Archive Task Team Web Site Review An Update Stuart Doescher, USGS WGISS-18 September 2004 Beijing, China

ATT Task Team Name: Archive Task Team Task Team Lead Name and Contact Information: –Stuart Doescher (USGS) Task Team Members: –Gian Maria PinnaESA –Gus ShumberaNOAA/NCDC –John Faundeen USGS/EDC –Miguel Dragomir Zanic'Cuellar INPE –Kengo Aizawa RESTEC –Stuart Doescher USGS/EDC

ATT Ad Hoc Members: –MbayeGael Consultant –Chan Weng TatTMSI/NUS –David CuddyNASA JPL –Einar GrønasNSC –E. SakataRESTEC –G. SzejwachIGBP –J.P. GleyzesCNES – Kaori KuroiwaNASDA/RESTEC –Liping DiNASA –Mike BottsUAH –R. SureshNASA –Satoko HoriyamaNASDA/EOSD –T. NioNASDA/EOC –Tim SmithUSGS/EDC –Wyn CudlipBNSC/DERA

ATT Purpose/Rationale: The ATT is responsible for promoting, encouraging exchange and communication of Archive and records management best practices between the members of WGISS. Appropriate guidelines and recommendations for long-term archive data management, preservation and exchange among Agencies will be developed and distributed. As a result of a WGISS membership survey, the ATT initial focus will be on: –Long-Term Archive Strategies or Policies –Archive Media, Data Formats –Storage/Backup Strategies –Digital Data Preservation or Recovery. Additional topics may include: –Agency Presentations on Data Migrations –Environmental Storage Standards –Copyright Issues –Physical Security Standards –Old Equipment Inventory –Analog/Film Data Preservation or Recovery.

ATT Implementation Strategy –Stimulate discussion and dialog via occasional teleconference and exchange –Realize that this is a collaborative effort and a sharing of experiences is need to succeed. Approach / strategy: –Hold quarterly telecoms that able opportunity to share and exchange information. Expected outcome/impact of the activity –Updated WGISS agencies format document. –Compendium of shared experiences in archiving. Expected Duration of Task Team: –continues to serve at the will of WGISS Listserv address: Project Web Site URL:

WGISS 18 - ATT Agenda Agenda Review- Stuart Doescher CLASS activities at NOAA- Gus Shumbara Long-term Archive Strategies or Policies- John Faundeen –Appraisal Policies-USGS Scientific Appraisal Tool –Accession Policies-USGS Draft Collection Policy –Arrangement Policies –Disposition Policies Archive Media –Disk presentation- Stuart Doescher Data Formats –Proposed Processesand example- Stuart Doescher Digital Data Preservation or Recovery –USGS LACS Status- Stuart Doescher –Climate Database Modernization Program (CDMP) at NOAA. - Gus Shumbara Status on Developing Countries - John Faundeen Comments on Archive Activities at China - Dr. Lui