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GeoData Archiving and Long-Term Preservation

GeoData Archiving and Long-Term Preservation. Presented by John Faundeen at 20th International CODATA Conference Beijing, China - October 2006. Outline. Background Lifecycle of Records Records Management Collection Policy Appraisal Process Retention Policy Long-Term Preservation

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GeoData Archiving and Long-Term Preservation

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  1. GeoData Archiving andLong-Term Preservation Presented by John Faundeen at 20th International CODATA Conference Beijing, China - October 2006

  2. Outline • Background • Lifecycle of Records • Records Management • Collection Policy • Appraisal Process • Retention Policy • Long-Term Preservation • Summary

  3. Background • CEOS WG on Information Systems & Services • Data Standards • Interchange Formats • Interoperability Efforts • Archiving Best Practices • Archive Task Team • U. S. Geological Survey / Center for EROS • Satellite Imagery, Aerial Photographs, GIS Data • Established 1972 • Digital Records = 4 Petabytes Film = 110,000 Rolls

  4. Background

  5. Background

  6. Lifecycle of Records • Creation • Use and Maintenance • Disposition

  7. Records Management • Appraisal • Accession • Arrangement • Description • Access • Preservation • Disposition • Outreach & Advocacy

  8. Collection Policy • Organizational • Scope • Priorities • Limitations • Levels of Activity • Disposition Statement • Brief • Concise • Public

  9. Appraisal Process • Collections Offered or Sought • Team Assembled • Archive Staff • Science Staff • Project Lead • Archivist • Facts Collected • Science Staff Interviewed • Archivist Briefed • Recommendation

  10. Appraisal Process - Web Tool http://igskmncngs030.cr.usgs.gov/RAT/tool.php

  11. Retention Schedule • Document • Describes an Organization’s Records • Written Statement of the “Value” of the Records • Disposition Instructions • Permanent • Temporary • Two Types • Administrative • Mission-Specific / Scientific

  12. Retention Schedule

  13. Preservation (Long-Term) • Definition • “A period of time long enough for there to be concern about the impacts of changing technologies, including support for new media and data formats, and of a changing user community, on the information being held in a repository. This period extends into the indefinite future.” • Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems

  14. Preservation • Medium / Media Centric • Analog Film • 100 to 500 Years (Safety Film) • Magnetic Tape • Old Guideline of 10 Years • New Guideline of 3 to 5 Years • Takes Planning • Archival Media Trade Studies (4) • http://igskmncngs030.cr.usgs.gov/government/records/tools.asp

  15. Summary • Lifecycle of Records Concept • Records Management Principles • Consider a Collection Policy • Appraisal Process Critical • Develop a Retention Schedule • Continually Plan for Data Preservation • CEOS Very Involved in these Elements

  16. Thank you! John Faundeen faundeen@usgs.gov 707-222-0223 (fax)

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