1. Data Acceptance and De-Accessioning Plans
R. Weaver & R. Duerr

2. Data Acceptance Plan Status
Data Acceptance Plan for the NSIDC DAAC (V9) was released July 30, 2009
V9 has no substantive changes
Levels of Service section was split into its own document since it has been adopted NSIDC-wide
DAAC Total Anticipated Effort table reformatted
Three data sets have been reviewed by PoDAG and appropriate recommendations sent to NASA HQ
Several other data sets are ready for prioritization at the PoDAG meeting.
Data Acceptance and De-Accessioning Plans for the NSIDC DAAC
Presented to PoDAG, October 2009

3. Data Acceptance Workflow
Submitter completes submission form
DAAC mgr assigns to a product team
Product team assesses effort (Level of Services, etc.) and documents
PoDAG reviews document and provides recommendation
If recommendation is favorable, it is submitted to NASA HQ
If HQ blesses it the data is ingested and archived at the recommended LoS
Data Acceptance and De-Accessioning Plans for the NSIDC DAAC
Presented to PoDAG, October 2009

4. Data De-Accessioning Plan for the DAAC
Summer intern drafted a de-accessioning plan
Proposed process is parallel to the acceptance process
Draft needs to be tailored specifically for the DAAC
Once tailored and reviewed internally the draft will be made available on the PoDAG site and briefed to PoDAG via telecon.
Data Acceptance and De-Accessioning Plans for the NSIDC DAAC
Presented to PoDAG, October 2009