Data Management

Keep project stewardship, controlled-data inventory, and analytical provenance distinct.

GeoEpi uses three related records for three different questions:

Record	Question it answers
Project DMP	How will this project manage its data?
Controlled-data inventory	What important controlled or project-generated data actually exist?
Subproject analytical provenance	Exactly which data did this analysis use, and how were they processed?

The project DMP and controlled-data inventory belong with project context in the Hub. Analytical provenance belongs with the subproject that acquires or uses the data. Do not collapse these into one giant record, and do not require every subproject to maintain a separate formal DMP.

The guiding idea is as open as possible and as restricted as necessary. Controlled, proprietary, partner-provided, sensitive, contractual, or otherwise restricted data may remain restricted.

Continue to Project DMPs, Controlled data, or Analytical provenance.