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The Inventory aims to enable the initial development and pilot testing of national ocean accounts where suitable national data are not available. As outlined in the GOAP Technical Guidance (Chapter 3) and the draft Implementation Strategy for the SEEA EA[11], key data sources and available data should be identified in the initial strategic planning and implementation preparation phase of the account development process (Figure 2).[placeholder - Figure 2]

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Figure 2: National implementation process presented in the draft implementation strategy for the SEEA EA. The red circle highlights the initial strategic planning and implementation preparation phase. The two yellow boxes indicate activities that the Inventory can support.

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Efforts are also on going to support ocean accounting using global and other readily available data via the Group on Earth Observations for Ecosystem Accounting[23] initiative and via the ARIES for SEEA project[24]. These platforms are aiming to provide data and applications for ecosystem accounting in the near future. Within the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the GEO Blue Planet initiative is also working to develop global ocean data for policy and decision-making.[25]

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• The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)[26] brings together 55 space agencies from around the world to ensure international coordination of satellite Earth observation programmes, facilitate data sharing and disseminate resources to support the access and use of satellite data (‘Data & Tools’[27]).

• The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)[28] is an initiative of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Science Council. GOOS supports the international ocean observing community in developing tools, technology, information systems, scientific analysis and foretastes for ocean observations. They provide access to ocean observation data through the Ocean OPS[29] dashboard.

For information related to marine activities or produced assets, commercial, sector specific data service providers may be an additional source of data. These data services will generally involve a cost. However, paid services may provide the benefit of getting quality assured data tailored to specific user needs. These services might be worth considering in some cases where a country might have a very specific data need.

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