EarthCube Domain Workshop: Data Facilities

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Data facilities provide a key resource in the pursuit of innovative scientific research byaggregating, preserving, and disseminating large quantities of data sets, including highlycomplex petabyte scale data to more simple metadata catalogs. The proposed workshop providesa forum for leaders from these facilities, regardless of scale, type or format of data, togather and discuss commonalities and collaborative solutions to the increasing challengesassociated with providing data access for researchers. In addition, this workshop will actas a key end-user Assembly Group during the EarthCube Test Enterprise Governance process toidentify decision making processes and governance models that are most applicable to the geosciencedata facilities.A steering committee of experts from across the Geosciences, including Atmosphere, Oceans,and Earth Sciences will act to identify key participants and create a quality agenda. Socialscientists will be utilized to ensure developmental evaluation and learning loops are incorporatedinto the agenda; this includes the construction of key scenarios and exercises for discussionand breakout groups.Results of the meeting will include a set of common and unique requirements and challengesassociated with the communication, collaboration, interoperability, and governance structuresrequired to ensure that the capabilities and opportunities of existing and emerging NSF/GEOfacilities are incorporated into the EarthCube concept.