Posted 1 February 2001

Terrestrial Data Management and Accessibility Workshop in Central and Eastern Europe
Global Terrestrial Observing System GTOS -27

Vácrátót, Hungary, 30 October to 4 November, 2000
For more information, contact: gtos@fao.org

Abstract: Vácrátót, Hungary, 30 October to 4 November, 2000

During the Central and East European (CEE) regional International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) and GTOS meetings held in Budapest (Hungary, 1999) and Nitra (Slovakia, 2000) it became clear that an informatics workshop would be of benefit for the CEE region. A five-day workshop on terrestrial data management and accessibility concepts in Central and Eastern Europe was, therefore, organized in Vácrátót (Hungary) from the 30 October to 4 November 2000. The workshop was a combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions and hands-on computer laboratory experience focusing on the key issues of data management and accessibility. Participants also took part in discussions on the possible integration of CEE LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) sites into the metadata networks of ILTER and GTOS' TEMS database. The following report is a summary of the content and results of this regional informatics workshop.

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