The recently published SPOTS pilot provides biogeochemical essential ocean variables from 12 ship-based fixed time-series scattered around the globe covering the period from 1983 until 2021. An extensive quality assessment enables the straightforward detection of method changes, and in combination with further introduced data quality indicators, the pilot enhances the inter- and intra-station comparability of…
Read MoreInvitational Workshop on FAIR Data Practices for Marine Ecological Time Series (METS) – April 22-25, 2025 (BIOS, Bermuda) As its final in-person activity, the METS RCN will convene an international invitational workshop on FAIR Data Practices for Marine Ecological Time Series at BIOS in Bermuda. The workshop will bring together globally distributed biogeochemical and biological…
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Timing: Tuesday, October 11 9:00-11:00 am EDT Please register for the Ocean Best Practices Workshop (free) in order to participate in this special session. You can sign up for this session via the Workshop Team Calendar (click on our Oct. 11 session and you’ll see a button to sign up to participate). One of the…
Read MoreNew product from the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Biological Data Standards Cluster titled Biological Observation Data Standardization: A Primer for Data Managers. The purpose of this primer is to share what data standards exist and how they can be used to make biological data more closely aligned with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, & Reusable)…
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