SC-ADM (Standing Committee on Antarctic Data Management) advises on Antarctic data management and the Antarctic Data Directory System. It was established in 1997 and helps ensure scientific data from Antarctica is shared and accessible according to the Antarctic Treaty. The document discusses SC-ADM's role in promoting data sharing and management, including providing guidance to data centers and establishing policies. It emphasizes that a good data management plan and data policy are important to allow scientists access to past data and ensure continued access to data in the future.

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Claudio Rafanelli
CNR - IDASC
Deputy Chief Officer of SC-ADM
INGV - Rome - Oct. 09th, 2014
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2. Why SC-ADM in demoGrapes today?
The conduct of science in Antarctica is the cornerstone of the Antarctic Treaty System.
Antarctic Science is:
- Interdisciplinary
- Multinational
- Globally relevant
- Complex
- Politically important
The Antarctic Treaty (section III.1.c) says:
"Scientific observations and results from Antarctica shall be exchanged and made freely available."
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic
Programmes (COMNAP) established the Joint Committee on Antarctic Data Management (JCADM) in 1997
to manage Antarctic data.
In Dec. 2008 the formal linkage with COMNAP ceased and JCADM became SC-ADM from January 2009.
The mission of SC-ADM is to help co-operation between scientists and nations with regard to
scientific data.
It advises on the development of the Antarctic Data Directory System and plays a major role in the
International Polar Year data system (IPYDIS).
Members of SC-ADM are usually managers of the National Antarctic Data Centres or a relevant national
contact.
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3. Why SC-ADM in demoGrapes today?
SC-ADM meets annually, with every second meeting in conjunction with SCAR. Reports, work-plans and
documents are published on the Meetings and reports page.
SC-ADM's responsibilities include:
- Promotion of Antarctic data management
- Providing guidance to the Antarctic Master Directory host
- Establishing Antarctic data management policies and priorities
- The recruitment of National Antarctic Data Centres (NADCs)
- Encouraging scientists to submit metadata to the Antarctic Master Directory
- Reporting to SCAR on Antarctic data management issues
SCAR provides funding to support the Antarctic Master Directory (hosted by the Global Change Master
Directory - GCMD). The GCMD is expected to provide support to the NADCs. NADCs are funded at a
national level.
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4. Why SC-ADM in demoGrapes today?
http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/portals.html
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5. Why SC-ADM in demoGrapes today?
WHY A DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN?
The allow the scientific community to access the vast amount of data,
collected from their predecessors, is the basis of scientific progress; it
allows the development of good science and allows to make decisions for
future activities.
Sharing data helps researchers get credit for their work and increase its
visibility.
When the data are well managed, they are easier to find, understand and
use.
Accessibility helps move forward the frontier of science, so that younger
colleagues can leverage the work done in the past and make it part of their
job.
A good management plan must have a Data Policy
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6. Why SC-ADM in demoGrapes today?
So, I invited you to prepare a DATA POLICY
the Policy must to
-define who manages the metadata
-define who manages the data
-fix the rules to provide the Metadata
-fix the embargo period for exploitation of data
-fix the rules to ensure the “property” of data, especially during the embargo period
-fix the rules to ensure the maintenance of data sets for the future to not dissipate the
heritage.
-fix penalties for those who do not provide the data
but mainly
-define the rules for ON-LINE ACCESS TO DATA
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