Data Management Guide

Practical guidance, standards, and tools for FAIR & CARE ocean data stewardship across Canada.

Why this guide?

Shared practices that make ocean observations more discoverable, interoperable, and reusable.

Overview →

FAIR + CARE

Apply international FAIR data principles together with CARE to honour collective benefit, authority, responsibility & ethics.

Explore principles →

Metadata & Standards

Use the CIOOS metadata profile and Darwin Core mappings to structure and describe your datasets effectively.

Metadata dictionary →

Templates & Examples

Jumpstart your work with reusable templates for documentation and planning.

Templates →

Resources

Discover tools, vocabularies, registries, and supporting material curated by the CIOOS community.

Resource hub →

Data Management Plan

Plan for responsible, sustainable data handling across the full lifecycle with CIOOS-aligned guidance.

Build a DMP →

Regional Associations

Open & Evolving: This guide is community-maintained. Use the edit button on any page to contribute improvements.