Research Metadata in Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)

12/10/97


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Table of Contents

Research Metadata in Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)

Roadmap

Context: US LTER Sites

Context: U.S. Long-term Ecological Research

U.S. LTER - History

LTER Information Management

Focus on Long Term

Characteristics of Ecological Information

The Challenge: Fighting Data Entropy (Michener et al. 1997)

Trying to Strike a Balance

Strategies for Reaching a Balance

PPT Slide

Strategies for Reaching a Balance

PPT Slide

Strategies for Reaching a Balance

Useful Analogies

LTER Metadata Management

LTER Metadata Objectives

Developing Metadata Standards for LTER

Current Status

Future Activities

Priority Activities

http://LTERnet.edu Thanks!

 Author: John Porter, Don Henshaw, Susan Stafford

Email: jporter@lternet.edu

Home Page: http://www.vcrlter.virginia.edu