[Esip-preserve] Data Committee

Tue Jul 19 15:33:31 EDT 2011

Carol - yes.  ".....develop, evolve,foster, or adopt practices and standards......".  ?

K

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To: Mark A. Parsons <parsonsm at nsidc.org>; esip-preserve at lists.esipfed.org <esip-preserve at lists.esipfed.org>
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Subject: Re: [Esip-preserve] Data Committee

Mark, et al,

I wonder if the word "standards" in paragraph a will be a red flag since
ESIP historically has not developed standards (in the purest sense of the
word). Instead of "develop....standards", might we substitute the word
"evolve" for "develop"?

My 2 cents,
Carol

On 7/19/11 2:47 PM, "Mark A. Parsons" <parsonsm at nsidc.org> wrote:

> I made some revisions to the first two bullets Rob wrote and added a third.
> Please revise away. Regarding Kathy's question about data citation, I think it
> is embedded in a and b.

Cheers,

-m. 

The ESIP Federation shall include a
> Standing Committee for Data Science and Stewardship. Its roles are:
  a) To
> develop and foster practices and standards that ensure continued and reliable
> information content, quality, access to, and usability of Earth system science
> data for as long as they are deemed to be of value.
  b) To facilitate the
> long-term preservation, stewardship, and access of Earth system science data.

> c) To facilitate the development of data science as a professional discipline
> that adds value and increases the use of Earth system science
> data.

Recognizing the Federation's goal to increase the use and value of
> Earth science data and information.
On 15 Jul 2011, at 3:24 PM, Raskin, Rob
> (388M) wrote:

