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John Faundeen August 26, 2011 Society of American Archivists – Chicago, IL

Geospatial Data Preservation: Issues and Challenges. John Faundeen August 26, 2011 Society of American Archivists – Chicago, IL. Outline. Context Environmental The Right Stuff More Than One To the Rescue And the Next Media is. Context. By the Numbers. Digitally 1972 to Present

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John Faundeen August 26, 2011 Society of American Archivists – Chicago, IL

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  1. Geospatial Data Preservation: Issues and Challenges John Faundeen August 26, 2011 Society of American Archivists – Chicago, IL

  2. Outline • Context • Environmental • The Right Stuff • More Than One • To the Rescue • And the Next Media is

  3. Context

  4. By the Numbers . . . • Digitally • 1972 to Present • Sort of… • Receive 2-3 Terabytes / Day • Manage 4.5 Petabytes • +40 Million E-Records • Film Archives • 1939 to Present • Many Formats/Sizes/Types • +8 Million Frames

  5. 2008

  6. 2003 Dasht-e Kavir (Great Salt Desert, Iran)

  7. Environmental • Temperature • Relative Humidity 181,000 data points January 2010 to July 2011

  8. Environmental Source: NARA 1571 Archival Storage Standards

  9. Environmental

  10. Environmental

  11. Environmental

  12. The Right Stuff • Appraisal of Records • Continuing Value • Can be Subjective • Involve Relevant Reviewers • Engage Management at all Levels • Benefits • Reduce Breadth of Holdings • Focus on Core-Mission Datasets • Prioritize Resources • Have a Way to Say “No” • Document Decisions - Accountability

  13. The Right Stuff • 2006-2011 • 56 Appraisals • 39 Retain/Accept • 17 Dispose/Not Accept • Disposal not the Same as Destruction • Seek a Better Home • Sample of Datasets Appraised • Landsat (3) • Gemini • Apollo

  14. More Than One • Copies • A Suggestion . . .

  15. More Than One • NARA Partnership Agreement

  16. To the Rescue • USGS • 2007 • $1.3M • Preservation & Access • Legacy Science • ICSU CODATA • 2011 • DARTG

  17. And the Next Media is • Migration of Media • Including Hard Disk • Obsolescence • HW, SW, Firmware, Media • Within a 3-5 Year Period

  18. Take-Away • Track Temperature and Relative Humidity • 65/35 • Consider Appraisal • Three-Copy Strategy • Rescuing Data • Plan for Data Migrations

  19. Take-Away • Track Temperature and Relative Humidity • 65/35 • Consider Appraisal • Three-Copy Strategy • Rescuing Data • Plan for Data Migrations Thank you! John Faundeen faundeen@usgs.gov

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