The Canadian Polar Data Consortium (CPDC) is a national not-for-profit organization that brings together a distributed network of Canadian polar data centres, professionals, and researchers. The CPDC developed out of the Canadian Consortium for Arctic Data Interoperability (CCADI), a collaboration among Canadian Arctic data centres that began in 2015. The CPDC builds upon the work of the CCADI, establishing new partnerships and initiatives within Canada and abroad. New initiatives developed since CCADI include contributing to the Arctic Data Standards Initiative, hosting the biennial Canadian Polar Data Workshop, developing data training modules and workshops for the polar research community, contributing to a technical report on Arctic research data interoperability, and participating in national and international data projects and working groups.
The Canadian Consortium for Arctic Data Interoperability (CCADI) aims to advance collaboration, nationally and internationally, through development of an integrated Canadian Arctic data management system that facilitates information discovery, establishes metadata and data sharing standards, enables interoperability among existing data infrastructures, and is accessible to the broadest possible audience of users. Integrated Arctic research data infrastructure will support efficient, effective use of data, allowing Canada to better realize the benefits of our decades of investment in Arctic research. It will support Inuit self-determination, enabling informed actions for managing decision-making around multiple issues. It will support operational activities by making information from space-based technologies more accessible and usable for those charged with search and rescue, ensuring safe transportation and protection of life, environment, and infrastructure in Canada's Arctic. It will support the flow of necessary information for Arctic policy development and, where there are economic opportunities, provide access to needed data for ensuring sustainable development, improving monitoring, and minimizing environmental impact. Improved cyberinfrastructure will:
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