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Data preservation

Design, development, and implementation of methods for ensuring that scientific information remain accessible and usable despite changes in technology and strategic directions in the originating organzation.

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Data rescue (2 items)

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Preserving science for the ages--USGS data rescue [More info]: How we recover and preserve old scientific information, with examples.
U.S. Geological Survey archived data recovery in Texas, 2008-11 [More info]: Our 2008-11 data rescue and recovery efforts resulted in an efficient workflow process, database, and Web user interface for scientists and citizens to access archived environmental information not previously available to the public.
U.S. Geological Survey community for data integration: data upload, registry, and access tool [More info]: Web-based software system allowing scientific data to be made available with proper documentation to potential users.

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