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Metrics
The global observing systems are comprised of GCOS, GOOS, and GTOS. Global Observing Systems data and information are managed in a highly distributed fashion. At present there are over 360 data sets registered in GOSIC spread across over 200 data centers and the observing systems are in an early stage of development.
These data are collected, processed, distributed, and disseminated by scientific and operational organizations that support a series of national and international programs including global operational systems, regional observing systems, science experiments, and pilot projects. GOSIC now has information on 75 separate programs or elements of the Global Observing Systems (GCOS, GOOS and GTOS). Programs usually involve several organizations, frequently 5 to 10 or more.
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Navigation
One goal of GOSIC: provide easy access to the data and information without having to find it for themselves by navigating the several hundred complex and vastly different web sites of the myriad of organizations in the Global Observing Systems (GCOS, GOOS and GTOS).
This is achieved by using standardized data access and program overview pages that link to the relevant data and program pages in the web sites of the organizations.
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