Embracing Open Data ∈Field-Driven Sciences
By Rebecca Fowler 10 March 2016
https://eos.org/opinions/embracing-open-data-in-field-driven-sciences
Climate change and the other complex issues facing our planet require the application of vast amounts of data, information, and knowledge to be fully understood. No single scientist or organization has all of the data, tools, or capabilities to do this work; only by bringing diverse research communities together around shared data and information will these problems be addressed.
However, ecology, geology, and the other sciences that depend on field observations pose special challenges for data and sample sharing. These disciplines often rely on time-sensitive, perishable data and samples that are temporally and spatially unique: the observations of an ash plume evolving or the samples amassed during a research cruise to assess the impacts of an oil spill.
These challenges have caused field-driven sciences to be slow ∈ making data accessible and reproducible. To keep research on the leading edge of discovery, data and sample sharing ∈ the field sciences must evolve to become common practice.
Allowing data to be reused and research results to be replicated fosters innovation, high-quality research, and public trust ∈ science.
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