On behalf of the AtlantOS/NSF/IOC Best Practice Working Group, we would like to invite you to join an online meeting designed to bring the ocean observing community up-to-date with  latest developments, and discuss next steps and issues with regard to the OceanBestPractices System. The 1-hour meeting will take place on Tuesday 08 May 2018 @ 07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT and 16:00 CEST. As you may be aware, through participation in the first Ocean Best Practice Workshop in Paris last year or other fora, there has been good progress in the IODE Best Practices repository (http://www.oceanbestpractices.net) and a linked research topic in a peer review journal. A vital part of the implementation process is to ensure community engagement, which in turn requires wide understanding and acceptance of the system's added value. If you're interested in participating in the meeting, please email the Working Group at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Connection details to the meeting will be circulated to those participating.

Do you really need ocean observing best practices?

Observing best practices help you work with others in the sense that they contribute to data being more interoperable. They also consitite a good way to learn the best techniques in fielding sensors and managing data. A team (called the AtlantOS/NSF/IOC Best Practice Working Group) has been building an OceanBestPractices System to provide sustained, open access to ocean observation best practices. This is being done for you in collaboration with well-known networks and institutions. The objective is to provide an easy means of discovery and access to support comparison and broader implementation of our community best practices. These practices cover everything from sensors and observations to data and information management as well as interfaces with users (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8232105/).

The AtlantOS/NSF/IOC Best Practice Working Group

Jay Pearlman (Lead); Mark Bushnell; Pier Luigi Buttigieg; Juliet Hermes; Emma Heslop; Johannes Karstenen; Frank Muller-Karger; Cristian Munoz; Francoise Pearlman; Pauline Simpson