IGIBS

Best Practice model for interaction with the academic SDI

WHO IS TALKING TO YOU?

Steve Walsh Ex conservation worker Ex lecturer from 2001 Recently ex-self employed

contractor/consultant for local authority Newly reborn spatial data

liberationist working on the IGIBS project

IGIBS

Interoperable Geospatial Information for Biosphere Study EDINA, Aberystwyth University , Welsh Government 7 month project ending Oct 31st 2011 Based around the Dyfi Biosphere area in West

Wales and within the Institute of Geography and Earth Studies.

Make data available to researchers students and the public

One outcome will be a report looking at departmental best practice

WHAT DO I WANT FROM TODAY?

Sanity check of my ideas Plunder your ideas

AIM

To define a best practice model for the interaction of a university department

with the academic SDI

“Geospatial Data Management and Sharing”

THE REPORT

Audience –academic departments that manage geospatial data; their decision makers, academic and support staff

Contents Academic SDI (UK) HE department Case studies Formulating best practice Aberystwyth situation Best practice model

SDI DEFINITION “SDI encompasses the policies, organisational remits, data,technologies, standard delivery mechanisms and financialand human resources necessary to ensure that those workingwith spatial data, whether at the global or local scale, are notimpeded in meeting their objectives”, (INSPIREconsultation paper, 2003)

“the relevant base collection of technologies, policies andinstitutional arrangements that facilitate the availability ofand access to spatial data”, (GSDI cookbook 2001)

ACADEMIC SDI

Research community

Informal- Google, Street

map etc

JISC, EDINA, Gogeo JANET

DCC Data MP

Industry ESRI etc

Research

Council data

centres

National funding

and policy

INSPIRE, FOI, EIR

Technology

Shibb,Open source

National mapping Agencies

UK Location

DEPARTMENT STRUCTUREHOD/Senior

TeamTech staff

Course manage

rs

Undergrads

Research Group

Individual researche

rs

Postgrads

Institu

tional Po

licy a

nd

Fund

ing

Sup

port S

erv

ices

ACADEMICATTITUDES

Its my dataset and its valuable

They only want the data to

discredit my

research

But the next paper

is the important

thing

LACK OF AWARENESSSo we have an ear, leg, tail, and trunk but what the heck is an academic

SDI?

RESEARCH PAPERMANAGEMENT

Easily search literature Create proposal Seek funding Create paper Refine paper Send to journal Referees comments Publish in various formats Catalogue, archive and

publicise Receive credit Paper still available 100

years later

Cant find existing relevant data

Spend time and money collecting new data

Use once Leave on personal

drives with no metadata record

Promotion to new job and data evaporates after one year

DATA MANAGEMENT

Costello 2009

Data management in relation to paper production

CASE STUDIES

We are looking at a range of case studies both from within the department and from the land management agencies

The case studies are the users and providers of geospatial data from the Dyfi Biosphere.

They include academic staff from undergraduates to Professors leading teams of researchers.

CASE STUDIES

Alisdair Cunningham-IGES PhD candidate PhD to develop a tool for analysing imagery to

create habitat change maps Data needs

Range of commercial satellite imagery including atmospheric quality data

Data provider Habitat change maps relevant to WG CCW etc Legacy of a tool to interpret future imagery

CASE STUDIES

Mike Bailey-Countryside Council For Wales Manages NNR within the Biosphere area

Data needs Historic habitat extent Recent changes related to habitat

management Data provider

Species surveys, designation monitoring

CASE STUDIES

Jonathan Brownett-IGES MSc candidate Analysing forest change in the Dyfi Catchment

over the past 8 years Data needs

Range of mapping services inc Digimap and field parcel data from the WG together with Landsat 7 imagery

Data provider Habitat change time line relevant to Forestry

Commission and future undergraduate students

CASE STUDIES

Hugh Evans – Forest Research Research into forestry pests in Wales

Data needs Historic felling and logging dates of

forestry blocks to help manage Pine Weevil damage to newly planted forestry blocks

RECENT HISTORY

EDINA surveys of orphaned datasets from four Universities ……

Climate gate- CRU University of East Anglia

Other egs?

IMPORTANCE OF METADATA

Structured metadata is the vital ingredient of any geospatial sharing infrastructure that seeks to promote the curation and sharing of these data.

Ahonen-Rainio 2005, DCC 2011, Geoconnections 2011, Olfat et al 2010,

Bank 2005, Higgins (S) 2006 etc etc

Metadata Data

Academic Community

GO-GEO SHARE-GEO AND GEODOC

Geoportal for the discovery of metadata and for the creation and publishing of standards compliant metadata and geodata.

