[Esip-preserve] Fwd: definition of 'data'.

[Jeff de La Beaujardiere - NOAA]

It might be helpful to narrow the scope for ESIP purposes rather than
being too abstract. For example, the NOAA Data Management Planning
Procedural Directive defines
Environmental Data as
"Recorded and derived observations and measurements of the physical, chemical,
biological, geological, and geophysical properties and conditions of
the oceans, atmosphere, space
environment, sun, and solid earth, as well as correlative data such as
socio-economic data, related
documentation, and metadata. Numerical model outputs are included in
this definition. Digital audio or
video recordings of environmental phenomena (such as animal sounds or
undersea video) are included
in this definition."
(https://www.nosc.noaa.gov/EDMC/PD.DMP.php)

Regards,
Jeff DLB

Jeff de La Beaujardiere, PhD
NOAA Data Management Architect and
Acting Director, Technology, Planning & Integration for Observations
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On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Bruce Barkstrom via Esip-preserve
<esip-preserve at lists.esipfed.org> wrote:
> Not much help at providing guidance.  So Data = Blob from which we can
> deduce that
>
> Arbitrary_Function(Data) = New_Blob
>
> meaning that applying Data to an Arbitrary_Function produces a new blob -
> itself new Data,
>
> perhaps with the corollary
>
> Support_for_Argument(Data) -> 0
>
> meaning that the (mathematical) support for an argument that uses data
> vanishes.  We might have to consider Levague measure or some similar
> fancy math.
>
> Bruce B
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 9:10 AM, Joe Hourcle via Esip-preserve
> <esip-preserve at lists.esipfed.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Now that I'm on the mailing list, here's what I sent Ruth yesterday.
>>
>> -Joe
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> > From: Joe Hourcle <oneiros at grace.nascom.nasa.gov>
>> > Date: January 7, 2015 5:54:39 PM EST
>> > To: Ruth Duerr <rduerr at nsidc.org>
>> > Subject: definition of 'data'.
>> >
>> >
>> > I sent the request to join esip-preserve, but I don't know if someone
>> > has to manually approve it (like the ESSI list).
>> >
>> > Anyway, here's the relevant section of the vocabulary that Todd King and
>> > I worked on ( http://virtualsolar.org/vocab ):
>> >
>> >
>> >       What is ‘Data’?
>> >
>> >       There are a few different philosophies on the nature of data.
>> > Both computer science and information science use the term data to describe
>> > a much broader concept than most scientists would qualify as data.  Even
>> > within the physical sciences, there is disagreement about if data comes only
>> > from observation or if the results from computer models are included.  To be
>> > as inclusive as possible, we will consider data to be any record which can
>> > be used to support a scientific argument, even if it may not be considered
>> > valid evidence in all disciplines.  In the social sciences, data may include
>> > survey responses, interviews and historical documents.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ... so basically, 'data' is just a role that (just about)? anything can
>> > have.
>> >
>> > -Joe
>>
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