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Facilitating Access to Global Observing Systems Data and Information

The Program Overview Pages

GOSIC includes program overview pages for the programs and sub-programs that comprise the data systems of the Global Observing Systems (GCOS, GOOS and GTOS).

The Program Overviews

The program overview pages are provided to give the user a basic understanding of the purpose and output of the program, who developed it, who manages it, and it user community. This information is often of interest to users as it gives a sense of the types of applications to which the data can be applied. The pages also include other features of interest for users of observing systems.

External links are provided for more in-depth information.

 For a real example click "GLOSS Program Overview".

Unique Approaches to This Requirement

The information has been somewhat standardized across the program information pages so that users will come to know what to expect from the "overview" page to simplify searches.

The titles and paragraphs in the Program Overview Template are representative of the "program overview" pages that are provided for the 75 or more programs that are now included in GOSIC.

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