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Data and observation cell

Data practice lab

Collects and cleans open data for a real project while learning the methods.

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To launch
3 members
or more
Roles
3
each a credential
Decides by
Consent (sociocratic objection rounds)
yours to change
Joining
By request
set per cell

How it works

The operating model

  1. People

    • Lead1 needed
    • Data steward1 needed
    • Quality reviewer1 needed

  2. How it decides

    1. Propose
    2. Discuss
    3. Consent (sociocratic objection rounds)
    4. Record and sign
    • Conflict-of-interest recusal

  3. First work

    • ProjectStation and sensor inventory
    • ProjectFirst open data release
    • IssueChoose the data licence
    • IssueDefine the quality flags
    • CallSite hosts and volunteer observers

  4. Services

    • Data
    • Maps and twins
    • Standards
    • Review hub

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Data practice lab

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The problem it works on

Roles and founders

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Who holds each role (you lead unless you choose)
  • Lead
  • Data steward
  • Quality reviewer

Host organisation

The organisation the cell works under. A network body can host it if you have none.

Charter

A starting charter from the type. The founders ratify it by a vote once the cell forms, and can amend it by proposal.

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Safeguarding

Who takes part

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In detail

Purpose, roles, agreements and expertise

Purpose

Runs sensors, gauges and monitoring, and curates open data that it publishes with quality flags and a licence.

Roles and what each does
RoleWhat it doesMinimum
LeadConvenes the cell, holds its mandate from the host and speaks for it.1 required
Data stewardLooks after the cell's data: licences, quality, access and retention.1 required
Quality reviewerChecks data and outputs against the agreed quality rules before release.1 required
The whole starter work programme

First projects

  • Station and sensor inventory
  • First open data release
  • Quality control routine

First issues

  • Choose the data licence
  • Define the quality flags
  • Agree data sharing with the host and site owners

Open calls

  • Site hosts and volunteer observers
Decision rule and agreements

Consent (sociocratic objection rounds)

Adopted when nobody has a reasoned, unresolved objection.

  • Cell charter Required The mission, scope, host, roles, governance model and how the cell closes.
  • Membership agreement Required What members commit to, how they join and leave, and how credit is recorded.
  • Data sharing agreement Required What data the cell holds, who may use it, for what, and for how long.
  • Intellectual property and open licence Required Who owns the outputs and the open licence they are published under.
  • Code of conduct and safeguarding Required How members treat each other, how concerns are raised, and who acts on them.
Expertise and competence evidence
  • Earth observation and Earth system data
  • Data infrastructure, compute and semiconductors
  • Atmosphere and air chemistry
  • Water security and hydrology
  • Oceans and coasts
  • Remote sensing and Earth observation
  • Hydrology and water resources
  • Meteorology and atmospheric science
  • Data science and statistics
  • Geoscience and seismology
  • Environmental chemistry and toxicology
  • Data steward Earth observation and Earth system data, at capability level 3 (Role-specific capability)
  • Quality reviewer Data infrastructure, compute and semiconductors, at capability level 3 (Role-specific capability)
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