Collaborative Project Database
Margaret O’Brien, Corinna Gries, Wade Sheldon, Jonathan Walsh, John Porter, Sven Bohm, James Brunt, Suzanne Remillard, Ken Ramsey, Jason Downing, Kristin Vanderbilt, Raul Aguilar, Mark Servilla
What do we mean by ‘Project’
Different for each person (lumpers and splitters)
PhD thesis or an Experiment
Cruise or a Dive Management Unit
Requesting a report Associated Publications Produces Datasets Requires permit
Project Description as a Container and Management Tool
Associated People
Experimental Design and Notes (metadata)
Outside Funding Datasets
Reports
Images Permits
Process
Input from all site IMs ‘How to be involved’
Program Writer Use Case Writer Designer Early Adopter/Tester
Process
1. Workshop (2 days)
Use Cases –> Information Content
Programming
2. Workshop (5 days)
Process
Successful Experiment
Short Time Immediately useful to all sites New Collaboration Techniques
Code Repository, IM Website
Complementary Skills
Site Specific Uses
Administrative Functions
Permit Status Specific Site Selection History of Approaches Annual Reports Coherent Web Display and Search
Datasets Publications
General Uses
General Search for Information
Person Subject or Core Area Time Location
Information Content
People Abstract, Design Description, Funding, Keywords Related Projects Timeframe Geographic Location Detailed Study Area Description Reports Permits Associated Material
Datasets, Images, Publications
Technology
Database
Search Search Search
Style Style Style Style
Project Description EML files
Style Style Style Style
Management Tools for IMs
Data Entry
Examples
GCE: http://gce
lter.marsci.uga.edu/public/research/project_search.htm CAP: http://caplter.asu.edu/home/projects/WStest/projectSearch.jsp SBC: http://sbc.lternet.edu/research/SBC_projectDB_demo.html BES: http://beslter.org/frame7-page_13.html MCR: http://mcr.lternet.edu/Project.html