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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: CODATA
CODATA (Committee on Data for Science and Technology) was established in 1966 as an interdisciplinary committee of the International Council of Science (ICSU), formerly the International Council of Scientific Unions.
The CODATA Task Group on Fundamental Constants was established in 1969.
The first such CODATA set was published in 1973, the second in 1986, the third in 1998, and the fourth in 2002.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/CODATA   (467 words)

  
  CODATA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CODATA (Committee on Data for Science and Technology) was established in 1966 as an interdisciplinary committee of the International Council of Science (ICSU), formerly the International Council of Scientific Unions.
The CODATA Task Group on Fundamental Constants was established in 1969.
The first such CODATA set was published in 1973, the second in 1986, the third in 1998, and the fourth in 2002.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/CODATA   (216 words)

  
 20 CODATA International Conference
International CODATA Conference marks the 40th Anniversary of CODATA, and we are very excited to bring you this important historical event from beautiful Beijing during 23-25 October, 2006.
CODATA 2006 will be a great opportunity to promote the use of scientific data and knowledge and harness the benefits of the Information Society to reach scientific and developmental targets.
International CODATA Conference, aptly titled "Scientific Data and Knowledge within the Information Society," will address issues such as fair and equitable access to data, data archiving, data protection and data security– to name but a few of the issues that will be touched upon.
www.codata.cn /2006   (361 words)

  
 CODATA Elects Robert Chen, Deputy Director of CIESIN, As New Secretary General -- The Earth Institute at Columbia ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CODATA was established 33 years ago by ICSU to promote and encourage, on a world-wide basis, the compilation, evaluation and dissemination of reliable numerical data of importance to science and technology.
CODATA is concerned with all types of data resulting from experimental measurements, observations and calculations in every field of science and technology, including the physical sciences, biology, geology, astronomy, engineering, environmental science, ecology and others.
CODATA publishes the Data Science Journal, a peer-reviewed, open access electronic journal on the management of scientific and technological data and databases.
www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu /news/2004/story12-07-04.html   (699 words)

  
 (IUCr) 1996 Report - ICSU Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA)
CODATA works on an interdisciplinary basis to improve the quality, reliability, processing, management and accessibility of data of importance to science and technology.
From 29 September to 3 October 1996, the 15th International CODATA Conference, Scientific Data for Global Prosperity and Better Human Life was held in Tsukuba, Japan and was followed on 4 and 5 October by the General Assembly of CODATA.
Of the CODATA activities that impact on the interests and current concerns of the IUCr, the Distributed Data Depository and the question of interconnections (by Internet) of distributed and formerly independent databases is of great relevance.
www.iucr.org /iucr-top/cexec/rep96/codata.htm   (739 words)

  
 Abstract -- Issues in the Transborder Flow of Scientific Data
The Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) is an interdisciplinary committee organized under the International Council of Scientific Unions, a nongovernmental organization created in 1931 to promote international scientific activity in the different branches of science and their applications to humanity.
According to CODATA's charter, the committee is concerned with all types of quantitative data resulting from experimental measurements or observations in the physical, biological, geological, and astronomical sciences.
Consistent with the objectives of CODATA and the role of the National Research Council, the USNC/CODATA has established a subcommittee to undertake an interdisciplinary study of international access to scientific data.
www.isoc.org /HMP/PAPER/180/abst.html   (393 words)

  
 20th CODATA International Conference
Yongxiang LU, President, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shuichi IWATA, CODATA President, Co-Chairs of the CODATA 2006 Conference International Steering Committee, welcome you to the 20th International CODATA Conference.
The 20 th International CODATA Conference marks the 40 th Anniversary of CODATA, and we are very excited to bring you this important historical event from beautiful Beijing during 23-25 October, 2006.
The 20 th International CODATA Conference, aptly titled “Scientific Data and Knowledge within the Information Society,” will address issues such as fair and equitable access to data, data archiving, data protection and data security– to name but a few of the issues that will be touched upon.
www.codataweb.org /06conf   (377 words)

  
 CODATA, The Committee on Data for Science and Technology
The mission of CODATA is to strengthen international science for the benefit of society by promoting improved scientific and technical data management and use.
CODATA Announces the Appointment of Professor Paul A. David to its Executive Committee
CODATA's Task Group on the Fundamental Physical Constants has recently released the 2006 version of the CODATA internationally recommended values of the fundamental physical constants.
www.codata.org   (200 words)

