[CF-metadata] Regions, Gazetteer, etc

From: TOYODA Eizi <toyoda>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:09:34 +0900

Dear Chris and colleagues at CF-Metadata,

I support your suggestion of using well-maintained lists IHO S-23 and ISO
3166 for names of oceans seas and countries.

If there is need to establish & maintain CF's own additional registries,
that are better to be scoped to the rest: straits or geographical areas.
This will minimise our work.

Best Regards,
Eizi

-- 
Eizi TOYODA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Little, Chris" <chris.little at metoffice.gov.uk>
To: "Gregory, Jonathan" <jonathan.gregory at metoffice.gov.uk>; 
<cf-metadata at cgd.ucar.edu>
Cc: "Ross, Gil" <gil.ross at metoffice.gov.uk>; "Splendiani,Andrea" 
<andrea.splendiani at metoffice.gov.uk>; "Tandy,Jeremy" 
<jeremy.tandy at metoffice.gov.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:05 AM
Subject: [CF-metadata] Regions, Gazetteer, etc
> Jonathan,
>
> I've just caught up with the last few postings from Alison Pamment, Roy 
> Lowry and others, on the NetCDF CF mailing lists.
>
> A bit of history: some of the regions, _spheres, sea and land names 
> (ValIds) that were added to the NASA GCMD many years ago were added by me, 
> on behalf of WMO, based on fleshing out the partial GCMD lists with the 
> more comprehensive published WMO lists, plus the usual WMO legal 
> disclaimer about country borders etc.
>
> This suggests to me that the approach of referring to other registries, 
> such as a gazetteer, code list, taxonomy,  etc is the way to go and fits 
> with what WMO and UKMO are planning and existing definitive and maintained 
> lists such as IHO S-23 and ISO3166-1.
>
> Perhaps the NetCDF CF community could raise a requirements document to 
> send to WMO, the IPET-MDI and IPET DRC in particular, as they are having a 
> joint meeting in Exeter in May 2012, with recommendations potentially 
> endorsed by CBS in September 2012?
>
> There is also a consultant working in UKMO on registry issues for the next 
> few months.
>
> HTH Chris
>
> Chris Little
> Co-Chair, OGC Meteorology & Oceanography Domain Working Group
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