The CDI Data Management Best Practices Focus Group—led by John Faundeen—determined that the best path to success in preserving and making our science accessible lies in identifying and consistently applying data management standards, tools, and methods at each stage of what the group terms the “USGS scientific data life cycle.” To assist in achieving this goal, the group developed a Scientific Life Cycle Model that accurately captures how USGS scientists conduct their projects, reflecting the stages that science data go through from initial selection through collection, preparation, use, dissemination, and final disposition. The Group designed a visual representation of the Model to articulate its key components,...
