Data Sharing Toolkit
BOX IV - How and where to share my data?
There are several data ingestion support facilities in place to assist data collectors/owners with making their data FAIR for others to re-use these valuable resources, often provided by national and or regional data centres and/or services. Some examples are:
| Catalogue/Portal/Information system | Region | Description | Thematics | link for submission |
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| Global network of oceanographic data centres | Global | The IODE programme coordinates a global network of more than 100 National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs), Associate Data Units (ADUs) and Associate Information Units (AIUs). These centres manage and make available millions of ocean observations that contribute to ocean data products and services developed and used by other IOC programmes, supporting a wide range of applications for the ocean community and society in general. | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Geology Bathymetry Biogeochemistry Human activities Social-economy | |
| EMODnet | Europe | EMODnet is the European Commission (EC) in situ marine data service of the EC Directorate-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (EC DG MARE) and funded by the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund. It is a single access point to all EMODnet services, providing easy and free access to a wealth of marine data, metadata, and data products. | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Geology Bathymetry Biogeochemistry Human activities | https://www.emodnet-ingestion.eu/data-submission |
| COPERNICUS marine environment and monitoring service | Europe | CMEMS does not operate in situ observing systems but collects observations from data providers, mainly from EuroGOOS and ROOS members and Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) networks (Observations Programme Area). CMEMS also collaborates with SeaDataNet and EMODnet physics to improve the service for historical/reprocessed data and to involve new partners | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Biogeochemistry | |
| OBIS | Global | OBIS is a global open-access data and information clearing-house on marine biodiversity for science, conservation and sustainable development | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Geology Biogeochemistry | https://manual.obis.org/contribute.html |
| OceanOPS | Global | The global ocean observing system delivers more than 250 000 daily observations to a rapidly growing number of users and stakeholders, including most major ocean, weather, and climate prediction centers around the world. | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Biogeochemistry Meteorology | https://www.ocean-ops.org/signup/ |
| Pangaea | Global | georeferenced data from earth and life science research fields | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Geology Biogeochemistry Human activities | https://www.pangaea.de/submit/ |
| Global Biodiversity Information Facility GBIF | Global | open access to data about all types of life on Earth | Biological/Biodiversity Biogeochemistry | https://www.gbif.org/publishing-data |
| The United Kingdom Directory of Marine Observing Systems (UKDMOS) | Europe | UKDMOS is a unique internet-based searchable database of marine monitoring conducted by UK organisations. UKDMOS is a tool for searching monitoring programmes and series based on information such as the parameters measured or the frequency of measurements taken. | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Geology Bathymetry Biogeochemistry Human activities | http://ukdmos.org/update-or-add-content |
| MEDIN | Europe | The Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) promotes sharing of, and improved access to, these data. It is an open partnership and its partners represent government departments, research institutions and private companies. | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Geology Bathymetry Biogeochemistry Human activities Social-economy Meteorology | https://medin.org.uk/submit-data |
| NCEI-NOAA | North America | provides archive services for much of the data collected by NOAA scientists, observing systems, and research initiatives. | https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive |
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| OSPAR (ODIMS) | Europe | The OSPAR Data and Information System (ODIMS) is an online tool providing a single point of access to all the data and information gathered through OSPAR’s Joint Assessment and Monitoring Programme across the different thematic work areas of the Convention. It will help ensure that data is readily accessible for OSPAR assessments, but also help a broad range of users to find data held by OSPAR, to facilitate access to it and make use of it. | Biological/Biodiversity Human activities | https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/bdc/other/reporting-formats |
| Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) | HELCOM collects data on the Baltic Sea into various thematic databases. This information is accessible through online data portals and services. | Biological/Biodiversity Biogeochemistry Human activities | https://helcom.fi/baltic-sea-trends/data/ | |
| AusSeabed Marine Data portal | Oceania | The AusSeaBed Portal provides access to publically available acoustic datasets such as bathymetry, backscatter, side scan sonar data and other marine-related products, as well as a suite of analytical assessment tools to maximise the value of the data. | Physics Biogeochemistry | https://www.datasubmission.ausseabed.gov.au/ |
