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Fact Sheet 2012–3074

U.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration: Data Upload, Registry, and Access Tool

By Fort Collins Science Center Web Applications Team

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As a leading science and information agency and in fulfillment of its mission to provide reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ensures that all scientific data are effectively hosted, adequately described, and appropriately accessible to scientists, collaborators, and the general public. To succeed in this task, the USGS established the Community for Data Integration (CDI) to address data and information management issues affecting the proficiency of earth science research. Through the CDI, the USGS is providing data and metadata management tools, cyber infrastructure, collaboration tools, and training in support of scientists and technology specialists throughout the project life cycle. One of the significant tools recently created to contribute to this mission is the Uploader tool. This tool allows scientists with limited data management resources to address many of the key aspects of the data life cycle: the ability to protect, preserve, publish and share data. By implementing this application inside ScienceBase, scientists also can take advantage of other collaboration capabilities provided by the ScienceBase platform.

First posted June 29, 2012

For additional information contact:
Center Director, Fort Collins Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. C
Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118
http://www.fort.usgs.gov/

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Fort Collins Science Center Web Applications Team, 2012, U.S. Geological Survey community for data integration: Data upload, registry, and access tool:  U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012–3074, 2 p.


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