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Data Stewardship

1 Definition

Application of rigorous analyses and oversight to ensure data sets meet user needs, including metadata documentation, observing system feedback, inter-comparison, reprocessing, and recommendation of improvements.

Notes

The responsibility for planning, management and certification of digital EO data sets throughout the mission phases and to ensure adequate funding. It includes curation and preservation activities. Data Stewardship covers governance, planning, implementation and management of the sourcing, use and maintenance of Space Data assets. Data Stewardship enables the governance of all the types and forms of Space Data Package and the related repositories or archives.

Examples

Sources

  • NOAA Data Management Planning Procedural Directive, Version 2.0.1, Environmental Data Management Committee[2]; NOAA Administrative Order 212-15[5] ; CEOS EO Data Stewardship Glossary
  • NESDIS Data Management Lexicon and Related Terms

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