Interagency Data Stewardship/LifeCycle/Preservation Forum

Thursday Jan 8, 1:30-5:30pm (at the end of the ESIP Federation Meeting)

Embassy Suites - Washington Convention Center, 900 10th St NW, Washington, DC

Objectives:

- Identify common needs across agencies

- Support higher priority / more funding for long-term preservation of Earth system science data

Possible outcomes:

- White paper

- Congressional budget request

- Chapman/Gordon Conference plan

- Formation of advisory body

Salient issues:

- Data access, data understanding, and provenance must be preserved

- Permanent unique object identifiers (usable as references in journal articles)

- Common naming conventions

- Sustainability should be designed into data systems from the start

Schedule:

- 1:30-3pm: Initial statements from agency (and ESIP) representatives

- 3:30-5:30pm: Open discussion

Participants:

- NASA, NOAA, EPA, USGS, NSF, ESIP

Remote Participation

For those unable to attend in person...

Dial: (800) 508-7631

Passcode: *8707140*

Documents

Media:IWGDD.ppt

Media:RaskinPreservation.ppt