The Importance of Data Set Provenance (Metadata) for Science

The Importance of Data Set Provenance (Metadata) for Science

Hills, D. J., R. R. Downs, R. Duerr, J. C. Goldstein,
M. A. Parsons, and H. K. Ramapriyan, 2016, The
Importance of Data Set Provenance for Science. Eos
Earth & Space Science News. vol. 97, no. 3 pp. 10-11.
February 1, 2016 (December 4, 2015),
https://eos.org/opinions/the-importance-of-data-set-provenance-for-science

"Scientific research must rest on a solid foundation
of data preservation, provenance, and contextual
information. New technical and normative approaches
are required to identify, capture, and track all
details necessary to demonstrate data validity and
to better ensure scientific reproducibility."

Yours,

Paul H.