Marine Data Management:
Marine data management is an extremely broad term, referring
to many aspects of proper data operations within research, survey and
operational oceanography (and closely allied subject areas). Within this broad
category, data are:
- Stored/archived in safe environments
- Assigned to the care and monitoring of specific persons
- Managed for quality using a wide variety of analytical
tools
- Cataloged and described
- Prepared for delivery to requesting scientists
- Reformatted as needed for specialized applications, such
as models
- Synthesized with other data into high-level collections,
such as atlases
- Published in various media