[Esip-envirosensing] Envirosensing Best Practices Document

[Corinna Gries via Esip-envirosensing]

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Dear member of the ESIP Envirosensing mailing list,



After a long time of no communication on this list, we are happy to 
announce that a dedicated group of practitioners has started the 'Wiki 
Process' for assembling the Best Practices guide and has released 
initial documents on the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) 
Federation wiki page 
(http://wiki.esipfed.org/index.php/EnviroSensing_Cluster). In its 
current version, this document on best practices for sensor networks and 
sensor data management provides information for establishing and 
managing a fixed environmental sensor network for on- or near-surface 
point measurements with the purpose of long-term environmental data 
acquisition. It does not cover remotely sensed data (satellite imagery, 
aerial photography, etc.), although a few marginal cases where this 
distinction is not entirely clear are discussed, e.g., phenology and 
animal behavior webcams.


This is a living document implementing the 'Wiki Process' and everybody 
is invited to contribute knowledge and experience, provide updates and 
corrections, or start a completely new chapter with currently missing 
information. Anyone can register an account with the ESIP wiki and upon 
approval may edit existing content. The 'Wiki Process' for amassing 
knowledge in an organized fashion is well documented for the Wikipedia 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ten_Simple_Rules_for_Editing_Wikipedia). 
Each subject area may be discussed in the Wiki on the 'discussion' tab, 
or on this mailing list. We hope this will provide a forum for lively 
discussion of the latest developments in sensor technology and that you 
will find the information useful enough to share your knowledge and help 
grow this resource.



Thank you.

Corinna Gries, Don Henshaw, Renee F. Brown, Richard Cary, Jason Downing, 
Christopher Jones, Adam Kennedy, Christine Laney, Mary Martin, Jennifer 
Morse, John Porter, Jordan Read, Andrew Rettig, Wade Sheldon, Scotty 
Strachan, Branko Zdravkovic

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