  
 Gas Hydrates CODATA Meeting   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Attendees: Members of the CODATA Task Group on Gas Hydrates take a break from their deliberations about creating a worldwide data base on gas-hydrate occurrence and properties.
The Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) Task Group on Gas Hydrates Data met in Paris on April 4-5 to discuss plans for conducting regional workshops and to evaluate the content of specific gas-hydrate-related topics.
CODATA is a Paris-based international organization, formed more than 30 years ago to promote the collection, management, manipulation, access to, and understanding of data sets in science and technology.
soundwaves.usgs.gov /2003/05/meetings2.html   (361 words)

  
 CODATA Korea
CODATA is the Committee on Data for Science and Technology, is an interdisciplinary Scientific Committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
In short, the reason for CODATA is to help foster and advance science and technology through developing and sharing knowledge about data and the activities that work with data.
Korean Committee of CODATA is sponsored by the KISTI, as a part of fund form KORP (Korea Research Council of Public SandT).
codata.kisti.re.kr   (205 words)

  
 CODATA Working Group on Archiving Scientific Data
These may be conveniently grouped into 2 main categories: General issues related to the archiving of scientific data, and issues related to the role of CODATA in the archiving and preservation of scientific data.
Issues raised with regard to the role of CODATA are internal to the organization and are therefore intended to be advisory to the CODATA officers and executive committee.
The planning meeting arranged at the 17th International CODATA Conference was attended by 14 persons interested in issues related to the archiving and preservation of scientific data.
www.nrf.ac.za /codata   (2593 words)

  
 CODATA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Polish National Committee for CODATA tries, in various forms, to make the necessity of scientific data banks development and maintaining being better understood by the official organs and authorities responsible for scientific research.
On the other hand, it should be pointed out that in the last years this necessity has been approved by scientific communities, including the more traditional ones (like humanistic, medical or arts), where computer methods are on a relatively early state of development.
An International Conference on "Progress in Computing of Physicochemical Properties" was organised by the Thermodynamics Data Centre at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 18-20 November, 1999 in Warsaw.
www.task.gda.pl /~codata/raport99.html   (1848 words)

  
 U.S. National Committee for CODATA
The U.S. National Committee (USNC) for the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) functions as a bridge between the scientific and technical community in the United States and the international CODATA on data issues addressed in the natural and social sciences.
The international CODATA, an interdisciplinary committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU), is concerned with various types of quantitative data resulting from experimental measurements or observations in the natural and social sciences, and the engineering disciplines.
Particular emphasis is given to data management problems common to different scientific fields and to data sharing among these disciplines.
www7.nationalacademies.org /usnc-codata   (362 words)

  
 Bits of Power   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Its aim is to examine the current state of global access to scientific data, to identify strengths, problems, and challenges that exist today or appear likely to arise in the next few years, and to recommend actions to build on those strengths and ameliorate or avoid those problems.
CODATA is an interdisciplinary committee of the International Council of Scientific Unions.
CODATA is concerned with all types of quantitative and qualitative data resulting from experimental measurements or observations in the physical, biological, geological, and astronomical sciences.
www.nap.edu /readingroom/books/BitsOfPower   (1319 words)

  
 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) CODATA format
The LBNL CODATA format bears no relation to the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) which was established in 1966 by the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU).
LBNL was previously unaware of the CODATA committee and apologizes to ICSU for LBNL's use of the term CODATA.
Refs 2-5 describe the ASCII CODATA file format that is used for information exchange in LOOKUP and SEEDIS and DBUTIL, and the CODATA Tools used to manipulate those files.
merrill.olm.net /mdocs/seedis/codata.html   (564 words)

  
 IASSIST Communiqué » Blog Archive » CODATA meeting notes
The US National Committee for CODATA and its subgroup on Permanent Access to Scientific Data met on July 13 and 14 at the National Academies in Washington, D.C. I [Gretchen Gano] was invited to participate as a guest.
CODATA is an interdisciplinary Scientific Committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU), which works to improve the quality, reliability, management and accessibility of data of importance to all fields of science and technology.
There was a report from the Russian national CODATA committee and a discussion about collaborating with USNC CODATA in upcoming activities in Eastern Europe.
iassistblog.org /?p=10   (808 words)

  
 CNC/CODATA - Data Activities
CODATA is the Committee on Data for Science and Technology of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
CODATA est l'acronyme de Comité pour les données scientifiques et technologiques du Conseil international des unions scientifiques (CIUS).
Activities in Canada, as known to the Canadian National Committee for CODATA (CNC/CODATA) are reported below in the categories shown.
dac.cisti.nrc.ca /datact_e.cfm   (8948 words)

