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NOAA Data Management Planning Procedural Directive Version 2.0.1

Superseded Supporting Files
  • 2015



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    The goal of Data Management planning is to ensure that data are properly documented, made accessible, and preserved for future use. NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 212-15, Management of Environmental Data and Information,1 states that environmental data are to be managed based upon a lifecycle that includes developing and following a Data Management Plan (DM Plan). The purpose of this Procedural Directive is to support the requirement for DM Plans by providing detailed guidance on who should write DM Plans and how to write them. This Directive directs managers of all data production or data collection programs and systems to ensure data management plans are developed for their data. The Directive provides a Template (Appendix A) with questions to be addressed regarding NOAA environmental data.
  • Content Notes:
    The NOAA Data Management Planning Procedural Directive, which was revised by NOAA's Environmental Data Management Committee (EDMC) on December 10, 2014 as version 2.0. As per a recomendation from the NOSC, a minor change was made, and the PD was re-approved by the EDMC on February 11, 2015 as version 2.0.1
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