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What is the Ocean Observatory E-platform? Terms of Use Access to the E-platform Additional Documentation and Reports What is the Mauritius Ocean Observatory E-platform? Ocean data are essential to understand marine processes and resources. Recognizing the importance of collecting, protecting and sharing these data, the Department for Continental Shelf, Maritime Zones Administration and Exploration has set up the Mauritius Ocean Observatory E-platform (E-platform) under the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) project “Developing an Enhanced Ocean Observatory in support of Ocean Exploration and Development ". Its main objective is to centralise data pertaining to the maritime zones of the Republic of Mauritius in order to facilitate data discovery and data sharing between researchers, partners and users involved in management, policy and planning. The E-platform has as objective to support the Marine Spatial Planning initiative of the Republic of Mauritius by providing a platform to collect, store, organize and provide access to spatio-temporal data relevant to ocean exploration and development. It also serves as a platform to provide access to cruise reports and data collected during research cruises that have been approved under the Maritime Zones (Conduct of Marine Scientific Research) Regulations 2017. The E-platform thereby ensures the dissemination and flow of scientific data and information resulting from marine scientific research as stipulated under Article 244 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The E-platform is built using the GeoNode open source platform which integrates currently used standards for marine spatial data infrastructures. Data management tools built into the E-platform allow for integrated creation of data, metadata, and map visualizations. Users can download products according to their needs. Every data is accompanied with a metadata which provides the basic information on the data (e.g who created the data; what is the content of the data; when was the data created; where is it geographically; how and why was the data created). Some data may not be available for download from the E-platform; the metadata will guide you where/who to contact to obtain the data. Each dataset in the system can be shared publicly or restricted to allow access to only specific users. Communication tools on the E-platform enable users and data providers to interact among themselves and thereby facilitate the access and usability of data. User profiles and the contact information of data providers can be viewed by all users of the E-platform. The Department for Continental Shelf, Maritime Zones Administration & Exploration (CSMZAE) has been mandated to host the National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) of the Republic of Mauritius under the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme of IOC-UNESCO in November 2023. In line with the mission of an NODC, the E-platform will provide access and stewardship for the national resource of oceanographic data. Terms of Use Please read these Terms of Use carefully prior to using the E-platform. They contain important information about your rights and obligations when using the Ocean Observatory E-platform as well as when contributing data that could be distributed on the E-platform. Access to E-PlatformThe Ocean Observatory E-platform can be accessed at https://oceanobservatory.govmu.org. Contact/ FeedbackYour feedback and questions are welcome. For any query or any inaccuracy you may notice or problem you may face when using the E-platform, please send us an email at oceanobservatory@govmu.org. Additional Documentation and Reports • Terms of Use for the E-platform • Kenna, E.; Tickell, S.; Hodge, J.; Runghen, H., 2018. Mauritius Ocean Observatory platform for Marine Spatial Planning. In: Conference on Computational and Data Intensive Science; 29 May 2018; Melbourne. CSIRO; 1 p. http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/86969?index=1. • Munnaroo, S., Runghen, H., Mamode, S.A.H., Badal, R., Damry, K., 2022. Mauritius Ocean Observatory E-platform - the Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Republic of Mauritius, in: OCEANS 2022 - Chennai. Presented at the OCEANS 2022 - Chennai, pp. 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANSChennai45887.2022.9775384.
What is the Ocean Observatory E-platform?
Terms of Use
Access to the E-platform
Additional Documentation and Reports
The Department for Continental Shelf, Maritime Zones Administration & Exploration (CSMZAE) has been mandated to host the National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) of the Republic of Mauritius under the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme of IOC-UNESCO in November 2023. In line with the mission of an NODC, the E-platform will provide access and stewardship for the national resource of oceanographic data.
Please read these Terms of Use carefully prior to using the E-platform. They contain important information about your rights and obligations when using the Ocean Observatory E-platform as well as when contributing data that could be distributed on the E-platform.
The Ocean Observatory E-platform can be accessed at https://oceanobservatory.govmu.org.
Your feedback and questions are welcome. For any query or any inaccuracy you may notice or problem you may face when using the E-platform, please send us an email at oceanobservatory@govmu.org.
• Terms of Use for the E-platform
• Kenna, E.; Tickell, S.; Hodge, J.; Runghen, H., 2018. Mauritius Ocean Observatory platform for Marine Spatial Planning. In: Conference on Computational and Data Intensive Science; 29 May 2018; Melbourne. CSIRO; 1 p. http://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/86969?index=1.
