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F TCreation of the Archiving Component of a MOU template for international missions

IPDA MOU project members

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F TPurpose

SpaceAgency

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Memorandum of Understanding

Scientific data obtained by international planetary missions SHOULD be open and shared widely as human intellectual assets. The MOU itself is the agreement between two or multiple agencies and SHOULD include data provisions related to international availability.

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F TRECOMMENDED RULES FOR SCIENTIFIC DATA

OF INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

• Data shall adhere to standards formulated by the International Planetary Data Alliance (IPDA).

• In adherence to these standards, each agency shall maintain its own archive.

• Archives shall be constructed under local guidance from individual agencies with compatible structure to allow international accessibility and optimization of interoperability.

• Schedules for data delivery shall be defined and published releases of the data shall be made available at the individual archives and via international announcements.

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F TCreation

data

Example<space agency> will•　 Set up and operate a ground system for the reception, processing, archiving and distribution of <mission> data, as its own cost.

Without “Creation”,nobody knows the existence of data.

MOU should describe data creation.Essence• 5W2H based considerationWhat: data/system, Who/where: which agency, When: due date, Why: purpose, How: MOU may not include how, How much: who supports budges.

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F TPreservation

MOU should describe preservation after mission ends.Essence• All missions finish some day. An MOU is often prepared in each mission, and most of the provisions are available only when the mission is active. For data, provisions should be written considering long-term preservation after the mission ends.

data

Mission

data

Data Center

Example•　 Ensure that all <instrument> data acquired in accordance with this Memorandum of Understanding by <mission> are archived in digital form and properly maintained in <center> for the duration of this Memorandum of Understanding.

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F TAccessibility

data

Example•　 Ensure the direct access to <mission> data by <interface point/people>.

Data is there, but nobody can access the data…

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MOU should include accessibility to dataEssence• An MOU is the memorandum between two or multiple agencies, therefore, the accessibility may be limited in these agencies. For international missions, especially for scientific data, the MOU should include the scope of data use, and determine the accessibility.

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F TAvailability

MOU should include availability of data

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Data is there, and the data is accessible, but nobody can understand the data…

Essence• The availability of data is connected to data format and documents.

Example<Space agency A> will• Develop and provide documentation for all relevant aspects of Internaltional Planetary Data Alliance (IPDA).• Provide software to enable <Space agency B> to establish an interoperable interface to 1.0 of Planetary Data Access Protocol.• Accommodate <Space agency B> to provide close technical and programmatic coordination for interoperability activities.

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F TIntellectual Property RightsMOU should include intellectual property rights.

Essence• Scientific data in planetary explorations should be used freely, but it sometimes does not match an agency’s policies. Before conflicts occur, the rule of intellectual property rights should be described in the MOU.• The same data in different space agencies must be available according to the stated property rights.

data

Space Agency A

Public domain:- Data is free.- Copyright is free.

data

Space Agency B

Scientific purpose is free, but commercial use is not free.

Data is the same,but policy is not the same.

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Example•　 <Space agency A> and <Space agency B> each declare for the data derived from their own missions the intellectual property rightable character of such data.

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F TScope of Publication

MOU should clarify the scope of public information.

Essence• The MOU should include a declaration to identify the scope of publication, especially for the third party’s instruments/spacecrafts.

Example•　 Any information relating to the operations of the other party’s mission or of the in-flight performance of any of the instruments on board of the other party’s spacecraft may not be published without consultation with the party concerned.