  
 'The Selection, Appraisal and Retention of Digital Scientific Data: the ERPANET / CODATA workshop', Ariadne Issue 39
After the opening introductions, the first presentation was an overview of CODATA data archiving activities given by Bill Anderson, co-chair of the CODATA Task Group on Preservation and Archiving of Scientific and Technical Data in Developing Countries.
The presentation ended with a brief look at a range of scientific, management, policy and technical issues relating to the long-term preservation of scientific data.
CODATA representatives promised to initiate some co-ordinating work on harmonising terminologies.
www.ariadne.ac.uk /issue39/erpanet-rpt   (3868 words)

  
 CODATA Task Group International Workshop   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CODATA Task Group on Preservation and Archiving of Scientific and Technical Data in Developing Countries
A special edition of the CODATA DataScience Journal will be published to highlight presentations at the workshop.
The workshop will directly support many of the World Summit on the Information Society's action items, including those on e-health, e-environment, e-education, and e-science, promoting "the long-term systematic and efficient collection, dissemination, and preservation of essential scientific digital data" (WSIS Plan of Action, item 22b).
stardata.nrf.ac.za /html/workshopCodata1.html   (940 words)

  
 CODATA Data Science Journal
The Data Science Journal is a Journal of the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) of the International Council for Science
The CODATA Data Science Journal Volume 6 (2007) is now available.
Volume 6 of the Data Science Journal includes papers coming out of the 20th CODATA International Conference in Beijing, October 2006.
dsj.codataweb.org   (166 words)

  
 Codata Codata Seeks To Improve The Quality, Reliability, Management And Accessibility Of Data Of Importa   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CODATA seeks to improve the quality, reliability, management and accessibility of data of importance in all fields of science and technology.
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The 1986 CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants The 1986 CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants This paper gives the values of the basic constants.
www.99hosted.com /names7037.html   (304 words)

  
 CODATA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CODATA Works To vImprove data quality and accessibility, as well as the methods for acquiring, managing and analyzing data
CODATA Supports Data Use in Science and Technology
CODATA is specially placed to provide real help
www.nist.gov /srd/codata1-oct-99.htm   (516 words)

  
 World Engineering Anthropometry Resource Home Page
WEAR is an international collaborative effort to create a world wide resource of anthropometric data for a wide variety of engineering applications.
Nov 7-11, 2004 CODATA 2004 (Committee on Data for Science and Technology) WEAR presentations, Berlin Germany
Aug 24-29, 2003: Workshop on WEAR project, held in collaboration with International Ergonomics Association 2003, Seoul Korea with partial sponsorship by the Asian Office of Aerospace R&D (AOARD) and the European Office of Aerospace R&D (EOARD) of the US Airforce Office of Scientific Research.
ovrt.nist.gov /projects/wear   (497 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: CODATA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, CODATA; all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=CODATA   (336 words)

  
 CODATA / TDWG Task Group on Access to Biological Collection
The discussion started during the TDWG meeting in Frankfurt (2000) and was picked up in workshops in Santa Barbara (June 2001), Sydney (November 2001), an informal meeting in Sydney in March 2002, the third workshop in Indaiatuba, Brasil (October 2002) and in the forth workshop in Oeiras, Portugal (October 2003).
The former Working Group was accepted by the CODATA Assembly in Montreal as a new CODATA Task Group in September 2002.
Page hosted by the Department of Biodiversity Informatics and Laboratories of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem.
www.bgbm.org /TDWG/CODATA   (492 words)

  
 codata - OneLook Dictionary Search
We found 5 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word codata:
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CODATA : Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms [home, info]
www.onelook.com /?w=codata&loc=resrd   (85 words)

  
 The 1986 CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants (ResearchIndex)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Abstract: This paper gives the values of the basic constants and conversion factors of physics and chemistry resulting from the 1986 least-squares adjustment of the fundamental physical constants as recently published by the CODATA Task Group on Fundamental Constants and as recommended for international use by CODATA.
The new, 1986 CODATA set of recommendedvalues replaces its predecessor published by the Task Group and recommended for international use by CODATA in 1973.
1 a Report of the CODATA Task Group on Fundamental Constants (context) - Values, Fundamental et al.
citeseer.ist.psu.edu /249720.html   (226 words)

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