This website contains information and links that NASA''s Planetary Data System (PDS) believes will be helpful in preparing your proposal and your Data Management Plan, or simply as you develop a plan
Despite confusion, archiving of data can actually be broken down into fundamental requirements. Requirement 1: Need To Save All Types Of Data. The most common question asked:
Derived image data, geophysics data, microwave data, spaceborne thermal data and spectroscopy data obtained from NASA''s planetary science missions are archived at the Geosciences node or at one of
Any requirements from funders or publishers that mandate sharing the data for a specified period. Documentation of what software (and its version) and hardware were used to create the data,
A mission archive, as required by NASA NRA''s and AO''s, should contain sufficient documentation of the mission, the instrument(s), and calibration procedures necessary for members of the current and
Archives must be uniquely labeled, thoroughly catalogued, and stored in a controlled and protected environment. System Administrators should consider contracting with a firm that specializes in long
Data sources, references, calculation files, methodological choices, comments from QA reviews, and revisions.
The evolving Heliophysics Data Environment provides access to data and physics-based models that facilitate a systems level understanding of the Sun and its impact on our solar system.
PDS archive typically includes data, labels containing information about the content and format of the data, and documentation about the data and mission. Together the labels and the documentation
Early involvement/interface with PDS is necessary and critical to satisfy the required product delivery/pipeline The PDS is undergoing a major revision (PDS4, aka PDS-2010), which makes it
Data sources, references, calculation files, methodological choices, comments from QA reviews, and revisions.
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