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| Is a One-NOAA Metadata Management System Possible? |
| Session Time | January 9th; 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm | |||
| Location | Glen Echo | |||
| Description | There has recently been some discussion of whether NOAA could build an enterprise metadata management system,
supporting data documentation through the whole data lifecycle. But is it possible that one system could meet the
diverse needs of everyone at NOAA: field scientists, GIS professionals, satellite ground segment, line offices, archive, etc.?
The session will begin with a short presentation to present one vision for what the system might look like, to get the conversation started. Then the attendees will discuss if it could work, potential pitfalls, and whether or not this is something we should be working toward. And especially-- is there some way we could start working towards this now? The outcome could be a general outline of an enterprise metadata system, and a draft plan to make it happen. |
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| Chair | Tyler Christensen and Jeff de La Beaujardière | |||
| Presentations and Notes | Click Here! | |||
| Talk | Length (min) | Title | Presenter |
| 4B.1 | 15 | Retrospective on “Enterprise” Metadata Systems in NOAA | Anna Milan |
| 4B.2 | 15 | Concerns to address about a One-NOAA metadata management system | Katharine Weathers |
| 4B.3 | 15 | Straw-man proposal for a One-NOAA metadata system | Tyler Christensen |
| 4B.4 | 45 | Open Discussion | |
| Abstracts | |||
| 4B.1 | Retrospective on “Enterprise” Metadata Systems in NOAA
Anna Milan (NESDIS/NCEI) |
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| Ten years ago I started managing metadata with the NOAA Metadata Manager Repository (NMMR). The NMMR was
our enterprise solution, but clunky and expensive to maintain. Then I learned about other enterprise options, such as
the Other NMMR, MerMAID, InPort and XML editors. With each approach there were costs, benefits and cultural
differences. This presentation will summarize the pros and cons of previous and current metadata management
systems and approaches.
“..in order to move forward into the future, you need to know where you've been.”- Charles Williams |
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| 4B.2 | Concerns to address about a One-NOAA metadata management system
Katharine Weathers (NESDIS/NCEI) Jacqueline Mize (NCEI), Matt Dornback (NCEI), Kathy Martinolich (NCEI), Lauren Jackson (NCEI) |
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| A One-NOAA metadata management system is a fine concept. The feasibility of this concept is complicated by the existing metadata tools that frame the unique situations of the current line offices and individual programs. These tools such as DIVER, InPort, and CIMS help their respective offices with data management along with metadata creation. With the knowledge that these programs all take different approaches and their data is different in magnitude and scope to other NOAA data types, such as satellite data, is there concern that one-size doesn’t fit all? | |||
| 4B.3 | Straw-man proposal for a One-NOAA metadata system
Tyler Christensen (NOS/IMO) Jeff de La Beaujardiere (NOAA/EDMC) |
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| There has been some talk about designing an integrated metadata management system for all of NOAA, from planning data acquisitions all the way to the archives. But can one system really support the diverse needs throughout the data lifecycle? This talk will describe what such a system might look like. It is not intended to be a complete proposal, but rather a conversation-starter. The talk will be followed by an open discussion of the straw-man proposal, potential roadblocks, and opportunities. | |||
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