ET-IM-6 (2021-May-12) Meeting notes

1

Hassan

Hassan drafted the structure of the document: Guidance on IM document architecture

This meeting is to validate the document structure

• Timeline: to provide the document by the end of June, 2021

• Enrico

  • Too many items: Introduction include: About information management, purpose and scope, intended audience, which can be reorganized under Introduction

  • Principles is more about Philosophy perspective and life cycle is more of method

  • More prone to include Standards and Best Practices into either IM Principles or Information life cycle??

• Hassan

  • Take all activities into account, not just climate or specific areas.

  • Or do we need a small document?

• Peng

  • agree: Sub-groups reorganization

• Axel

  • This document should be very basic

  • Types of information: should be generic

  • Choose either IM principles or Information life cycle is good

  • Are there any documents for climate data management (WMO Secretariat will share the relevant docuements with the team)

2

William

1. William presented the proposal of the document structure

• Introduction

• Purpose and scope of the guidance

• Intended audience

• Summary

• Principles overview

  • Principle 1

  • Principle 2

  • …

  • Principle 8

• Appendices

2. A document from UK met office for reference regarding the principles (File Folder )

• Hassan: cannot follow exactly the document

• Enrico: we need some time to digest the document, which could be discussed in next meeting

• Peng: Any WMO Principles for reference? (Enrico: it doesn’t exist now; will upload the document)

• William: terms of metadata/retention…

examples of best practice (from UK, Australia)