Transcript Slide 1

An introduction to
MEDIN Data Guidelines
What MEDIN data guidelines are not…
• Protocols for collection methods
• Prescriptive of how you have to collect and store
your data
• Metadata schema
MEDIN guidelines are Data Archive Standards:
They provide a list of information that should be collected with
your data to ensure they can be re-used in the future.
Data guidelines
• Instill good practice amongst users
• Allow contracting organizations to specify a
format that data should be returned in that can
be readily used and includes all relevant
attributes
• Provide a consistent format for contractors to
work to (rather than a different format for each
contract)
• Allow easy ingestion of data to Data Archiving
Centres
One size does not fit all
• Our data model has to encompass
everything from a sighting by a member of
the public to a complex cruise survey or a
historical time series!
• Guidelines are themed by method and split
into levels
• Where possible levels work across methods
• These standard kits can be bolted together
in different ways if needed for complex
surveys (e.g. where collecting data using
different methods in a single survey)
Data Guideline Structure
3 requirements:
General Metadata
Project
Survey
Common to
all guidelines
Detailed Metadata
Methods
Data
Station
Sample Event
Sample Data
Specific to
each guideline
Data guidelines
Data guidelines
Zip file contains:
1. readme file
2. pdf document of the Data Guideline
3. excel template of the Data Guideline
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Mandatory/Conditional/Optional
Same
information
Summary
Check list
Detailed guidance
Data Guidelines
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Data Guidelines
Summary
Check list
Detailed guidance
Data Guidelines
Summary
Check list
Detailed guidance
Data Guidelines
Summary
Check list
Detailed guidance
Data Guidelines
Summary
Check list
Detailed guidance
Data Guideline template