> Inserted below are 3 items, as discussed at today's
> Preservation and Stewardship Meeting:
> 1. Proposed mission for a new Data
> Committee (revised)
> 2. Analogous mission statements for the other
> Committees
> 3. ESIP Strategic Plan
> 
> The intention is to point to the ESIP
> Strategic Plan as much as possible in the mission statement of the new
> Committee. The other Committee mission statements are included for reference
> purposes.
> 
> -Rob
> 
> 
> ---------- 1. Proposed mission for new Committee
> (revised) ---------
> The ESIP Federation shall include a Standing Committee
> for Data Science and Stewardship. Its roles are:
>   a) To ensure continued
> and reliable access to, information content, quality, and usability of Earth
> science data for as long as they are deemed to be of value.
>   b) To
> facilitate the long-term preservation and stewardship of Earth system science
> data.
> ========================================
> 
> 
> ----- 2. Analogous
> mission statements for the other Committees: -----
> Section 2 – Standing
> Committee for Earth Science Products and Services 
> V.2.1  The ESIP
> Federation shall include a Standing Committee on Earth Science Products and
> Services. Its roles are: 
> a. To encourage the development, use and
> improvement of best science practices to ensure the quality, usability, and
> breadth of data and resultant information, products, and services; 
> b. To
> provide a Federation-wide forum for defining, developing and evaluating
> requirements for Federation Earth science products; and 
> c. To provide a
> Federation-wide forum for defining, developing and evaluating requirements for
> product services and user services. 
> 
> Section 3 - Standing Committee for
> Information Technology and Interoperability 
> V.3.1  The ESIP Federation
> shall include a Standing Committee for Information Technology and
> Interoperability. Its roles are: 
> a. To provide a forum and resource for
> interoperability and new technology transfer, development, and infusion that
> will improve Earth science data, information, and knowledge; 
> b. To
> encourage the use of best information technology practices to ensure the
> quality, usability, and breadth of Earth science data, information, knowledge,
> products and services; and 
> c. To ensure that data, information and services
> can be readily discovered, exchanged and integrated through the use of
> interoperability standards and protocols. 
> 
> Section 4 – Standing Committee
> for Community Engagement 
> V.4.1 The ESIP Federation shall include a Standing
> Committee for Community Engagement. Its roles are: 
> a. To increase the
> diversity and breadth of the community of users and providers of Earth science
> data, information, products, and services; 
> b. To expand the scope and range
> of uses and applications of Earth science data, information, products, and
> services; 
> c. To communicate the value of the Federation to its
> stakeholders; and 
> d. To promote the dissemination of Federation data,
> information, products and services. 
> 
> Section 5: Standing Committee for
> Commercial Development 
> V.5.1 The ESIP Federation shall include a Standing
> Committee for Commercial Development. Its purpose is to foster commercial
> development of Earth science information. Its roles are: 
> a. To explore
> mutually beneficial activities with commercial providers of Earth science
> data, products, and services; 
> b. To provide ESIP partners with resources
> that will facilitate the development of commercially valuable products; 
> c.
> To develop organizational models and practices that will bridge between
> individual ESIP partner institutions, in order to facilitate the transfer of
> technology into the commercial for-profit sector; 
> d. To encourage and
> stimulate the development of the commercial activities of its partners and to
> encourage and stimulate the broader environmental informational economy. > 
>
> Section 6: Standing Committee for Education 
> V.6.1  The ESIP Federation
> shall include a Standing Committee for Education. Its purpose is to make
> accessible to educators and learners at all levels in both formal and informal
> educational contexts the Earth science data, information, tools, and curricula
> available within the ESIP Federation. Its roles are: 
> a. To promote and
> facilitate the development and dissemination of Earth science educational
> products, information, and tools to a broad user community using the wealth of
> Earth science data and expertise available in the ESIP Federation. 
> b. To
> promote and facilitate the collaboration of multiple ESIP’s to develop
> educational applications of Earth science data products, information, and
> tools 
> c. To provide a central organization for ESIP Federation educational
> materials to facilitate and standardize dissemination/distribution 
> d. To
> develop collaborative relationships with other organizations involved in
> educational activities 
> ==========================
> 
> 
> ---------- 3.
> ESIP Strategic Plan ---------------
> VISION
> To be a leader in promoting the
> collection, stewardship and use of Earth science data, information and
> knowledge that is responsive to societal needs.
> 
> MISSION
> To support the
> networking and data dissemination needs of our members and the global
> community by linking the functional sectors of observation, research,
> application, education and ultimate use of Earth science.
> 
> GOAL 1:
> Increase the use and value of Earth science data and information.
> 􀂃
> Demonstrate use through community-vetted demos, pilots and applications.
> 􀂃
> Develop an understanding of communities’ needs through outreach to user
> communities. (e.g., decision makers, teachers, students)
> 􀂃 Reduce barriers
> between data providers and data users through IT, training, and standards
> education. (e.g., technical workshops, outreach)
> 􀂃 Provide mechanisms for
> community review of data, products, applications and other resources.
> 􀂃
> Develop and share alternative approaches to sustaining Earth science data and
> information networks.
> 􀂃 Support a service-oriented architecture for
> observation, research and application provision.
> 􀂃 Develop and share the
> story of how Earth science products make an impact from discovery, through
> development, to ultimate use. (“impact metrics”)
> Stakeholders supported by
> Goal 1: the entire community of Earh science data and information users t> 
>
> GOAL 2: Act as a facilitating, coordinating and advisory community-led
> organization to promote the use of Earth science data and information products
> for our members and the communities they support.
> 􀂃 Foster interactions
> among communities of Earth science data providers, researchers, technology
> developers, educators and those who put their products to practical use.
> 􀂃
> Innovate.
> 􀂃 Promote use of technical standards and best practices for data
> management, stewardship and application development.
> 􀂃 Evaluate and evolve
> the means by which the Federation serves this goal.
> Stakeholders supported
> by Goal 2: ESIP Federation Partners
> 
> GOAL 3: Continue to evolve the ESIP
> Federation (e.g., governance, structure, staffing) to strengthen the ties
> between Observations, Research and Applications.
> 􀂃 Recognize and encourage
> new leadership.
> 􀂃 Embrace technology to support community interaction.
> 􀂃
> Establish metrics on organizational performance and progress that is made
> toward all goals in this strategic plan.
> Stakeholders supported by Goal 3:
> ESIP Federation Organization
> 
> GOAL 4: Promote techniques to articulate and
> measure the socioeconomic value and benefit of Earth science data, information
> and applications. (e.g., feedback to sponsors – value of their investment)
>
> 􀂃 Create impact metrics on the value of Earth Science data and information.
>
> 􀂃 Develop metrics to describe the linkages between Observation, Research and
> Applications.
> 􀂃 Recognize and promote best practices for providing feedback
> to sponsors.
> Stakeholders supported by Goal 4: ESIP Federation sponsors
> 
>
> 
> ------------------------------------
> Rob Raskin
> Group Supervisor,
> Science Data Engineering and Archiving
> Instrument Software and Science Data
> Systems Section
> Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> Pasadena, CA 91109
> (818)
> 354-4228
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