18 November 2008
New CDI V1 discovery and data delivery system launched
The Common Data Index (CDI) metadatabase is based upon the ISO19115 metadata
standard and gives users a highly detailed insight in the availability and
geographical spreading of marine data across the different data centres and
institutes across Europe. In the earlier CDI V0 system all data centres
used a common metadata format for describing their data sets, which was
available through the CDI V0 user interface. However users were given access to
data sets at the data centres via a large variety of interfaces.
Therefore the CDI V1 system has been developed and recently been
launched. An important feature of the V1 system is that it now
provides transparent access to the distributed data sets via a unique user
interface at the portal and the means for downloading data sets in common
formats via a shopping basket mechanism. The data requests are forwarded
automatically from the portal to the relevant data centres. Users can check the
progress of their data requests via a personal online transaction
register.
For the Netherlands a dedicated NODC CDI V1 service is now operational, which includes data from Rijkswaterstaat, KNMI, TNO, NIOZ and NIOO-CEME:
- Visit the NODC CDI V1 discovery and delivery service - Quick Search
- Visit the NODC CDI V1 discovery and delivery
service - Extended Search
The Netherlands NODC data collections are also included in the pan-European SeaDataNet CDI V1 services. At present all data centres within SeaDataNet are underway in populating the CDI V1 metadatabase and connecting their data systems to the CDI V1 system for providing harmonised access to their data sets. The number of operational data centres is increasing regularly.
- Visit the SeaDataNet CDI V1 discovery and delivery service - Quick Search
- Visit the SeaDataNet CDI V1 discovery and delivery service - Extended Search