global.Rmd

# Appendix 1: Global assessments {#global}

The OHI team at NCEAS leads global OHI assessments annually; we have iterated and refined our approaches since 2012: <http://ohi-science.org/ohi-global>. The OHI+ guidance in the previous chapters of this book build from our experiences leading global assessments as well as advising OHI+ assessments. While global assessments are much more complex than most OHI+ assessments, global assessment onboarding is included here for reference. 

The [**OHI Global Assessment Guide**](http://ohi-science.org/ohi-global-guide/index.html) content includes:

- How to initialize a new assessment
- Thorough instructions for data prep, including how to:
    - Access and organize files
    - Structure data prep scripts
    - Gapfill data
    - Check results
- Update data layers to OHI global and recalculate scores
- Finalize the assessment, including how to:
    - Review scores
    - Create bibliography
    - Update metadata
    - Create methods and results documents
    - Upload to repository