Abstract
The Polar Data Centre of the National Institute of Polar Research has had the responsibility to manage the data for Japan as a National Antarctic Data Centre for the last two decades. During the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008, a considerable number of multidisciplinary metadata that mainly came from IPY-endorsed projects involving Japanese activities were compiled by the data centre. Although long-term stewardship of those amalgamated metadata falls to the data centre, the efforts are in collaboration with the Global Change Master Directory, the Polar Information Commons, and the newly established World Data System of the International Council for Science.
Highlights
The rapid technological development in Earth observations by both satellite- and ground-based networks in the polar region has led to a large number of observation data being collected every day
The Polar Data Centre (PDC) at National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) has been performing the National Antarctic Data Centre (NADC) function in Japan, and established a data policy in February 2007 based on the requirements of the Standing Committee on Antarctic Data Management (SC-ADM) of Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
The status of metadata management in PDC of NIPR has been summarized in this report
Summary
The rapid technological development in Earth observations by both satellite- and ground-based networks in the polar region has led to a large number of observation data being collected every day. The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008 was the most diverse international science program in recent history. It was conducted during the 50th anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) 1957–1958. IPY 2007–2008 greatly enhanced the exchange of ideas across nations and scientific disciplines; unveiling the status of and changes to planet Earth as viewed from the polar regions. This interdisciplinary exchange has helped us to understand and address grand challenges, such as rapid environmental changes and their impact on society. A tight linkage has been put in place with other scientific bodies of ICSU, such as the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) and the new World Data System (WDS)
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