Open AccessMoving the science data quality dialogue forward
Author(s) -
Robinson Erin,
Meyer Carol B.,
Lenhardt W. Christopher
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2012eo190008
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , agency (philosophy) , geological survey , political science , quality (philosophy) , usable , business , private sector , administration (probate law) , public administration , public relations , library science , computer science , sociology , geology , paleontology , social science , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology , world wide web , law
Federation of Earth Science Information Partners Summer 2011 Meeting; Santa Fe, New Mexico, 12–15 July 2011 Scientific data quality is important to scientists, archivists, decision makers, and the public. Uncertain quality costs valuable research dollars and has impacts beyond the initial science. The Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is a consortium of Earth science data and technology professionals spanning the government (NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Science Foundation), academia, and private sectors (both commercial and nonprofit). The organization is dedicated to transforming research data and information into useful and usable data and information products for decision makers, policy makers, and the public.