1. USGS Data Release ESIP 2015 Winter Meeting Viv Hutchison US Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey

2. Presenter: Viv Hutchison · US Geological Survey · Core Science Analytics Synthesis & Libraries · Science Data Management Branch Chief · Location: Denver, CO · vhutchison@usgs.gov US Geological Survey

3. USGS Implementation Progress USGS is introducing a suite of data management policies ( Target date: mid-January, 2015) · Scientific Data Management Foundation Policy · Asks for a data management plan · Metadata for Scientific Data, Software, and Other Information Products · Requires standardized metadata for data and information products · Requires a persistent identifier in the metadata record · Made available thru the Science Data Catalog · Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release · Peer-reviewed data and metadata · Open-access formats · Preservation Requirements for Digital Scientific Data · Data is deposited in an appropriate repository

4. USGS Data Release Workflows Workflows and guidance documents for review and approval of data prior to release

5. USGS Data Lifecycle ·USGS-specific context ·Cyclical process, but diagram represents discrete activities during a given cycle http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1265/pdf/of2013-1265.pdf

6. “Document” Online Metadata Editor DOI Creation Tool Metadata Wizard

7. Guidance for Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) Guidance documents for use of DOIs for data and publications

8. “Publish/Share” ScienceBase, Science Data Catalog (SDC) and Dashboard · SDC built in response to OMB “Open Data” requirements as a mechanism to report USGS data inventory to DOI and OMB · Central point to share with science aggregator systems such as Data.gov

9. USGS Online Modules ·Value of Data Management ·Data Management Planning ·Best Practices for Preparing Science Data to Share ·http://www.usgs.gov/datamanagement/training/modules.php

10. USGS Data Management Website www.usgs.gov/datamanagement

11. Community for Data Integration ·Community of Practice ·Facilitated by CSAS ·Purpose: ·Lead development and implementation of the USGS data integration strategy ·Provide recommendations for implementation of data integration guidelines ·Promote Bureau-wide data management and integration ·Over 250 members ·Monthly webinars ·Multiple Working Groups ·Some funded projects

12. Community for Data Integration Working Groups: · Citizen Science Working Group · Data Management Working Group · Semantic Web Working Group · Technology Stack Working Group Interested? http://www.usgs.gov/cdi/ Contact: cdi@usgs.gov

13. Thank you! Questions? Comments? Viv Hutchison US Geological Survey Core Science Analytics Synthesis and Libraries Denver, CO vhutchison@usgs.gov