| Seabed2030 | Global | A global initiative relentless in our pursuit of achieving a complete map of the ocean floor by 2030. | Bathymetry | https://seabed2030.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Data-Submission-Guidelines-Draft.pdf |
| SDG 14.3.1 data portal | Global | The SDG 14.3.1 Data Portal is a tool for the submission, collection, validation, storage and sharing of ocean acidification data and metadata submitted towards the Sustainable Development Goal 14.3.1 Indicator: Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations.(Users have to register an account at OceanExpert) | Biogeochemistry | https://oa.iode.org/ |
| International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) | Global | ICES Data Centre manages a number of large dataset collections related to the marine environment. | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Biogeochemistry Social-economy | https://www.ices.dk/data/data-portals/Pages/ocean-submit.aspx |
| MBON Data Portal | North America | The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) Portal is a tool where you can: - Search and download real-time, delayed-mode, and historical data for in situ and remotely-sensed physical, chemical, and biological observations - Compare datasets across regions and disciplines - Generate and share custom data views - Link to information about protocols, methods and best practices for biological observing - \Access a full suite of tools developed with a broad range of IOOS and MBON partners | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Biogeochemistry | Please contact the IOOS Program Office for more information |
| The European Register of Marine Species ERMS | Europe | List of species ocurring in the European marine environment, defined defined as up to the strandline or splash zone above the high tide mark and down to 0.5 (psu, ppt) salinity in estuaries. The register is actively maintained and daily updated in the framework of the MarBEF EU Network of Excellence. | Biological/Biodiversity | https://www.eurobis.org/submit |
| FishBase | Global | FishBase is a global biodiversity information system on finfishes. Its initial goal to provide key facts on population dynamics for 200 major commercial species has now grown to having a wide range of information on all species currently known in the world: taxonomy, biology, trophic ecology, life history, and uses, as well as historical data reaching back to 250 years. | Biological/Biodiversity | Pictures: https://www.fishbase.se/contribu.htm |
| Atlas of Ocean Microplastics | Global | AOMI is a database of monitoring and observation data on ocean microplastics provided by researchers, research institutes, and governments from around the world. Based on the data, this database provides 2D maps of survey points (or location) and particle density distribution around the globe. | Biogeochemistry | https://aomi.env.go.jp/DataUpload |
| Institute for Marine and Antarctic studies IMAS | Southern Ocean | The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) pursues multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary work to advance understanding of temperate marine, Southern Ocean, and Antarctic environments. | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Biogeochemistry | https://data.imas.utas.edu.au/submit |
| Geotraces | Global | GEOTRACES is an international program overseen by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR). It provides open access marine hydrographic and biogeochemical data (trace elements and isotopes). | Physics Biogeochemistry | https://www.geotraces.org/submit-data/ (with guidelines already on DCO-ODS website) |
| SEANOE | Global | SEANOE (SEA scieNtific Open data Edition) is an open scientific data repository in the marine sciences field. Currently operated by the SISMER marine data center within the ODATIS Ocean Cluster framework and funded by Ifremer. | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Geology Bathymetry Biogeochemistry Human activities | |
| Marine Geoscience Data System MGDS | Southern Ocean | The Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS) is a trusted data repository that provides free public access to a curated collection of marine geophysical data products and complementary data related to understanding the formation and evolution of the seafloor and sub-seafloor. | Physics Geology Bathymetry | |
| SOOS map & metadata portal | Southern Ocean | The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) is a coordinating body that enhances and ensures the delivery of Southern Ocean data across nations, organisations, programmes and stakeholders, and to provide the infrastructure for organisation of community networks to develop sustained observing systems and syntheses of existing Southern Ocean datasets. | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Biogeochemistry Sea ice, Meteorology | https://www.soos.aq/data/how-to-share-data |
| West Coast Ocean Data Portal | North America | The Portal links existing data systems together to provide an easy to use gateway to discover ocean and coastal data. Coastal decision-makers, researchers, and stakeholders use the Portal to access data and decision-support tools they need to understand and address high-priority regional issues. The Portal was funded through NOAA's Regional Ocean Partnership grant which supported development of tools to help coastal managers track marine debris to help prioritize clean ups and advocate for policies to reduce the impact of trash on our beaches. | Biological/Biodiversity Physics Human activities | https://wcodp.readthedocs.io/contribute/contribute.html |