Data standards

Data Management and Exchange Standards

• IODE Group of Experts on BIological and CHemical (GE-BICH) data management and exchange practices
  One of the objectives of GE-BICH is to contribute to the development of standards, controlled vocabularies, and recommended practices for the management, interoperability and exchange of biological and chemical data, supporting the scientific and operational requirements of the community

Taxonomic Standards and Code Tables

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
• World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
• Canadian Register of Marine Species (CaRMS)

Oceanographic Data Standards and Code Tables

• Code List
• DFO Common Data Dictionary
• WMO International Codes
• NOAA NCEI World Ocean Database (WOD) Code Tables
• NOAA NCEI Global Temperature Salinity Profile Program

Quality Control Procedures Standards

• GTSPP Real-Time Quality Control Manual, revised edition, 2010
• Argo Quality Control manual