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Data Management for the International Polar Year. World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder. Facilitating the international exchange of snow and ice data. Mark A. Parsons. Joint Committee for Antarctic Data Management Buennes Aries, Argentina 16 September 2005.
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Data Management for the International Polar Year World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder Facilitating the international exchange of snow and ice data Mark A. Parsons Joint Committee for Antarctic Data Management Buennes Aries, Argentina 16 September 2005
Organization of IPY Data Management Data Policy & Management Subcommittee • scientists • data managers • funding agencies IPY Joint Committee eGY Programme Office Data & Information Service Users Projects, Organizations Data Centers, Virtual Observatories, etc. Data Management for IPY; M.A. Parsons, JCADM, 16 September 2005
The Data Policy and Management Subcommittee • Taco DeBruin and Mark Parsons to Co-Chair • Role: • Develop IPY data policy (draft already available) • Design overall data strategy addressing physical samples, social science data, photographs, etc. as well as electronic scientific data • Outline procedures for data organization, transmission, and archiving • Next steps • Receive Terms of Reference from JC and form full committee • Establish an online meeting and potentially a face to face meeting at ICARP in Copenhagen in November • Report to the JC at their November meeting in Geneva Data Management for IPY; M.A. Parsons, JCADM, 16 September 2005
Data and Information Service • Charged with implementing the strategy developed by the data committee • Proposal (#49) strongly endorsed by the JC • Led by WDC for Glaciology, Boulder in partnership with many other data centers and organizations • JCADM is a partner (via Taco, several NADCs, and GCMD) • Concept is a network of regional or discipline-specific “affinity centers”. • Central DIS acts as a data portal, facilitator, and data management consulting service. Data Management for IPY; M.A. Parsons, JCADM, 16 September 2005
IPY DIS Next Steps • Funding! • Planning proposal in at NSF • Other proposals to NASA and foundations • JC encouraging national and international support • Some progress with partner funding • Develop ties to major IPY projects • Develop affinity centers and organizational structure and procedures Data Management for IPY; M.A. Parsons, JCADM, 16 September 2005
Review and comment on data policy Nominate further members of data committee Help develop Antarctic “affinity center(s)” Provide expertise to DIS on international organization based on AMD experience Arctic is less organized Issues of social science data, biological samples, etc. Metadata issues—may need to go beyond DIF Role for JCADM Data Management for IPY; M.A. Parsons, JCADM, 16 September 2005