Create a short guide for how to include data in gov't rollouts

[gbinal]

• [ ] release in a machine readable format
• [ ] getting it on data.gov in advance, with complete metadata
• [ ] hyperlink to the page on data.gov, see this example citation: ...

cc @rebeccawilliams, @philipashlock

[philipashlock]

"rollouts" is used here to reference press releases, announcements, the launch of new initiatives, etc. Anything that has a data component at the core should include due diligence to make sure the raw data is cited and actually provided in a usable way

[rebeccawilliams]

separate from this issue, but tangentially related is tagging data relevant for reports in advance of release cc @dsmorgan77

[nsinai]

These are both great ideas! cc @feomike @MarinaMartin @rypan @ErieMeyer

[rebeccawilliams]

See also the dataset embed feature being explored in Data.gov issue #127.

[rebeccawilliams]

Formats for a suggested citation that we might use =

From http://data.nal.usda.gov/:

When using this dataset, please cite the original publication:

Ma, Liwang, et. al. 2012. Calibrating RZWQM2 model for maize responses to deficit irrigation. Agricultural Water Management 103 (2012) 140–149. doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2011.11.005 http://pubag.nal.usda.gov/pubag/article.xhtml?id=554765

In addition, please cite the Ag Data Commons record:

USDA ARS Water Management Unit (2015). USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Corn, Greeley, Colorado. Ag Data Commons. http://data.nal.usda.govdataset/usda-agricultural-research-service-ars-corn-greeley-colorado

And:

U.S. Geological Survey, 2015, Landsat surface reflectance data: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2015–3034, 1 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/fs20153034. ISSN 2327-6932 (online)

See also: https://www.datacite.org/