Publication Date:
2022-05-25
Description:
Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2014. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Springer for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Earth Science Informatics 8 (2015): 721-739, doi:10.1007/s12145-014-0202-2.
Description:
By broad consensus, Open Data presents great value. However, beyond that simple statement, there
are a number of complex, and sometimes contentious, issues that the science community must
address. In this review, we examine the current state of the core issues of Open Data with the
unique perspective and use cases of the ocean science community: interoperability; discovery and
access; quality and fitness for purpose; and sustainability. The topics of Governance and Data
Publication are also examined in detail. Each of the areas covered are, by themselves, complex and
the approaches to the issues under consideration are often at odds with each other. Any comprehensive
policy on Open Data will require compromises that are best resolved by broad community input. In
the final section of the review, we provide recommendations that serve as a starting point for these
discussions.
Description:
The
authors acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation through Grant Award No.
OCE-1143683.
Description:
2016-01-07
Keywords:
Open Data
;
Interoperability
;
Governance
;
Data publication
Repository Name:
Woods Hole Open Access Server
Type:
Preprint
Format:
application/pdf
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