Author: Stephen Formel

The ODIS Steering Group met on 22–23 July 2026, in two virtual sessions, to review progress on its ongoing work and prepare for the upcoming IODE-29 meeting. The agenda covered updates from the two Task Teams established earlier in the year: one on Communications & Operations, and one on Technical…

On 21 April 2026, the ODIS Steering Group met with a focus on reactivating community engagement and making progress on the 2026–2028 workplan ahead of the IODE Committee meeting in October 2026. The group agreed to send a narrative communication to National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs) and Associated Data Units…

On 10 March 2026, the ODIS Steering Group held its Third Session, co-chaired by Adam Leadbetter and Elena Tel. The session focused on charting the way forward for ODIS, including its alignment with the IOC Data Architecture (IOC DA), adopted by Member States at the last IOC Assembly (A-33). The…

On 9 December 2025, the Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS) Steering Group held its Fourth Session, chaired by Joanna Post, Head of Section. The virtual meeting, held across two sessions to accommodate different time zones, marked the first meeting of the newly constituted Steering Group. Attendees heard a presentation…

Ocean InfoHub Project has ended in June 2024 and was reshaped into the IODE Programme Component: ODIS: Ocean Data and Information System. On 16 May 2024 the final Ocean Infohub meeting took place (online) in 2 different time zones, so that all regional partners could attend. During this meeting the…

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