The Case for Data Stewardship:Agency Requirements: NASA Data Management Policies

Ronald WeaverNational Snow and Ice Data Center

Version 1.0June 28, 2012

The Case for Data Stewardship: Agency Requirements: NASA Data Policy; Version 1.0, Reviewed 6/27/2012

Overview

•In addition to Federal-level requirements, NASA and other agencies have their own requirements and directives, which augment higher level mandates and provide specific guidance in meeting them

•NASA Centers, grantees and contractors receiving NASA funding must manage environmental data in compliance with these requirements and directives

•NASA Earth Science data management practices are generally spelled out in grant and contract documents

The Case for Data Stewardship: Agency Requirements: NASA Data Policy; Version 1.0, Reviewed 6/27/2012

NASA policy on dissemination and sharing

•NASA policy is very clear:• “NASA commits to the full and open sharing of Earth science data

obtained from NASA Earth observing satellites, sub-orbital platforms and field campaigns with all users as soon as such data become available”*

“There will be no period of exclusive access to NASA Earth science data. Following a post-launch checkout

period, all data will be made available to the user community”*

*http://nasascience.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/data-information-policy/

The Case for Data Stewardship: Agency Requirements: NASA Data Policy; Version 1.0, Reviewed 6/27/2012

NASA Data Management Plans (DMP)

•NASA typically requires a data management plan for satellite, airborne, and field projects.

•In the Earth sciences specific requirements for data management plans are described in funding documents such as the annual Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) multifaceted research proposal call.

Proposers to NASA ROSES should pay particular attention to language in the specific funding

announcement of interest

The Case for Data Stewardship: Agency Requirements: NASA Data Policy; Version 1.0, Reviewed 6/27/2012

Where to find Guidance on NASA DMPs?

•NASA Earth Science website offers specific guidance on content for a Data Management Plan• http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/data

-management-plan-guidance/

The Case for Data Stewardship: Agency Requirements: NASA Data Policy; Version 1.0, Reviewed 6/27/2012

Where to find Guidance on NASA DMPs?

•NASA Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) has established a process for managing flight (space, airborne) projects.

• http://earthdata.nasa.gov/about-eosdis/interfaces

•The specific document that describes data management plan requirements in the above process is called the Archiving, Distribution and User Services Requirements in EOSDIS (ADURD)

• http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/additional/scienceTeam/documents/EvolutionRequirements.doc

The Case for Data Stewardship: Agency Requirements: NASA Data Policy; Version 1.0, Reviewed 6/27/2012

References •NASA references:

Official websites for information on data management in the Earth Sciences•http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/data-management-plan-guidance/

•http://earthdata.nasa.gov/about-eosdis/interfaces•http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/•http://nasascience.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/data-information-policy/The following link is an example of the ADURD document•http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/additional/scienceTeam/documents/EvolutionRequirements.doc

The Case for Data Stewardship: Agency Requirements: NASA Data Policy; Version 1.0, Reviewed 6/27/2012

Resources

•Several websites offer links to information about developing data management plans. We suggest starting with the following:• http://esip.esipfed.org/resources• Digital Curation Centre Plans (Useful checklist for developing a

data management plan) http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/data-management-plans

• University of California Curation Center (Data Planning Checklist) http://www.cdlib.org/services/uc3/datamanagement/index.html

• Data Management and Publishing (MIT) http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data-management/

• Data Management and Publishing (Univ of Minnesota)• http://www.lib.umn.edu/datamanagement/funding#What1

The Case for Data Stewardship: Agency Requirements: NASA Data Policy; Version 1.0, Reviewed 6/27/2012

Other Relevant Modules

•For more information about other agency requirements see• The Case for Data Stewardship: Agency Requirements

•For information about developing a data management plan see the suite of modules within the following section:• Data Management Plans