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| 8 | * Provide a data discovery system for NOCS data that is “community supported” |
| 9 | * Provide external access – especially visualisation - to NOCS data using “community” tools |
| 10 | * Provide framework for development of (meta)data systems for NOCS that are compatible with NERC data centres |
| 11 | * Gain access to support in developing tools for (semi-)automating metadata creation & benefit from NDG tools for expected future developments (conversion to ISO standard etc) |
| 12 | * Provide an incentive for NOCS scientists to submit metadata & data to data management systems |
| 13 | * Take advantage of NDG developments such as term servers to simplify generation of metadata |
| 14 | * Possibility to use NDG as an “internal” tool for data discovery / transfer – to BODC! |
| 15 | == What Data Users want from NDG == |
| 16 | * Ability to access NOCS data using NDG extraction and visualisation tools |
| 17 | * Single point access to data at all NERC data centres (esp BODC, BADC, NEODC) using NOCS credentials |