PIE-LTER Data Policies and Protocols
Policy for Data Availablity
The PIE-LTER strives to make available to the public data collected by the project as well
as other important long-term data. It is recognized that researchers have an obligation to contribute all LTER funded data to the PIE-LTER database and to publish the data in a timely fashion. It is also recognized that investigators must have reasonable opportunity to have first use of data they have collected (see Data Access Policy for the LTER Network).
PIE-LTER data and meta-data documentation are available for on-line access soon after data-processing and documentation are complete. The availability status for data-sets are defined as follows:
- Type 1. Data that is freely available within 1-3 years with minimal restrictions.
- Type 2. Exceptional data sets that are available only with written permission from the PI/investigator(s).
Instructions and Files for Submitting Data
LTER data files should be submitted using the
Excel Metadata spreadsheet template
and the resulting file should be submitted to the
PIE LTER Information Manager. The template contains
explicit instructions often cell by cell which is helpful for filling out the form.
Download PIE LTER MS Excel Metadata spreadsheet template
Old metadata template, use for GIS metadata during transition to EML, also requires use of either ArcGIS or IDRISI based MS Word FGDC metadata.
Instructions for Completion of Former Microsoft Word Documentation Metadata File: HTML Microsoft Word
Download Former MS Word Metadata Template
ArcGIS based MS Word FGDC metadata template
IDRISI GIS based MS Word FGDC metadata template
