GESTIÓN DE DATOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN OCEANOGRÁFICA: PROPUESTA DE UN MODELO PARA BRASIL

Abstract

Oceanographic data management is a complex issue because of the diversity of formats, proprietary systems standardization of databases and international policies. This research proposes the design of a management model applicable to the Brazilian situation data. In the present case, the is geared to allow the organization of scientific data from marine research in Brazil and enables interconnection between research centers in the country and exchange with international repositories. The proposed model poses unify the scientific data in the field of Brazilian Oceanography reference to the Arc Marine Marine Common Data Types model developed by Wright et al (2007), allowing adapt to the needs identified. This design is based on an adaptation of international models taking into account the needs targeted by Brazilian oceanographers who contributed to our research. By analyzing the Brazilian case through user studies, it was possible to identify the main shortcomings for the management of oceanographic data in Brazil. The result of the research shows that there are various types of data exchange formats and networks of cooperation with indexation own policies. Com this research we present a conceptual model that allows direct application in problems related to ocean data management in research institutions with limited means, and adapting it by developing data repositories.