GODC/DOC/2003-2
 
  
 
Data Centre Matrices 

 

  Ghana Oceanographic Data Centre

Marine Fisheries Research Division

P. O. Box BT-62

Tema

Ghana 

 

August, 2003

 

 

Preface

  

Data Centre Metrics refers to the records of data holdings, other resources, customer transactions and products of the Data Centre.  The quantitative measures of these fundamental attributes are essential to enable quantification (i.e. actual counting and measuring) of the accomplishments of the Data Centre.

The Metrics in this document consists of the Dataset Receipt Log, Transactions Log, Dataset Catalogue, Products Catalogue and CD-ROM Collection. The Dataset Receipt Log records the individual datasets that the Data Centre has received.  Every item that the Centre has received resides in this Log Sheet. The Transactions Log prepared here is the Data Requisition Form that records incoming data enquiries.  

The Dataset Catalogue, in the form of a database, contains the descriptive listing of all the datasets the Center has received, checked, and approved for distribution. This is in the widely used metadata format, MEDI.  This ensures compatibility with global systems.  The Products Catalogue lists database collections, publications, and atlases of the Data Centre.  The CD-ROM Collection is an inventory of the CD-ROM available at the Centre.

I wish to acknowledge the support of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and the Government of Flanders in the preparation of this metrics. 

  

August 2003.

    

Contents

 

Chapter                                                                

           1.     Datasets Receipts Log                            

      2.     Transactions Log                                 

      3.     Datasets Catalogue                                

      4.     Products Catalogue                     

      5.     CD-ROM Collections                                   

 

Annex

   

1.      Data Requisition Form                                              

                                                                 

   

Chapter 1

Ghana Oceanographic Data Centre

   Dataset Receipt Log

 

Name of Data Supplier

Institutional Source

Physical Form of the Data

Number of Items or files

Formats of the Data

Nature

Title

Date

 

Dr. George Wiafe

 

   

Mr. Geohida Quaye

 

 Mr. Kwao Wurodu

 

 

 

Dept. of Oceanography & Fisheries, University of Ghana

 

Ghana Geological Survey

  

Meteorological Department

 

Hard Copy

 

   

 

Hard Copy

 

 Hard Copy

 

11

 

 

   

1

 

 

 1

 

MEDI Lite

 

 

  

MEDI Lite

 

 MEDI Lite

 

Biological & Physical Oceanography

 

 

 Geophysical

 

 

Meteorological

 

Hydrography & plankton

 

 

 Geological Structure of Ghana

 

Synoptic Data & Rainfall

 

10/09/02

 

 

  

20/09/02

 

 

18/10/02

 

 

 

Chapter 2   

Transitions Log   

The Data Requisition Form represents the transactions log here.  This is shown in Annex 1. The form has three basic parts comprising the particulars of the customer or the client, purpose for use of data and the official part that endorses the transaction.

 

 

Chapter 3     

Datasets Catalogue   

The Dataset Catalogue uses the MEDI Lite Format.  The Ghana MEDI Lite Compilation represents the datasets catalogue.  View Ghana MEDI Lite Compilation

The Title of the Database is usually not more than 10 words.  The short description of the database uses descriptive terms for location and contents.  It is usually not more than about 25 words.

The date format is yyyy-mm-dd.  Signed decimal degrees units are used for Geographic coordinates.  The ocean/sea name is selected from the International Hydrographic Organization's (IHO) list of oceans & seas. The parameters are selected from the Global Change Masters Directory (GCMD) list of valid parameters.  The Agency or Institution where the data can be found is also recorded.

The person who can supply the data and limitation or restrictions on the use of the data are also recorded.

  

 

Chapter 4     

GODC Products Catalogue    

CODE

TITLE

SUMMARY

 

GODC/MEDI/2002-1

 

Ghana MEDI Lite

 

18 metadata records covering hydrography, marine plankton, fisheries statistics, AVHRR satellite data, coastal benthos, biology of triggerfish, black chin tilapia, dolphins and whales, aquatic mammals and meteorological and geological data.

