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Argentinean
National Antarctic
Data Centre
Diego Gómez Izquierdo
[email protected]
SCDAM 3 Meeting
Palma de Mallorca - Spain
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The Argentinean National Antarctic Data
Centre (Centro de Datos Antarticos –
Argentina) was established on October 12,
2000.
Since its creation, has contributed to the
information exchange to the Antarctic Treaty
System and the International Scientific
Community.
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Argentinean Sea Data System (SNDM Sistema Nacional de Datos del Mar)
Information about DIMS presented to RAPAL
New facilities
ADMAP Project website hosting
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Background:
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The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has been working
for two years now on the idea of a National Sea Data System (SNDM)
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For this reason, an Advisory Committee was appointed to determine the
"what" and "how" of this future system.
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To this end, two people were commissioned to participate in the IMDIS
2010 (International Conference on Marine Data and Information
Systems - Paris (France), March 29-31, 2010). After this, they
presented a report to the Advisory Committee with two possible
systems whose technologies could be incorporated to create the
SNDM Portal / System: SeaDataNet (EU) and Ocean Data Portal
(IODE).
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As part of the deliberations of the Advisory Committee, experts were
ask to assist some of the Committee meetings.
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Because of that, and with the advantage of having him at Buenos
Aires, Taco de Bruin was asked to assist on of the meetings to share
his expertise and knowledge in similar initiatives (ie, the
Netherlands case). It was thus that during the Open Science
Conference, Taco was very generous and shared this knowledge
and experience with the entire Commission.
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With all the information received and inquiries made to SeaDataNet
and ODP as possible providers, the Advisory Committee
recommended to use the ODP technologies for the establishment of
the National Sea Data System.
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Besides the international scientific community benefits related to the
sharing of this information, there are also local benefits as this
system foresees a financing support that includes capacity
building, equipment / hardware and the possibiluty of hiring data
entry personnel.
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Latest News - Information about DIMS presented to RAPAL
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Annually, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru
participate in the Meeting of Managers of Latin American
Antarctic Programs (RAPAL), which is a Latin American forum to
coordinate scientific, logistic and environmental issues that are
relevant in Antarctica.
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Within its organizational structure, RAPAL has a Committee on
Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
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Latest News - Information about DIMS presented to RAPAL
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Last year, during XXI RAPAL Meeting in Ecuador, Argentina
submitted and presented a document in spanish related to the
SCAR Data & Information Management Strategy (DIMS) and it’s
implementation, giving to this Committee background and
updated information from last SCADM meeting at Buenos Aires,
related to this issue.
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Similarly, it is our intention to submit updated information this year to
be released during the XXII RAPAL meeting in Peru.
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Latest News – New facilities
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New facilities: New offices for Argentinean National
Antarctic Authority (DNA) and Antarctic Institute
(IAA)
Latest News – ADMAP website
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Effective one week ago, Argentina hosts the ADMAP
Project Website. At this moment, migration and
basic update of the content was made. Further work
to be considered.
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Thank for your attention.
Diego Gómez Izquierdo
[email protected]