Data resource life cycle from creation to destruction

□ Data life cycle should be viewed as a specific (and the simplest) case of the resource life cycle □ Ocean observing system infrastructure is about far more than data management □ Management of resources through policy is essential □ Inadequacy of interface management between disparate infrastructure systems is a major limitation toward reaching the interoperability envisioned by GEOSS □ Data life cycle should be viewed as a specific (and the simplest) case of the resource life cycle □ Ocean observing system infrastructure is about far more than data management □ Inadequacy of interface management between disparate infrastructure systems is a major limitation toward reaching the interoperability envisioned by GEOSS