From tim.doherty at noaa.gov Mon May 6 10:18:34 2013 From: tim.doherty at noaa.gov (Tim Doherty - NOAA Affiliate) Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 10:18:34 -0700 Subject: [West_Coast_Data_Network] Digital Coast's New Data Registry Webinar - Weds at 11 am Message-ID: Good morning, There will be a webinar this Weds at 11 Pacific on the new NOAA Digital Coast Data Registry. For additional details and to register please visit: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/webinar/ The Data Registry can be found here: http://csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/dataregistry/#/ Thanks, Tim -- Tim Doherty NOAA Coastal Services Center 1330 Broadway St. Suite 1530 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510.251.1777 | Fax: 510.251.8327 tim.doherty at noaa.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Wed May 29 13:38:13 2013 From: west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 13:38:13 -0700 Subject: [West Coast Data Network] Save the Date - West Coast Data Network Meeting - Nov. 19-20, 2013 Message-ID: Hello, West Coast Data Network - I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day. Here are some important updates from the RDF ACT as well as upcoming events and opportunities. *SAVE THE DATE! WEST COAST DATA NETWORK MEETING, NOV 19-20, 2013* - The WCGA will be hosting the second West Coast Data Network meeting in Costa Mesa, CA on Nov. 19-20, 2013. It will be a chance to reconnect with Network members, learn about the West Coast Data Registry and Portal, and chart a path for our future. Travel grants will be available to ensure participation from a wide range of constituencies. More information will be forthcoming. Please mark your calendars if you are interested in attending. *DATA REGISTRY DESIGN ASSESSMENT REPORT RELEASED* - Ecotrust recently completed their assessment of various open source metadata catalogs (Geoportal, Geonetwork, CKAN, pyCSW) and provided a great comparison of each pro's and con's. It's a great resource for organizations that are looking to set up their own metadata catalogs for integration with the regional Data Registry. You can read it here . *OREGON COASTAL AND MARINE DATA NETWORK HOSTS FREE CATALOG TRAINING - JUNE 13, 830-1230* - Please join us June 13th for an online half-day training events on of pycsw (*http://pycsw.org/* ). *Attendance is free*, but registration is required so that we can plan for the correct number of webinar connections: - Register for *Introduction to pycsw* here: * http://pycsw.eventbrite.com/* - This training will be conducted by Jeff McKenna, of Gateway Geomatics, and members of the pycsw team, and is funded by a grant from the Federal Geographic Data Committee. This training is designed to present an overview of pycsw (*http://pycsw.org/* ) and the FGDC endorsed OGC catalog standard CSW as a means for sharing coastal and marine data via the web. Attendees will learn how to install, configure, and use pycsw to both publish and discover geospatial metadata. The course will be provided online and will allow interaction between the instructor and the attendees. The workshop will be conducted by one of the leaders of the Open Source community, Jeff McKenna, and members of the pycsw team. *The WCGA Regional Data Framework is committed to increasing the discoverability and connectivity of West Coast ocean and coastal data and people to inform regional priorities like marine debris, adaptation to sea level rise and ocean acidification. * * * To learn more about the Regional Data Framework or sign up for updates, please visit www.westcoastoceans.org/RDF. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Todd R. Hallenbeck* | Program Coordinator Regional Data Framework West Coast Governors Alliance Cell: (408) 482-6807 todd.r.hallenbeck at gmail.com | www.westcoastoceans.org/RDF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: