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It is customary for research, survey, and operational oceanography programs to be based on comprehensive, long-range planning documents called "Science Plans" or "Implementation Plans" (sometimes "Strategic Plans"). These fundamental documents receive wide circulation during and after a careful adoption process, often taking several years, by ad-hoc committees and program managers within funding and coordinating bodies. They include a mix of management and scientific goals (reached after careful prioritization), and generalized procedural information that does not "tie the hands" of the actual scientific managers during later operational stages. They are important from a data management viewpoint because they set the stage for the various methods and protocols that will be implemented for quality assurance purposes. The list below includes some very well-known planning documents that preceded several of the most ambitious marine programs on record. You can browse through them to see how quality management aspects are addressed. [If you are unfamiliar with the acronyms, you can go to Major_Marine_Organizations,_Agencies_and_Programs to get more information.]
- CLIVAR Initial Implementation Plan
- First U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Development Plan (Ocean.US Report No. 9)
- GLOBEC Science Plan
- GLOBEC Implementation Plan
- GOSUD Project Plan
- IGOSS Plan and Implementation Programme, 1996-2003 (IOC Tech Series 43)
- IMBER Data Management Cookbook - Excellent new compilation of methods and standards for setting up a comprehensive data management capability and system within a typical marine project. Includes excellent sections on pre-cruise planning, reporting and metadata requirements, data curating, and personnel interactions.
- WOCE Scientific Plan
- WOCE Implementation Plan, Vol. 1 - Detailed Requirements
- WOCE Implementation Plan, Vol. 2 - Scientific Background
- MARBEF Quality Assurance Work Package - Overview presentation by Keith Cooper, from an IOC/IODE Training Course in 2007
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Short title: Program Planning
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Expertise level: beginner
Author: Murray.Brown
Approval status: approved
Approved by: Murray.Brown
Last change: 2009-8-9
Subsection of: Marine Data Quality Assurance
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