The overarching purpose of the ADC is to promote and facilitate international collaboration towards the goal of free, ethically open, sustained and timely access to Arctic data through useful, usable, and interoperable systems. This includes facilitate the adoption, implementation and development (where necessary) of standards that will enable free, open and timely access to data. This will facilitate interoperability of data and systems as needed to support the needs of researchers, Arctic residents, decision makers and others. More content will be added to this section over the coming months.
Currently the Arctic Data Committee is supporting the "Arctic Data Standards Initative"
About this initative: Effective data sharing is a priority for Northern communities, with Indigenous organizations and residents — and northern researchers — facing challenges with existing knowledge systems, research methods and data storage practices. At the same time, Indigenous governments are starting to enforce standards for Indigenous data sovereignty.
Various standards, including social norms and formal standards, are used to facilitate sharing, interoperability and use of data. However, developing and implementing effective standards across disciplines can be difficult, requiring the consideration of large and diverse groups of rights holders and stakeholders while navigating complex social-political environments.
Polar Knowledge Canada, the Canadian Consortium for Arctic Data Interoperability (CCADI) and the Arctic Research Foundation, with the guidance and participation of Northern Indigenous Communities and Organizations, are supporting the improvement of interoperability and data standards through the Arctic Data Standards Initiative.
Interoperability
The objective of this activity it to desing an interoperability experiment for presentation at the Arctic. We will bring together a number of data services under a single interface to address Societal/Science Priority Areas identified under the NSF-led Arctic Observing Assessment and other similar efforts (i.e. GEO/GEOSS etc.). The key focus will be selected areas of societal significance including health and well-being, food security, freshwater security, built infrastructure, coastal and riverine vulnerability, and teleconnections. These are complex areas of interaction between humans and their environment.
Task Lead: Jointly led with early participation interest indicated by Canada, Iceland, Norway, United Kingdom, United States