IMOS Data Workflows
AODN, the data management team within IMOS, have developed workflows for each IMOS sub-facility to describe the flow of IMOS data from planning through data collection to data delivery and public data access.
The primary goals of the workflows are to:
- Improve data flow and data hand-off, making tracking of data status easy and preventing data loss
- Identify and delimit precisely the responsibilities of each person involved
- Improve communication at the interface between IMOS facilities (i.e. between AODN and other IMOS facilities)
- Improve transparency for end users by providing more details to populate metadata records (i.e. limitations and processing methods applied to datasets)
- Assist in reporting planned deployments against actual deployments and data delivery
Workflow diagrams
Sustaining the delivery of data streams ‘from sensor to portal’ involves complex processes, with many steps to be taken by many individuals, often from different institutions in different locations. Workflow diagrams have been developed to document these processes so as to clarify roles and responsibilities, and provide a basis for improvement of these processes over time.
These Workflow diagrams have been developed by AODN staff, in consultation with staff from all IMOS Facilities. They are intended to be living documents which will change and evolve over time.
If you have any queries about these Workflow diagrams/documents, please lodge a query at [email protected]
