Data Policy and Guidance

Data Sharing Policy

The Data Sharing Policy states that all data and information products developed by CASC funded projects will be made publicly available, no more than one year after the project is completed. It also requires a data management plan for all proposals and funded projects.

• Data Sharing Policy

Data Management Plan Guidance & Template

All CASC proposals require a Data Management Plan (DMP). The DMP includes information about data and data products used, collected, and produced in projects.

• DMP Guidance
• DMP Template

Data Management Manual

The Data Management Manual contains information on the architecture, information, and approach to data management for the CASC enterprise. Details on roles and responsibilities, data activities, metadata, peer review, and standards can be found in this manual.

• Data Management Manual

CASC Data Stewards

Each CASC has a Data Steward to work with funded PIs on the development of a Data Management Plan, answer any questions related to data management, and assist with the transition of data and information products into the CASC data repository. The contact information for the Data Stewards is below.

• Alaska CASC: Charlie Parr (cparr4@alaska.edu) and Kyle Redilla (kmredilla@alaska.edu)
• North Central, Pacific Islands, and Midwest CASCs: Sarah Burton (sburton@usgs.gov)
• National, Northwest, and Southwest CASCs: Michiko Beauchamp (mbeauchamp@usgs.gov)
• Northeast, Southeast, and South Central CASCs: Ellen Brown (ellenbrown@usgs.gov)