The Information Science group has developed 15 guidelines that describe data and metadata that are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR).
Frances Lightsom
Fran Lightsom's (she/her) professional calling is to make scientific information available to the world so that people can make wiser choices about how to live. I pursue this calling as a manager of people and projects that manage data, by serving as the USGS Ocean Data Ambassador, and by working with teams and committees that improve the quality and availability of our scientific products.
Science and Products
Geographic Searches for USGS Publications (Bureau-wide Application)
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Data Library
Building a Roadmap for Making Data FAIR in the U.S. Geological Survey
Content Specifications to Enable USGS Transition to ISO Metadata Standard
Geographic Searches for USGS Publications (Bureau-wide Application)
Use of Controlled Vocabularies in USGS Information Applications: Requirements Analysis for Automated Processes and Services (Bureau-wide Application)
The Information Science group has developed 15 guidelines that describe data and metadata that are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR).
Community for data integration 2019 project report
Opportunities to improve alignment with the FAIR Principles for U.S. Geological Survey data
Polygons of global undersea features for geographic searches
Community for Data Integration 2016 annual report
Community for Data Integration 2015 annual report
Community for Data Integration 2014 annual report
A case study of data integration for aquatic resources using semantic web technologies
Community for Data Integration 2013 Annual Report
Data categories for marine planning
Shapefile for Coastal Zone Management Program counties of the United States and its territories, 2009 (CZMP_counties_2009.shp)
How to Use the Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) Digital Libraries
Long-term oceanographic observations in Massachusetts Bay, 1989-2006
USGS ISO Content Specifications
Science and Products
Geographic Searches for USGS Publications (Bureau-wide Application)
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Data Library
Building a Roadmap for Making Data FAIR in the U.S. Geological Survey
Content Specifications to Enable USGS Transition to ISO Metadata Standard
Geographic Searches for USGS Publications (Bureau-wide Application)
Use of Controlled Vocabularies in USGS Information Applications: Requirements Analysis for Automated Processes and Services (Bureau-wide Application)
The Information Science group has developed 15 guidelines that describe data and metadata that are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR).
The Information Science group has developed 15 guidelines that describe data and metadata that are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR).