PDE-CS
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2 years ago Response from PDS Management:
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Most of the PDS node staff members are cross-trained in their respective scientific disciplines and information science. Many regularly publish in their respective disciplines and assist data providers in their curation of discipline specific archives in PDS4. PDS4 foundations are based on information science.
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Several nodes have recently hired information science staff members and are now, leveraging information science expertise in advanced data processing AI/ ML, IMG AI/ML in 2021; JPL Web design 2020.
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NASA has prioritized the nodes PDS4 migration efforts with overguide funding for several years. However, at the present migration rate it will take many years to migrate the targeted PDS3 datasets to PDS4.
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Following the 2017 Roadmap Study NASA engaged the PDS MC to improve its support to the user community. This has occurred and is ongoing in several ways including:
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Nodes have independently taken up improving their user services through new tools, search systems and analytical capabilities, e.g. RMS Opus, GEO Orbital Data Explorer ODE, Analysts notebook, SBN OLAF to name a few.
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The MC commissioned the Engineering (EN) group to develop a Data Services white paper (D. Crichton), with a technology development plan to improve user support, unify search results, improve metadata, registry and data dictionary accuracy. Data in the PDS4 format are essential to realizing this effort. For DS details please see the related executive summary provided to the IRB.
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Please clarify areas where expertise might be deficient? 1) Archive 2) PDS3-PDS4 migration 3) Discoverability and Usability……
Recommendation 13 NASA should ensure that PDS has adequate expertise and funding to maintain current standards and to support ongoing improvements, including funding of peer-review of data submissions.