Interagency Data Stewardship/LifeCycle/Preservation Forum
Thursday Jan 8, 1:30-5:30pm (following the ESIP Winter Meeting)
Embassy Suites Convention Center, 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 and data understanding (provenance) must be preserved
- Sustainability should be designed into data systems from the start
- Permanent unique object identifiers (usable as references in journal articles)
- Common naming conventions
Schedule:
- 1:30-3pm: Initial statements from agency (and ESIP) representatives
- 3:30-5:30pm: Open discussion
Participants:
- NASA, NOAA, EPA, USGS, NSF, ESIP