| Title | Geospatial data preservation primer |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | GeoConnections; Hickling Arthurs Low Corporation |
| Source | Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, Information Product 36e, 2015, 92 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/296299  Open Access |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is a translation of Guide d'introduction à
la préservation des données géospatiales; Guide d'introduction à la préservation des données géospatiales |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | geophysics; Nature and Environment; remote sensing; information geology; data collections; geographic information system |
| Illustrations | flow charts |
| Program | GeoConnections Secretariat GeoConnections Secretariat |
| Released | 2015 04 02 |
| Abstract | (Summary)
This primer is one in a series of Operational Policy documents being developed by GeoConnections. It is intended to inform Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) stakeholders
about the nature and scope of digital geospatial data archiving and preservation and the realities, challenges and good practices of related operational policies.
Burgeoning growth of online geospatial applications and the deluge of data,
combined with the growing complexity of archiving and preserving digital data, has revealed a significant gap in the operational policy coverage for the Canadian geospatial data infrastructure (CGDI).
Currently there is no commonly accepted
guidance for CGDI stakeholders wishing or mandated to preserve their geospatial data assets for long-term access and use. More specifically, there is little or no guidance available to inform operational policy decisions on how to manage, preserve
and provide access to a digital geospatial data collection. The preservation of geospatial data over a period of time is especially important when datasets are required to inform modeling applications such as climate change impact predictions, flood
forecasts and land use management. Furthermore, data custodians may have both a legal and moral responsibility to implement effective archiving and preservation programs.
Based on research and analysis of the Canadian legislative framework and
current international practices in digital data archiving and preservation, this primer provides guidance on the factors to be considered and the steps to be taken in planning and implementing a data archiving and preservation program. It describes
an approach to establishing a geospatial data archives based on good practices from the literature and Canadian case studies.
This primer will provide CGDI stakeholders with information on how to incorporate archiving and preservation
considerations into an effective data management process that covers the entire life cycle (DCC, 2013) (LAC, 2006) of their geospatial data assets (i.e., creation and receipt, distribution, use, maintenance, and disposition). It is intended to inform
CGDI stakeholders on the importance of long term data preservation, and provide them with the information and tools required to make policy decisions for creating an archives and preserving digital geospatial data.
This primer also discusses legal
topics, current at the time of publication, for general informational purposes only. It builds on the GeoConnections Research and Analysis Report: Geospatial Data Archiving and Preservation (HAL, 2011). Material found in this primer may not apply to
all jurisdictions. GeoConnections is not responsible for the use of any materials or contents of the primer. The contents of this primer do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This primer (2013) intends to inform users, managers and custodians of geo-information about the nature and scope of digital geospatial data archiving
and preservation and the realities, challenges and good practices of related operational policies. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 296299 |
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