Recommended Standards

Technology for SeaDataNet Controlled Vocabularies
for describing Marine and Oceanographic Datasets – A joint Proposal by SeaDataNet and ODIP projects

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. 2019. Ocean Data Standards, Vol.4: Ocean Data Standards Volume 4: Technology for SeaDataNet Controlled Vocabularies for describing Marine and Oceanographic Datasets – A joint Proposal by SeaDataNet and ODIP projects. Ostend, IODE/UNESCO.(IOC Manuals and Guides, 54, Vol. 4.) 31 pp. (IOC/2019/MG/54 Vol.4)
Author: Adam Leadbetter1, Roy Lowry2, Olly Clements3 and the Vocabulary Management Group2*
1 Marine Institute, Ireland; British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) at the time this document was written)
2 The British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC), National Oceanography Centre, UK
3 PML Applications Ltd, UK; British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) at the time this document was written)
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Note: Due to the lengthy review cycle this document represents a base standard and will be followed up by a document relevant to the content management and governance of the SeaDataNet vocabularies

Recommendation for a Quality Flag Scheme for the Exchange of Oceanographic and Marine Meteorological Data

Paris. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. 2013.Ocean Data Standards, Vol.3: Recommendation for a Quality Flag Scheme for the Exchange of Oceanographic and Marine Meteorological Data. (IOC Manuals and Guides, 54, Vol. 3.) 12 pp. (English.)(IOC/2013/MG/54-3)

Published on 18 April 2013

Recommendation to Adopt ISO 8601 as the standard for the representation of dates and times in Oceanographic Data Exchange

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, 17 pp. (IOC Manuals and Guides No. 54, Volume 2) (English)

Published on 2 February 2011

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Recommendation to Adopt ISO 3166-1 and 3166-3 Country Codes as the Standard for Identifying Countries in Oceanographic Data Exchange.  

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, 15 pp. (IOC Manuals and Guides No. 54, Volume 1) (English)

Published on 6 January 2010

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