data Units (2nd revised edition). Paris, France, UNESCO, 36pp. (IOC Manuals and Guides 67, 2nd rev. ed.). DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1740-2URI
https://doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1740-2https://repository.oceanbestpractices.org/handle/11329/1915.2
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