[Esip-preserve] draft ESIP Data Policy

[Mark A. Parsons]

CODATA has a review of assorted data policies at http://www.codata.org/codata/data_access/policies.html

Of course, my favorite is the IPY data policy: http://classic.ipy.org/Subcommittees/final_ipy_data_policy.pdf

Despite my biases, I find it one of the more clearly stated policies  
and it addresses more than open access. I believe it has proven to be  
one of the more effective policies as well.

The GEO policy is probably more rigorous or something, but I find it  
rather ponderous and toothless.

A review of US Agency policies might also be merited. I attach a paper  
I wrote for a class a few years ago. It's a bit sophomoric, but it  
covers the general issues fairly well. It also has a bunch of useful  
references.

Cheers,

-m.




On 9 Dec 2009, at 1:14 PM, Alice Barkstrom wrote:

> The GEO draft data sharing implementation plan for GEOSS contains  
> the following
> three points [see http://earthobservations.org/geoss_dsp.shtml and  
> look at the
> bottom for the link to the GEOSS implementation guidelines]:
>
> There will be full and open exchange of data, metadata, and products  
> shared within
> GEOSS, recognizing relevant international instruments and national  
> policies and
> legislation;
>
> All shared data, metadata, and products will be made available with  
> minimum time
> delay and at minimum cost;
>
> All shared data, metadata, and products being free of charge or no  
> more than cost of
> reproduction will be encouraged for research and education.
>
> These points might be adapted to our language, as in
>
>> Whereas, data stewardship and dissemination are central to the ESIP
>> Federation's vision to be a leader in promoting the collection,
>> stewardship, and use of Earth science data, we adopt the following
>> data policy:
>
> The ESIP Federation supports a general intent to provide full and  
> open exchange of data,
> metadata, and products for Earth science use, recognizing relevant  
> international instruments,
> national policies, and legislation.  Shared data, metadata, and  
> products should be made
> available with minimum time delay and at minimum cost.  For research  
> and education,
> the ESIP Federation encourages all shared data, metadata, and  
> products to be free of
> charge or available at no more than the cost of reproduction.
>
> At 12:32 PM 12/9/2009, Ruth Duerr wrote:
>> At our last telecon, I said I'd start routing around a draft data
>> policy for comment and edit by the group.  Well since that time, I
>> haven't had a spare second to think about it.  As a result, the draft
>> below is just that - very drafty!!!  Please help move this task  
>> along!
>>
>> Ruth
>>
>> Draft ESIP Data Policy
>>
>> Whereas, data stewardship and dissemination are central to the ESIP
>> Federation's vision to be a leader in promoting the collection,
>> stewardship, and use of Earth science data, we adopt the following
>> data policy:
>>
>> For Type I & II members, data shall be freely and openly available on
>> a non-discriminatory basis except where prohibited by law or legal
>> agreement.
>>
>> For Type III members, data shall be available on a non-discriminatory
>> basis.  Data, metadata, and products shall either be free of charge  
>> or
>> available at no more than the cost of reproduction for research and
>> education.
>>
>> All data, metadata, and products will be made available with minimum
>> time delay.
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