Bridging the Gap: Simplifying Metadata Flows with an EOV Application

Bridging the Gap: Simplifying Metadata Flows with an EOV Application Elizabeth Lawrence Canada October 23, 2025 12 minutes What makes (meta)data FAIR? •Descriptive metadata with stable links (e.g. DOI) •Clear instructions on how to access oNot just “available upon request” •Easily combined with other datasets & machine readable •Metadata enables replication oData is contextualized What makes (meta)data FAIR? •Descriptive metadata with stable links (e.g. DOI) •Clear instructions on how to access oNot just “available upon request” •Easily combined with other datasets & machine readable •Metadata enables replication oData is contextualized Metadata BioEco Monitoring Metadata: GOOS BioEco Portal Interactive map to show: ●Who is collecting data on BioEco Essential Ocean Variables? ●Where is sampling being done? ●Descriptive metadata about the monitoring efforts bioeco.goosocean.org Redevelopment underway to use Linked Data IOC of UNESCO Digital Ecosystem odis.org Ocean Data and Information System •Laying infrastructure •Provides metadata schemas using schema.org vocabulary in JSON-LD format •Co-developed by community •Makes resources more discoverable using linked web architecture JSON-LD Not friendly to non-technical users EOV Metadata App eovmetadata.obis.org ●Simple Form-based interface ●Generates metadata files in JSON-LD ●Connects with ODIS and BioEco Portal ●Aligned with EOV Specification Sheets EOV Metadata App eovmetadata.obis.org ●Simple Form-based interface ●Generates metadata files in JSON-LD ●Connects with ODIS and BioEco Portal ●Aligned with EOV Specification Sheets