Coastal Ocean Observation and Analysis

	JGOFS/GLOBEC Data Management System
	Presented at the COOA
	Monthly Meeting
	Robert C. Groman
	May 5, 2004

Some History

	US GLOBEC Georges Bank Program wanted to serve data, on-line, from multiple sites, as soon as the data were useful.
	Selected the JGOFS Data Management System developed for the US JGOFS Program
	Public domain software developed by G. Flierl et al.

Software Evolution

	New features added to make it easier to serve and download data
	Key features Web-based, multiple data servers, data driven, ASCII/tabular data, simple plotting options, download capabilities.
	Data policy very important, i.e. how implemented

System Used by Many Projects

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Displaying Plots

	Serving satellite images within the system works well

JGOFS/GLOBEC System Strengths

	Easily serves tabular data
	Easy to access data via the web
	Simple protocol makes it relatively easy to become a data server
	Data are always up to date – data driven
	Extensible architecture
	Fits well within web environment

JGOFS/GLOBEC System Weaknesses

	User interface is list-based, not graphical
	User plotting tools are simple (not publication quality)
	Integrated analysis tools not yet available
	Target audience is mainly scientific investigators

Questions?

Ship’s track plot of NBP0202