OceanExpert: presented at the Twenty-first Session of the IOC Committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE-XXI), Liège, Belgium, 23-26 March 2011.

Abstract

OceanExpert is a product developed by GEMIM in 1997 and continuously refined to advance with new technologies. It is maintained by the Secretariat and contains information on individuals and institutions involved in all aspects of Marine or Freshwater Research and Management worldwide. It is intended to be a tool for scientists, policy makers and anyone who needs to contact a marine or freshwater professional. OceanExpert currently holds information on 13,168 experts and 4,455 institutions.It also includes job listings, upcoming events, individual scientist's publications listings, and links to the scientists IODE activities. Usage statistics indicate 30,000 uses per month.