Transparent Assessment Framework
Development page
 
taf.ices.dk
taf-flyer.pdf
video &
tutorial
Aim
To implement a framework to organize data, methods, and
results used in ICES assessments, so they are easy to find and
rerun later with new data.
System workflow
 
Each assessment is organized in folders data → model → output
→ report.
These folders contain R scripts and other files that perform the following
tasks:
  - data
  
- read initial data, produce data tables in standard CSV format
  
- model
  
- run model, produce results in model-specific format
  
- output
  
- read results in model-specific format, produce output in standard CSV
    format
  
- report
  
- produce formatted tables and plots
An assessment in the Transparent Assessment Framework (TAF) is a
broad term used for any analysis for a given stock, using R scripts and the
above folder structure. So TAF assessments can be analytical stock assessments,
data-limited advisory procedures, forecasts, etc.
Development
GitHub repositories
  - ices-tools-prod
  
- software maintained by the ICES Secretariat
  
- ices-taf
  
- TAF assessments
Web services:
  - 
    icesDatras
    (CRAN)
  
- trawl survey database
  
- 
    icesSAG
    (CRAN)
  
- stock assessment graphs
  
- 
    icesSD
  
- stock database
  
- 
    icesVocab
    (CRAN)
  
- reference codes
Other:
  - 
    icesAdvice
    (CRAN)
  
- advisory methods
  
- 
    icesTAF
    (CRAN)
  
- support functions
Web interface
Design outline of web user interface
Presentations
2016
  - 5 August
  
- TAF kickoff seminar
    (49 slides, with
    
    demo)
  
- 18 September
  
- Riga ACOM+SCICOM session
    (19 slides)
  
- 21 September
  
- Riga open session (23 slides)
  
- 3 November
  
- 
    Web services seminar (17 slides, with
    
    demo)
2017
  - 17 March
  
- DFO webex
    (21 slides, with
    demo)
  
- 25 March
  
- SAG web services (34 slides)
  
- 1 May
  
- Assessment WGs (4 slides)
  
- 22 May
  
- DIG seminar (21 slides)
  
- 15 June
  
- DTU collaboration (14 slides)
  
- 20 September
  
- TAF flyer (1 slide, with demo)
  
- 1 November
  
- Data Centre (8 slides, with
    demo)
  
- 28 November
  
- ACOM update (18 slides)
2018
  - 24 January
  
- WGCHAIRS meeting (28 slides)