Difference between revisions of "Interagency Data Stewardship/LifeCycle/Preservation Forum"

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Thursday Jan 8, 1:30-5:30pm (following the ESIP Winter Meeting)
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Thursday Jan 8, 1:30-5:30pm (at the end of the ESIP Federation Meeting)
  
Embassy Suites Convention Center, Washington, DC
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Embassy Suites - Washington Convention Center, 900 10th St NW, Washington, DC
  
  
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'''Salient issues:'''
 
'''Salient issues:'''
  
- Data access and data understanding (provenance) must be preserved
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- Data access, data understanding, and provenance must be preserved
 
 
- Sustainability should be designed into data systems from the start
 
  
 
- Permanent unique object identifiers (usable as references in journal articles)
 
- Permanent unique object identifiers (usable as references in journal articles)
  
 
- Common naming conventions
 
- Common naming conventions
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- Sustainability should be designed into data systems from the start
  
  

Revision as of 09:24, January 7, 2009

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

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