Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) is the foundation of new innovative environmental science through a distributed framework and sustainable cyberinfrastructure that meets the needs of science and society for open, persistent, robust, and secure access to well-described and easily discovered Earth observational data
analyze
Data sets that are to be integrated should be compatible and comparable.
Tags: analyze, assure, database, Eric Lind, integrate, quality, Steve Aulenbach, tabular, Tom Burley
Description of processing steps for converting an observation into a derived data product.
Tags: analyze, data processing, describe, provenance
The steps followed to create data should be thoroughly and accurately documented to allow others to evaluate and interpret your results.
Use statistical and visual methods for determining potentially erroneous data points
Tags: analyze, annotation, assure, quality
In a data file, when actual measurements could not be obtained, estimated values should be identified.
Recommendation and example of data storage and appropriate precision
Tags: analyze, measurement, preserve, storage
Understand the geospatial parameters (resolution, reprojection, datum, scale) of spatially-referenced data when integrating geospatial datasets from multiple sources.
