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4. Data Management and Products
Pages 47-50

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From page 47...
... However, the data are incomplete...of varied quality, and non-standardized in collection protocol." In the case of the Restoration Plan, the potential for these undesirable outcomes is perhaps increased because of multiple or vague monitoring goals or requirements (e.g., testing research hypotheses versus meeting regulatory requirements) ; involvement of numerous parties in plan development and implementation (federal and state agencies, private sector firms and universities)
From page 48...
... Given the complexity and duration of the Restoration Plan, desirable features of such a system include the following: clear data and metadata policies and standards; policies and procedures for data validation; mechanisms to ensure Restoration Plan data integrity and security; mechanisms for inter-organizational data and information sharing; policies and procedures for public information access and outreach; database software and database models to facilitate storage and retrieval; tools to facilitate data analysis and learning through shared computing hardware and software resources; and . human and technological capacity to maintain a growing and increasingly complex store of data and information.
From page 49...
... The Restoration Plan strategy for data and information management strategy should consider moving beyond centralized databases, rigid standards, and data clearinghouses. The Restoration Plan could exert leadership by creating mechanisms and providing funding for promoting confederation of databases that are controlled and maintained locally by participating organizations and individuals.
From page 50...
... This includes prioritizing the importance of the various ecological indicators. The Adaptive Assessment Team has done an excellent job of winnowing a large number of possible indicators and monitoring objectives down to a much smaller, but still substantial, subset.


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