Best Practice

Over the many decades of marine science, a wealth of experience and knowledge has been captured in various ways to communicate best practice in data management, metadata, quality control, and many other aspects of marine data science.

International Open Data:

• International Open Data Charter, which builds on the G8 Open Data Charter
• 5-star Open Data
• Open Knowledge Foundation
• Open Data Institute
• Open Data Handbook

Data management policies and guidelines

• UKRI Open research and the Concordat on Open Research
• UKRI Research and Innovation open access policy
• UKRI Data policy
• UKRI Guidelines on best practice in the management of research data
• NERC Data Policy
• NERC Data Management Planning
• DMPonline

Metadata and submission guides

• MEDIN data guidelines
• BODC data submission guidelines

Data collection and SOOP:

• Ocean Best Practice System (OBPS) to agree and broadly adopt methods across ocean research, operations and applications, supported by IODE
• GEOTRACES