The CEDA Archive

The CEDA Archive accepts data relevant to Atmospheric Sciences and Earth ObservatiThe CEDA Archive operates the atmospheric and earth observation data centre functions on behalf of NERC for the UK atmospheric science and earth observation communities. It covers climate, composition, observations and NWP data as well as various earth observation datasets, including airborne and satellite data and imagery. Prior to November 2016 these functions were operated by CEDA under the titles of the British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) and the NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC).on fields. Data must be well formatted and have appropriate documentation. We will consider taking data from any source if we can see its utility for in our subject areas. We also take data from NERC funded science projects to act as a reference source.

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Last Updated May 26, 2021, 02:45 (UTC)
Created October 6, 2020, 13:36 (UTC)
Country UK
Data Management The CEDA Archive seeks to offer long-term archiving for data, but the level of curation needed will vary from dataset to dataset based on how likely onward re-use is expected to be. Generally, data with a higher level of preparation will be more widely accessible to a wider pool of future users, but CEDA also recognises there are resource limitations limiting this. The remainder of this document outlines criteria for selecting datasets for archival or enhanced exploitation, and provides guidelines for the management of such datasets. It is explicitly expected that a) not all simulated datasets are suitable for management, and b) not all simulated datasets will be managed within a NERC designated data centre
Data Policy As a core activity in the CEDA Archive, preservation does not exist in isolation. It needs to take account of: The NERC Data Policy; NERC and STFC Information Security policy; User needs. Legislation that applies particularly to data repositories: Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Freedom of Information Act 2000, and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 Good practice Learnt from other repositories for example, Core Trust Seal certification (presently under submission) and the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) reference model It is NERC`s policy that: NERC will maintain Environmental Data Centres for the management and dissemination of environmental data of long-term value generated through NERC funding or deposited by third-parties; The data centres will act impartially towards all data producers, regardless of whether they are based within or outside of NERC. The environmental data within the data centres will be open to all on the same basis; Working with the environmental science community NERC will maintain criteria to identify environmental data of long-term value (a Data Value Checklist). These criteria will be used to inform all decisions that NERC makes on the acceptance and disposal of data by its data centres; Information on all data held within the data centres will be made available through the NERC Data Catalogue Service.
Data Sharing Principle All data in the CEDA Archive will be listed in the catalogue. This publicly accessible catalogue enables searching of the entire CEDA Archive holdings and provides view and download services. Information on citation, licensing, embargo periods and access to supporting documentation for re-use is also provided via the catalogue which holds discovery level standards compliant metadata for each digital resource. Public access to the digital resources held by the CEDA Archive is conditional on acceptance of any terms and conditions under which the resources are made available. Access to the holdings is in most cases free at the point of use. Data held by the CEDA Archive are available under a range of different licences, including open licence such as the UK’s Open Government Licence (OGL). The licence applicable for each dataset is listed on the associated data catalogue page. The CEDA Archive supports the depositor’s right of first publication and, in line with NERC data policy, permits an agreed embargo period of up to two years from the point of data collection or generation. Digital resources may be ingested into the CEDA Archive, however public access to those data would be restricted until such time as the embargo period expires. It is the policy of the CEDA Archive to: provide data management advice and guidance to researchers working on NERC-funded atmospheric physics, atmospheric composition, climate change and earth observation projects store a copy of the data 'as supplied' in a secure archive location in an agreed format ensure the data are discoverable and provide access to data held in the archive under appropriate access control create Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for digital datasets, facilitating data citation and display these alongside the data where requested by the data provider encourage the use of the datasets held by the CEDA Archive for a full range of purposes including future scientific projects and within information products or decision support systems