CURRENT GOOD PRACTICE

Data management policy Edinburgh Hertfordshire

Support systems Edinburgh art college data team

Teaching /training of future researchers Research Data Mantra

HERTFORD DATA MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

University of Hertford Data Management Policy DocumentMarch 2011

POLICY ENVIRONMENT

UK Government .. UK Location Programme- INSPIRE in the UK

What will it mean for UK HE sector? Recent Select Committee conclusion re data

management“In line with this principle, where possible, data associated with all publicly funded research should be made widely and freely available.” “The work of researchers who expend time and effort adding value to their data, to make it usable by others, should be acknowledged as a valuable part of their role.”

Science and Technology Committee - Eighth Report Peer review in scientific publications 2011

POLICY ENVIRONMENT

Research Councils RCUK strong policy for publishing the

access route to data with publications NERC 2011 data policy

Includes presumption of free access to data and removal of funding for noncompliance

ABERYSTWYTH OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

No clear Institutional policy No departmental policy Individuals and research groups define

current practice Confirmation of EDINA survey.. Large

numbers of orphaned datasets Lack of awareness amongst staff of

INSPIRE or the existence of an academic SDI

ABERYSTWYTH OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Professional back-up services

Daily double tape storage in separate buildings

Storage for one year only Computing policies

That highlight future research data management and research council requirements

Research paper depository/repository? Cadair… showcase for UA research

CADAIR

ABERYSTWYTH OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Key departmental staff

Remote sensing research group GIS module staff Map librarians

Support services IS Digital librarians FoIA/EIR compliance team

IGES DIGITAL MAP LIBRARY

For use by undergraduates and for teaching GIS modules

Establishing a Geodoc node for relevant metadata Initial comprehensive datasets of the Dyfi

Biosphere area Metadata catalogue for student data discovery Integration with taught GIS modules Incorporation of Metadata and other SDI related

concepts into teaching Professional development of map librarians.

BEST PRACTICE MODEL

BEST PRACTICE MODEL

Unique to time, place and geospatial data type….

Place Institutional, departmental and individual

research group policies and culture Change over time

RCs policies on data publication Cultural shift INSPIRE

THE WAY FORWARD?

Wait for institutional or HEFCW etc/ legislative leadership

Or

Seek to influence individuals through action from within the department

LOOKING FOR A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH

Department/s and or individuals to engage in promoting Institutional best practice

Create a culture that begins to move geospatial data management up the priority tree

Incorporate gsdm into undergrad courses

Provide training for post grads and staff

POLICY STATEMENT CREATION

Leadership or initiative-taker Development of a departmental policy

for research data or engagement with the Institution to develop University wide policy Involvement and ownership of the process

by staff as important as the final policy

GET THE BASICS RIGHT

Metadata creation and publication for significant publicly funded datasets

Watching brief (UK Location etc) for guidance on future implications for HEIs

Presumption of open access for publicly funded data (within IPR, Research paper publication and Data Protection limits)

MAKE BEST USE OF EXISTING RESOURCES EDINA Gogeo, Geodoc, Share Geo

Create and share metadata and data Digital Curation Centre

Model for data management (Staff or department?)

Other geospatial data depositories Institutional repositories Support staff

INTEGRATE INTO THE CULTURE

Encourage the publication of geospatial data

Encourage funding applications for initiatives to develop best practice Teaching Research Support services

INTEGRATE INTO THE CULTURE

Find, appoint or create data management torch bearers

Incorporate metadata creation, standards and importance into undergraduate teaching syllabus

Provide workshop/training opportunities for staff

DATA CREATION

Idea

Data funding

collect check

metadata store

Publish metada

ta

DATA CREATION

Idea

Data funding

collect check

metadata store

Publish metada

ta

Collect data and confirm

DMP and stakeholder requiremen

ts

Create metadata

to appropriate

standard

Ensure appropriate short term

storage and back-

up

Check data quality and accuracy; recollect, improve

Seek funding

including cost of

suitable DMP

Develop research idea and review lit.

Search for existing data

Publish research;

signpost to metadata and instigate DMP

Publish

Access

Reuse

Format

transform

appraisal

Update metadat

a

LONGER TERM DATA MANAGEMENT

Publish

Access

Reuse

Format

transform

appraisal

Update metadat

a

LONGER TERM DATA MANAGEMENTWill a

dedicated data journal

accept and or will a data repository

accept

Possibly commit to

bottom draw for a few

years first!

Is the storage format and or

media appropriate

Transform or migrate the

data

Does the data still have value to

originator or other

researchers?

Is it possible to reuse the

data within or outside the department

Can the access

restrictions be relaxed?

SOME KEY INDICATORS

Metadata creation to at least AGMAP 2.1 standard as part of all spatial data collection

Expectation of data reuse within and without the department

Data management plan ( to DCC or RC standard?) for all important data

Identify skills gaps and fund staff development Best use made of existing Institutional staff and

resources Review and improvement of gsdm planned and

implemented