Metadata Catalogs
The European metadata catalogs give overviews of marine organisations in Europe and their engagement in marine research projects, managing large datasets, and data acquisition by research vessels and monitoring programmes for the European seas and global oceans:
- Cruise Summary Reports (CSR)
- European Directory of Marine Environmental Data sets (EDMED)
- European Directory of the initial Ocean-observing Systems (EDIOS)
- European Directory of Marine Environmental Research Projects (EDMERP)
CSR - Cruise Summary Reports
Cruise Summary Reports are the usual definition for reporting on cruises or field experiments at sea

EDMED - European Directory of Marine Environmental Datasetss
EDMED is a comprehensive reference to the marine data sets and collections held within European research laboratories

EDIOS - European Directory of the Ocean-Observing System
EDIOS gives an overview of the ocean measuring and monitoring systems operated by European countries

EDMERP - European Directory of Marine Environmental Research Projects
EDMERP covers marine research projects for a wide range of disciplines
