Summary
The Earth Science Division (ESD) of the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) has been promoting open data since the 1990s. The latest NASA SMD data and information policy (i.e., SPD-41a) requires all NASA-funded data and information to be freely available and openly shared, including such Earth science data products that are managed by NASA data repositories. SPD-41a also explicitly recommends all SMD-funded scientific data and information to follow the FAIR Guiding Principles.
In response to the need for technical guidance on implementing SPD-41a, the NASA Earth Science Data Systems Working Group (ESDSWG) on Open, Free and FAIR Data (O’FAIR WG) has developed the document, "A Practical Guide for Open, Free & FAIR NASA Earth Science Data Product." This comprehensive guide, intended to help NASA's open and free data adhere to the FAIR Principles, identifies NASA FAIR-enabling resources to stakeholders such as data producers, and offers practical and actionable recommendations to discipline-specific Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) and Science Investigator-led Processing Systems (SIPS), to bolster compliance of their data products with these principles.
Status
This current version of the NASA O’FAIR WG Guide document is v00r05-20240514. This guide is released as one of the outcomes of the O'FAIR WG and has not yet been approved by NASA. The O'FAIR WG is, however, coordinating with the ESDIS Standards Coordination Office (ESCO) for a wider review of the document to enhance its quality.
Document | A Practical Guide for Open, Free & FAIR NASA Earth Science Data Products |
Document ID | NASA-OFAIR-ESDSWG-DOC-0002 |
Current Version | v00r05-20240614 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5067/DOC/ESCO/ESDSWG-0002V1 |
shortDOI | https://doi.org/nd7r or doi:10/nd7r |
License | CC0 + Attribution |
Suggested Citation | Peng, G., R. R. Downs, H. K. Ramapriyan, Y. Wei, B. Ramachandran, M. Parsons, Z. Liu, and NASA O’FAIR WG, 2024: A Practical Guide for Open, Free & FAIR NASA Earth Science Data Products. Document ID: NASA-OFAIR-ESDSWG-DOC-0002. Version: v00r05-20240614. CC0 + Attribution. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/DOC/ESCO/ESDSWG-0002V1 |
Applicability
We envision that the document could be useful to NASA data managers and producers who need to ensure or improve the SPD-41a compliance of their data and information as well as project managers for future missions in defining data management and stewardship requirements.
Limitations
The FAIR-enabling resources and recommendations are general at the scientific data product level.
Access
Clicking on the attached file below to download the latest version of the Guide document in pdf.
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