Technical Committee on Data Exchange
  • Acronym: TCODE
  • Parent Committee: SB
  • Chair: Ms. Jeanette C. Gann <jeanette.gann@noaa.gov>
    Vice-Chair: Prof. Fangfang Wan <fangfww15@sina.cn>
  • Mailing List
  • Past Chairs:
    Joon-Soo Lee (Nov. 2016 - Oct. 2019, Korea)
    Toru Suzuki (Oct. 2010 – Nov. 2016, Japan)
    Bernard A. Megrey (Oct. 2007 – Oct. 2010, USA)
    Igor I. Shevchenko (Oct. 2001 – Oct. 2007, Russia)
    Robin M. Brown (May 1995 – Oct. 2001, Canada)
  • Past Vice-Chairs:
    Peter Chandler (Nov. 2016 – Nov. 2021, Canada)
    Hernan Eduardo Garcia (Oct. 2010 – Nov. 2016, USA)
    Kyu-Kui Jung (Oct. 2007 – Oct. 2010, Korea)
    Bernard A. Megrey (Oct. 2005 – Oct. 2007, USA)
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    PICES Data Management Policy
    Action Plan
Terms of Reference
  1. Identify the data management requirements of PICES;
  2. Develop strategic plans to meet these requirements;
  3. Recommend establishment of expert groups to deal with specific functions of TCODE;
  4. Review the progress of task groups and provide Annual Reports to Science Board on the work of TCODE;
  5. Advise the PICES Secretariat on its data exchange activities; and
  6. Develop, review, and update PICES data policies and data inventory.
(updated November 2018)
News
  • Changes within TCODE Committee Membership (Korea): Dr. Jae-Hyun Lim is replacing Dr. Jung No Kwon as a TCODE Committee member.
    2/10/2025 9:34:39 AM PST
  • Changes within TCODE Committee Membership (USA): Ms. Jill Prewitt stepped down as a member of the TCODE Committee.
    1/28/2025 8:54:20 AM PST
  • Changes within WG 52 Membership (USA) Dr. Herman Garcia is a newly appointed member of the WG-52 representing USA.
    1/27/2025 5:14:07 PM PST
  • Changes within WG 52 Membership (China) Profs. Chunhua Han and Fangfang Wan - new members of the group representing China.
    12/19/2024 2:12:34 PM PST
  • Changes within WG 52 Membership (Co-Chairs) Prof. Seung-Tae Yoon (Korea) is selected as a WG-52 Co-Chair.
    11/28/2024 1:00:34 PM PST

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Members
Ms. Shelee Hamilton (TCODE)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Pacific Biological Station 3190 Hammond Bay Rd
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Canada V9T6N7
250-739-9890
Shelee.Hamilton@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Mr. Brett Johnson (AP-UNDOS, TCODE, WG-52)
WG-52 Co-Chair
Data Stewardship Unit
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
4222 Columbia Valley Highway
Cultus Lake, British Columbia
Canada V2R 5B6
604 703 8296
Brett.Johnson@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Ms. Meghan Paulson (TCODE)
Observatory Digital Operations
Ocean Networks Canada
2474 Arbutus Road
Victoria, BC
Canada V8N 1V8
+1-250-472-4965
mpaulson@uvic.ca
Dr. Di Wan (TCODE)
Institute of Ocean Sciences
9860 W. Saanich Rd.
Sidney, BC
Canada V8L 5T5
2503636307
di.wan@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Prof. Manchun Chen (AP-NPCOOS, TCODE)
Department of Marine Ecological Environmet
National Marine Data and Information Service, Ministry of Natural Resources
93 Liuwei Rd., Hedong District
Tianjin, China, PR 300171
(86-22) 139 2020 7062
(86-22) 2401 0926
yjk_nmdis@126.com
Prof. Fangfang Wan (TCODE, WG-52)
TCODE Vice-Chair
Marine Data Center
National Marine Data and Information Service
93 Liuwei Rd., Hedong District
Tianjin, China, PR 300171
+86-22-24010866
fangfww15@sina.cn
Prof. Jinkun Yang (TCODE)
Marine Data Center
National Marine Data and Information Service, Ministry of Natural Resources
93 Liuwei Rd., Hedong District
Tianjin, China, PR 300171
(86-22) 24010829
(86-22) 24010926
yjk_nmdis@126.com
Dr. Daisuke Ambe (TCODE, WG-52)
Marine Environment Division, Fisheries Stock Assessment Center, Fisheries Resources Institute
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA)
2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Japan 236-8648
+81-45-788-7642
+81-45-788-5001
ambe_daisuke53@fra.go.jp
Dr. Takashi Hosono (TCODE)
Global Oceanographic Data Center (GODAC)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Japan 236-0001
+81-45-778-5291
hosonot@jamstec.go.jp
Dr. Daiki Ito (TCODE, WG-52)
Marine Environment Division
Fisheries Resources Institute
Fukuura 2-12-4, Kanazawa-ku
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Japan 236-8648
+81-45-788-7647
ito_daiki41@fra.go.jp
Dr. Toru Suzuki (CC-S, TCODE)
ex-officio, represents IODE in TCODE
Marine Information Research Center
Japan Hydrographic Association
4-7-35-16F Kita-shinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Japan 140-0001
(81-3) 6880-7074
suzuki@mirc.jha.jp
Dr. HuiTae Joo (TCODE)
Korea Oceanographic Data Center Ocean Climate & Ecology Research Division
National Institute of Fisheries Sciences
216, Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun
Busan, Korea, R 46083
+82-51-720-2221
+82-51-720-2225
huitae@korea.kr
Dr. Cholyoung Lee (TCODE, WG-52)
Marine Bigdata & A.I. Center
Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST)
385 Haeyang-ro, Yeongdo-gu
Busan, Korea, R 49111
+82 51 664 3783
cylee82@kiost.ac.kr
Dr. Jae-Hyun Lim (TCODE)
Marine Environment Research DIvision
National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS)
216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun
Busan, Korea, R 46083
+82-51-720-2541
lim900@pusan.ac.kr
Ms. Jeanette C. Gann (SB, TCODE, WG-52)
TCODE Chair
Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA
17101 Pt. Lena Loop Rd.
Juneau, AK
U.S.A. 99801
(1-323) 372-3449
jeanette.gann@noaa.gov
Dr. Hernan Eduardo Garcia (CC-S, TCODE, WG-52)
National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
NOAA NESDIS
1315 East-West Highway, SSMC-3, 4th Floor, Rm. 4626
Silver Spring, MD
U.S.A. 20910-3282
(1-301) 713-4856
Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov
Active Groups
AP-NPCOOS: Advisory Panel on North Pacific Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
(Oct. 2015 - ), (also reports to MONITOR)

WG 52: Working Group on Data Management
(PICES-2023 - PICES-2026)
Disbanded Groups

SG-DATA: Study Group on encouraging Data Awareness and increased Transmission and Accessibility
(Term: PICES-2022 - PICES-2023) (Disbanded: PICES-2023)

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Session and Workshop Summaries

PICES-2018:
W3, Development of a systematic approach to data management in PICES

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