Latest revision as of 00:27, July 27, 2012

Conveners

David Fulker, UCAR/Emeritus & OPeNDAP Board
Ted Habermann, NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
Mohan Ramamurthy, UCAR/Unidata

Abstract

In this session we engage participants in discussing the merits and nature of a potential data-stewardship alliance—as yet only in its conceptual stage—premised on the basis of broad, cross-agency needs for support services and tools that foster interoperability and address other data-creation and data-provision problems.

A tentative mission for the Alliance is: Supporting the community in creating, publishing and stewarding meaningful earth & space data for world-wide, cross-disciplinary discovery, use and citation.

We set the stage by outlining the nature of the problem and a possible solution, capitalizing on the conveners’ experiences with the Unidata Program as an example of how common tools and services can foster a sense of community and support the common good. We put forth a number of “straw-man” characteristics for the proposed alliance, intending that they stimulate debate, discussion and/or eventual agreement on the value and timeliness of the concept.

Looking for a Great Acronym

Every great idea needs a great acronym.

Our current idea is SADIS: Stewardship Alliance for Data-Intensive Science

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-== Notes from the Session ==
-* Distinctions between ESIP and the Alliance
-** relies less on volunteering and more on staffing
-* The problem
-** despite significant agreement on standards, data consistency remains elusive
-** Stewardship capabilities are unnecessarily varied and reflect too few economies of scale
-** Agencies and others face growing pressures
-* The opportunity
-** An alliance focused on stewardship aiding services and tools could reduce the problem
-** Benefits could include training and support, advancement or capabilities, and more interagency cooperation
-* Now is the time in the technology cycle to address the problem
-* Other needs
-** Improving services that foster interoperability
-** training for data providers
-** Widely accepted norms and better methodologies for citation
-** More meaningful methods of data-object exchange
-* Forming an alliance can address common needs and problems
-** There is power in forming a community of practice - people who use the same terminology and tools
-* Seeking feedback
-** Affirming the merits of cooperation, community-centric activities
-* Revenue model
-** Core activities that focus on the common good, balanced by activities for specific individuals
-* Motivations for joining "StewarDIS"
-** Access to support services that aid in data creation and stewardship
-** Training, software, etc.
-** Membership in a community of practice where these same priorities are valued
-** Faster advancement of the stewardship capabilities
-* Setting the stage for evaluation
-** Situation or environment
-** Inputs, outputs and activities
-** Outcomes
-** Assumptions

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Conveners

Abstract

Looking for a Great Acronym