Post on 31-Dec-2015
Information Management at BNZ
Information Management
Data & MetadataWebsite &
Communication
Education & OutreachInformation
Technology
BNZ Information Management Team
BNZ Staff
Information Manager
Field Technician
Site Manager
University of Alaska Fairbanks
LTER Network
US Forest Service
BNZ Leadership Team
Office of Information Technology
LTER Network
Office
Institute of Arctic
Biology
Arctic Region Supercomputin
g Center
Scenarios Network for Alaska & Arctic
PlanningPI &
Co-PI’s
Information Management
Committee
Research Aide
Other Research
Labs
IMC Working Groups
Network Information
System Developers
Senior Investigators
BNZ Temporary
Staff
Programmer
Data Technician
SNAPAdministration
BackupsUAF-OIT
AdministrationBackups
BNZAdministration
Backups
IABProgramming
CommunicationARSC
Backups
BNZ IM – Current Server Structure
• Database Server• Web Server• File Share
• Sensor Network Administration
• GIS & Spatial Data Server
LTER Network Information
System
Ecological Data Users
BNZInformation Management System
Non-LTER Data
Repositories
Bonanza Creek LTER Data Data Flow
Data Engines
Human Resources
Data– Data Products
• Catalog, graphing and mapping interfaces• Data co-operatives
– Core Data• 21% of BNZ Data Packages• 31% of BNZ Data Entities
– Data Quality Assurances• Manual and programmatic review
Core Environmental Climate Data
Graduate Student Data
Core Research Project Data
Affiliated Project Data
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BNZ Data Packages (433)
BNZ Data Entities (672)
Streaming Core Data
Annual Core Data
Other Data Entities
Metadata
– What are METADATA?• Information about data• Critical for data usage
– Metadata Management• Stored in relational database • Discoverable via web services• Exchanged via EML format
– LTER Metadata Compliance• Metadata Content Audit• Metadata production improvements
PersonnelCoverage• Geographic• Temporal
Research Area
Publications
Keywords
DATA
Information ManagementPolicies and Data Usage
• Policies
• Data Availability– Open metadata access– Core data available within 2 years
• Tracking– Site level data access is tracked via Webalizer software– Network level data access is tracked using the LTER
Network Data Access Server (DAS)
Information Management Accomplishments
• Data Availability• Increased data availability• Improve Metadata Quality• NIS Development and Participation• Metadata training and tools for data submission
• Sensor Network Management & Streaming Data• Implementation of VDV• SensorNIS
• Improved web content, features and searchability• Mapping and Spatial Data Accomplishments
• LTER Interactive Cartographic Almanac• ArcGIS Server Upgrade• Spatial Metadata Improvements• GeoNIS
Information Management Goals
Information Management
Data & MetadataWebsite &
Communication
Education & OutreachInformation
Technology