 

 

GODC/INF/2002-1

 

 

ODINAFRICA

 

Background Information about ODINAFRICA

 

 

GODC/INF/2002-2

 

ODINAFRICA & GODC

 

Background Information about ODINAFRICA and Ghana Oceanographic Data Centre

 

 

GODC/DOC/2003-1

 

 

 

Data Centre Documents

 

 

The “Standard Paperworks” of the Data Centre

 

GODC/DOC/2003-2

 

 

 

Data Centre Matrics

 

 

Quantified measures of the Data Centre Accomplishments

 

GODC/DOC/2003-3

 

 

 

Sample Data Analysis for Ghana

 

 

Sample data from the World Ocean Database (WOD '01) analysed for the major oceanographic seasons in Ghana.

   

     

 

 

Chapter 5     

  CD-ROM Collection  

 

PUBLISHER

UNIT

TITLE

CODE

No. CDs

FORMATS

BODC

 

GEBCO

GEBCO

1

Internal Binary with DXF Export

US NOAA

NGDC

Core Data From the Deep Sea Drilling Project, 2000

ODP1

1

 

US NOAA

NGDC

Core Data From the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Leg 101 - 129

ODP2

1

 

US NOAA

NGDC

ETOPO2

ETOPO2

1

Gridded Binary

US NOAA

NGDC

Global AVHRR Derived Land Climatology

NDVI

2

Geo Vu interface to grids

US NOAA

NGDC

Global Land One-kilometer Base Elevation (GLOBE) Digital Elevation Data (Version 1.0)

GLOBE

4

Gridded

US NOAA

NGDC

Marine Geophysical Tracklines Data Worldwide (Version 4.1)

TRACKS

3

MGD77

US NOAA

JPL

Monthly Mean Global Surface Ocean Variables (#001)

#001

1

Gridded Binary

US NASA

JPL

AVHRR Monthly Global MCSST Co registered with CZCS Data (#15)

#015

5

HDF

US NASA

JPL

TOGA-Related Satellite & In-Situ Data ’85-’90 (#270

#027

6

ASCII Chuck, GRIB

US NOAA

NCDC

International Station Meteorological Climate Summary (ISMCS)

ISMCS

1

Tables

US NOAA

NCDC

US Navy Marine Climatic Atlas of the World (Version 1.1)

USNMCA

1

Tables

US NASA

 

The Asian Monsoon & Data Assimilation

 

1

 

IODE

 

AFRICAN UPDATE: World Ocean Database 2001

 

1

 

IODE

 

Atlantic Ocean Data For the IOCEA (North) Region

 

1

 

US NASA

 

Global Dataset for Land-Atmosphere Models (ISLSCP Initiative I: 1987-1988)

 

5

 

US NASA

 

Geomorphology from Space (A Global Overview of Regional Landforms)

 

1

 

CENADO

 

The Zambezi River Delta Channels Morphology & The Seasonal Variation of Tides, Currents, Salinity & Temperature Along the Coast of Mozambique

 

1

 

Total Number of CDs = 37.

 

 ABBREVIATIONS

 

CENADO               Centro Nacional de Dados Oceanograficos

US NASA              United States National Aeronautics & Space Administration

US NOAA             United States National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

IODE                      International Oceanographic Data & Information Exchange

JPL                         Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NGDC                   National Geophysical Data Centre

AVHRR                 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

BODC                   British Oceanographic Data Centre

IOCEA                  Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission for Eastern  Atlantic

TOGA                   Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere

GEBCO                 General Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean

 

 

Annex I:           

                   Data / Information Requisition Form

 

DIR NO.

 

  Name:

 Institution:  

Department:  

Address:

  Email:

Tel:  

  Customer Type: (Select one)

  1.       General Public

2.       Educational Institution

3.       Government Institution

4.       Industry/Commercial            Specify

Purpose For The Data:

  1.       Education

2.       Research

3.       Commercial                        Specify

  

OFFICIAL USE

  Data Type Issued:

  Reference No:

  Data Media:

  Issuing Officer:                                                 Signature:

  Date:

 

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