Science Center Data Management Strategy

Infrastructure

This section of the strategy lists the tools and facilities supported or recommended by your science center for each stage of the data lifecycle. The template links to suggested options; customize the document by filling in options that fit your center's available resources and operating procedures.


Plan

There is no standard data management plan option.  The science center's DMPs will need to be archived in a single location, which should be specified in addition to the DMP option selected, if the selection does not support storage capability.

  • A list of tools can be found here:
    https://usgs.gov/products/data-and-tools/data-management/data-management-plans

DMP Creation Tool(s)

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DMP Archive(s)

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Acquire, Process, and Analyze

If the science center supports, provides assistance with, or requires the use of certain tools for data processing and analysis, list them below. Details on the Acquire, Process, and Analyze stages are collected in individual project DMP's where these actions occur.

Software

Data Type

URL or Contact

 

 

 


Backup and Secure

Is there an internal network resource where data producers can store acquired data for processing and analysis that has replication and backup capability?  How is data organized on this resource? Is its use required, recommended, or optional?

 


Describe

Many metadata tools exist and any tool can be identified below as long as it produces CSDGM (FGDC) or ISO standard metadata records that can be validated. 

  • A list of metadata tools can be found at:
    https://usgs.gov/products/data-and-tools/data-management/metadata#tools
  • A list of validation tools can be found at:
    https://usgs.gov/products/data-and-tools/data-management/metadata#validating

Metadata Tool(s)

URL

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Preserve

What digital or physical repositories will preserve and curate science center data? Will all data go to a single archive, or will several be used based on data types? Be sure these will meet the USGS standard for trusted digital repositories and will maintain federal custody of the data.

  • A list of repositories can be found here:
    https://usgs.gov/products/data-and-tools/data-management/repositories
  • Guidance on repositories can be found at: https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/cdi/Trusted+Digital+Repository

Storage Option(s)

URL or Physical Address

Contact

 

 

 

Publish/Share

ScienceBase should be a default option for science centers not having in-house solutions for data portals and code repositories or not solely contributing to an approved USGS database.  Models, software, and code can take advantage of common code repositories in lieu of or in addition to data portals.  (Reference the Approved Data Package Content in the Additional Options section to describe options for data release packages.)

  • A list of data portals can be found here:
    https://usgs.gov/products/data-and-tools/data-management/data-catalogs-and-portals

All USGS data releases require identifiers assigned using the USGS DOI Generator, which is online at https://www1.usgs.gov/csas/doi/. There are many options for assigning responsibility of DOI generation. This is an important role to clarify in the Publish/Share stage of the Roles and Responsibilities section, above.

Portals and Repositories

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Contact