NOAA Administrative Order 212-15: Management of Environmental and Geospatial Data and Information

Key Info
URL - the landing page for the learning resource: 
https://commons.esipfed.org/node/1438
Description - a brief synopsis, abstract or summary of what the learning resource is about: 

This training module is part of the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (or ESIP Federation's) Data Management for Scientists Short Course.  The subject of this module is " NOAA Administrative Order 212-15:  Management of Environmental and Geospatial Data and Information".  The module was authored by Jeff Arnfield from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center.  Besides the ESIP Federation, sponsors of this Data Management for Scientists Short Course are the Data Conservancy and the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  This module is available in both presentation slide and video formats.

NOAA, like many other agencies, has its own set of requirements and directives that augment broader Federal level data management mandates.  Ah, but how to achieve compliance?  As with most orders, there is the inevitable “stick:”  anyone receiving NOAA funding -- its own offices and employees as well as contractors, partners and outside researchers – must manage resulting environmental data in compliance with NOAA’s requirements and directives.

To assist data managers in understanding and meeting those requirements, there is also a bit of carrot: NOAA’s Environmental Data Management Committee, or EDMC, provides access to the directives and various supporting resources, including implementation guidance.  NOAA’s National Data Centers provide additional guidance for data submitted for archiving.  

Authoring Person(s) Name: 
Jeff Arnfield
License - link to legal statement specifying the copyright status of the learning resource: 
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States - CC BY 3.0 US
Access Cost: 
No fee
Citation - format of the preferred citation for the learning resource: 
Arnfield, J. 2013. “The Case for Data Stewardship – Agency Requirements; NOAA Administrative Order 212-15: Management of Environmental and Geospatial Data and Information.” In Data Management for Scientists Short Course, edited by Ruth Duerr and Nancy J. Hoebelheinrich, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners: ESIP Commons. doi:10.7269/P3KK98PW
Primary language(s) in which the learning resource was originally published or made available: 
English
More info about
Keywords - short phrases describing what the learning resource is about: 
Federal agency data management requirements (U.S.)
Data sharing
Data management planning
Subject Discipline - subject domain(s) toward which the learning resource is targeted: 
Engineering: Aerospace Engineering
Physical Sciences and Mathematics: Earth Sciences
Published / Broadcast: 
Friday, February 1, 2013
ID - identifier that provides the means to locate the learning resource or its citation: 
doi:10.7269/P3KK98PW
Type - namespace prefix for the citable locator, if any: 
DOI
Publisher - organization credited with publishing or broadcasting the learning resource: 
Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP Federation)
Media Type - designation of the form in which the content of the learning resource is represented, e.g., moving image: 
Presentation - representation of the particular way in which an author shows, describes or explains one or more concepts, e.g., a set of Powerpoint slides.
Contributor Name: 
Name: 
Ruth E. Duerr
Type: 
Writing – review & editing
Name: 
Nancy J. Hoebelheinrich
Type: 
Writing – review & editing
Name: 
Nancy J. Hoebelheinrich
Type: 
Voiceover video performer
Contact Person(s): 
Jeff Arnfield
Educational Info
Purpose - primary educational reason for which the learning resource was created: 
Professional Development - increasing knowledge and capabilities related to managing the data produced, used or re-used, curated and/or archived.
Learning Resource Type - category of the learning resource from the point of view of a professional educator: 
Lesson - detailed description of an element of instruction in a course, [could be] contained in a unit of one or more lessons, and used by a teacher to guide class instruction. Example: presentation slides on a topic.
Target Audience - intended audience for which the learning resource was created: 
Research scientist
Intended time to complete - approximate amount of time the average student will take to complete the learning resource: 
Up to 1 hour
Framework - A community-based organization plan or set of steps for education or training: 
ESIP Data Management for Scientists Short Course
Framework Node: ESIP Data Management For Scientists Short Course: 
The Case for Data Stewardship