USGS Data Release ESIP 2015 Winter Meeting Viv Hutchison US Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey
Presenter: Viv Hutchison · US Geological Survey · Core Science Analytics Synthesis & Libraries · Science Data Management Branch Chief · Location: Denver, CO · US Geological Survey
USGS Implementation Progress USGS is introducing a suite of data management policies ( Target date: mid-January, 2015) · Scientific Data Management Foundation Policy · Asks for a data management plan · Metadata for Scientific Data, Software, and Other Information Products · Requires standardized metadata for data and information products · Requires a persistent identifier in the metadata record · Made available thru the Science Data Catalog · Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release · Peer-reviewed data and metadata · Open-access formats · Preservation Requirements for Digital Scientific Data · Data is deposited in an appropriate repository
USGS Data Release Workflows Workflows and guidance documents for review and approval of data prior to release
USGS Data Lifecycle ·USGS-specific context ·Cyclical process, but diagram represents discrete activities during a given cycle
“Document” Online Metadata Editor DOI Creation Tool Metadata Wizard
Guidance for Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) Guidance documents for use of DOIs for data and publications
“Publish/Share” ScienceBase, Science Data Catalog (SDC) and Dashboard · SDC built in response to OMB “Open Data” requirements as a mechanism to report USGS data inventory to DOI and OMB · Central point to share with science aggregator systems such as Data.gov
USGS Online Modules ·Value of Data Management ·Data Management Planning ·Best Practices for Preparing Science Data to Share ·
USGS Data Management Website
Community for Data Integration ·Community of Practice ·Facilitated by CSAS ·Purpose: ·Lead development and implementation of the USGS data integration strategy ·Provide recommendations for implementation of data integration guidelines ·Promote Bureau-wide data management and integration ·Over 250 members ·Monthly webinars ·Multiple Working Groups ·Some funded projects
Community for Data Integration Working Groups: · Citizen Science Working Group · Data Management Working Group · Semantic Web Working Group · Technology Stack Working Group Interested? Contact:
Thank you! Questions? Comments? Viv Hutchison US Geological Survey Core Science Analytics Synthesis and Libraries Denver, CO