Archive Task Team Web Site Review An Update

Stuart Doescher, USGS WGISS-18 September 2004 Beijing, China

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Task Team Name: Archive Task Team Task Team Lead Name and Contact Information:

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Stuart Doescher (USGS) [email protected]

Task Team Members:

– Gian Maria Pinna – Gus Shumbera – John Faundeen – Miguel Dragomir Zanic'Cuellar – Kengo Aizawa – Stuart Doescher ESA NOAA/NCDC USGS/EDC INPE RESTEC USGS/EDC

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Ad Hoc Members:

– MbayeGael Consultant – Chan Weng – David Cuddy – Einar Grønas – E. Sakata – G. Szejwach TatTMSI/NUS NASA JPL NSC RESTEC IGBP – J.P. Gleyzes – Kaori Kuroiwa – Liping Di – Wyn Cudlip CNES NASDA/RESTEC NASA – Mike Botts – R. Suresh – Satoko Horiyama NASDA/EOSD – T. Nio NASA NASDA/EOC – Tim Smith UAH USGS/EDC BNSC/DERA

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Purpose/Rationale:

The ATT is responsible for promoting, encouraging exchange and communication of Archive and records management best practices between the members of WGISS. Appropriate guidelines and recommendations for long-term archive data management, preservation and exchange among Agencies will be developed and distributed. As a result of a WGISS membership survey, the ATT initial focus will be on: – Long-Term Archive Strategies or Policies – Archive Media, Data Formats – Storage/Backup Strategies – Digital Data Preservation or Recovery. Additional topics may include: – Agency Presentations on Data Migrations – Environmental Storage Standards – Copyright Issues – Physical Security Standards – Old Equipment Inventory – Analog/Film Data Preservation or Recovery.

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• • • • • • Implementation Strategy – Stimulate discussion and dialog via occasional teleconference and email exchange – Realize that this is a collaborative effort and a sharing of experiences is need to succeed.

Approach / strategy: – Hold quarterly telecoms that able opportunity to share and exchange information.

Expected outcome/impact of the activity – Updated WGISS agencies format document.

– Compendium of shared experiences in archiving.

Expected Duration of Task Team: – continues to serve at the will of WGISS Listserv address: [email protected]

Project Web Site URL: http://wgiss.ceos.org/tssg/archive.html

WGISS 18 - ATT Agenda

• • • • • • • • Agenda Review CLASS activities at NOAA - Stuart Doescher - Gus Shumbara Long-term Archive Strategies or Policies – Appraisal Policies-USGS Scientific Appraisal Tool – Accession Policies-USGS Draft Collection Policy – Arrangement Policies – Disposition Policies Archive Media – Disk presentation Data Formats – Proposed Processes and example - John Faundeen - Stuart Doescher - Stuart Doescher Digital Data Preservation or Recovery – USGS LACS Status - Stuart Doescher – Climate Database Modernization Program (CDMP) at NOAA. - Gus Shumbara Status on Developing Countries Comments on Archive Activities at China - John Faundeen - Dr. Lui