[LTER-im] Representing datasets from other parties when they are integral to your work

[Jonathan Walsh]

Thank you for replying.  One clarification:
>>>>For LTER data, of course, we are the "best source" so we document that
data and share it via PASTA, DataONE etc.
Does that mean you submit a copy of that data to PASTA, DataONE, etc, or
just some documentation of what data it is and how to find it?

Thanks!


On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 1:12 PM, John Porter <jhp7e at eservices.virginia.edu>
wrote:

> Jonathan,
>
> That sounds similar to our approach.
>
> Generally speaking there is a "best source" for data - the place where
> updated data is reliably available - and in the case of USGS that is their
> web site, so we just point people there.   For LTER data, of course, we are
> the "best source" so we document that data and share it via PASTA, DataONE
> etc.
>
> There are a few cases where we do maintain "local" copies of external
> data, either because the availability at the source is unreliable (not the
> case for USGS), the data volume is best dealt with on a local network
> (e.g., large LiDAR datasets), the data is really hard to locate and
> extract, or where there is a reason that you want to maintain a particular
> static version of the data (e.g., for a series of analyses conducted over a
> period of time where you don't want the underlying data to change).
> However, we DON'T include them in the data catalog.
>
> Don't forget that for your derived products you can include references to
> the USGS source in a "methodStep" in EML. For referring to source data
> already documented in EML and stored in PASTA via the "provenance" web
> service (e.g., https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/provenance/eml/knb-
> lter-bes/332/580) which will produce a methodStep "stub" that can easily
> be included in your metadata.  For USGS you'll need to generate your own
> methodStep - but you can use the example produced by the provenance web
> service to do that....
>
> Hope that helps!
>
>   -John Porter
>
> On 9/20/2017 11:11 AM, Jonathan Walsh wrote:
>
> Hi IMs!
>
> I have a question on how to best represent data that your study uses, but
> is provided by others.  If you use such data, we could use your insights on
> how you make that portion of your data available to the community and the
> LTER.
>
> Baltimore Ecosystem Study gets its stream flow data from the USGS.  We in
> turn use this flow data to calculate our daily loads and other results that
> we track.  The USGS data are kept on their website and we incorporate them
> into our work.
>
> For the purposes of making our data available to the larger community,
> (LTER, PASTA, DataONE, etc.)  we have historically just pointed to the USGS
> data on the USGS site.  (example:  https://waterdata.usgs.gov/
> usa/nwis/uv?01589197 ) as opposed to collecting our own copy and
> providing it ourselves.
>
> The above precludes us from providing a direct link to the data such as
> that that would be PASTA "type 1".
>
> If you have any suggestions as to how, if differently, we should represent
> these data, which are integral to our work, but not provided by us, I would
> very much appreciate hearing them.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jonathan
>
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Jonathan Walsh
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Information Manager, Baltimore Ecosystem Study
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Box AB; Route 44A
Millbrook, NY 12545-0129
P: 845/677/7600 Extension 103
F: 845/677/5976
E: WalshJ at caryinstitute.org
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