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On the Full and Open Exchange of Scientific
Data (1995)
A publication of the Committee on Geophysical and Environmental
Data
National Research Council
1995
Selected excerpts:
- "The Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and biosphere form an
integrated system that transcends national boundaries. To understand
the elements of the system, the way they interact, and how they have
changed with time, it is necessary to collect and analyze environmental
data from all parts of the world. Studies of the global environment
require international collaboration for many reasons:
- to address global issues, it is essential to have global data sets
and products derived from these data sets;
- it is more efficient and cost-effective for each nation to share
its data and information than to collect everything it needs
independently; and
- the implementation of effective policies addressing issues of the
global environment requires the involvement from the outset of nearly
all nations of the world.
International programs for global change research and environmental
monitoring crucially depend on the principle of full and open data
exchange (i.e., data and information are made available without
restriction, on a non-discriminatory basis, for no more than the cost
of reproduction and distribution."
- "Conclusion - The pressing need to understand and monitor the
environment has made it more important than ever for scientists to have
increased access to relevant data, information, and products. WMO draft
resolution 11.4 (Cg-XII) would have the opposite effect, and would set
a damaging precedent for other international agreements. It is thus
incumbent on the United States to take all actions necessary to foster
the principle of full and open exchange."
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