LNWB Ch03 Data Processes - data management plan

Overview:
The Lower Nooksack Water Budget Project involved assembling a wide range of existing data related to WRIA 1 and specifically the Lower Nooksack Subbasin, updating existing data sets and generating new data sets. This Data Management Plan provides an overview of the data sets, formats and collaboration environment that was used to develop the project. Use of a plan during development of the technical work products provided a forum for the data development and management to be conducted with transparent methods and processes. At project completion, the Data Management Plan provides an accessible archive of the data resources used and supporting information on the data storage, intended access, sharing and re-use guidelines.

One goal of the Lower Nooksack Water Budget project is to make this “usable technical information” as accessible as possible across technical, policy and general public users. The project data, analyses and documents will be made available through the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Project website http://wria1project.org. This information is intended for use by the WRIA 1 Joint Board and partners working to achieve the adopted goals and priorities of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Plan.

Model outputs for the Lower Nooksack Water Budget are summarized by sub-watersheds (drainages) and point locations (nodes). In general, due to changes in land use over time and changes to available streamflow and climate data, the water budget for any watershed needs to be updated periodically. Further detailed information about data sources is provided in review packets developed for specific technical components including climate, streamflow and groundwater level, soils and land cover, and water use.

Purpose:
This project involves assembling a wide range of existing data related to the WRIA 1 and specifically the Lower Nooksack Subbasin, updating existing data sets and generating new data sets. Data will be used as input to various hydrologic, climatic and geomorphic components of the Topnet-Water Management (WM) model, but will also be available to support other modeling efforts in WRIA 1. Much of the data used as input to the Topnet model is publicly available and maintained by others, (i.e., USGS DEMs and streamflow data, SSURGO soils data, University of Washington gridded meteorological data). Pre-processing is performed to convert these existing data into a format that can be used as input to the Topnet model. Post-processing of Topnet model ASCII-text file outputs is subsequently combined with spatial data to generate GIS data that can be used to create maps and illustrations of the spatial distribution of water information. Other products generated during this project will include documentation of methods, input by WRIA 1 Joint Board Staff Team during review and comment periods, communication tools developed for public engagement and public comment on the project.

In order to maintain an organized system of developing and distributing data, Lower Nooksack Water Budget project collaborators should be familiar with standards for data management described in this document, and the following issues related to generating and distributing data:
1. Standards for metadata and data formats
2. Plans for short-term storage and data management (i.e., file formats, local storage and back up procedures and security)
3. Legal and ethical issues (i.e., intellectual property, confidentiality of study participants)
4. Access policies and provisions (i.e., how the data will be made available to others, any restrictions needed)
5. Provisions for long-term archiving and preservation (i.e., establishment of a new data archive or utilization of an existing archive)
6. Assigned data management responsibilities (i.e., persons responsible for ensuring data Management, monitoring compliance with the Data Management Plan)

This resource is a subset of the LNWB Ch03 Data Processes Collection Resource.

概述：
下努克萨克水预算项目（Lower Nooksack Water Budget Project）旨在整合与WRIA 1及特定的下努克萨克子流域相关的各类现有数据，更新既有数据集并生成全新数据集。本数据管理计划概述了本项目开发过程中所使用的数据集、格式与协作环境。在技术工作成果开发阶段采用本计划，可为数据开发与管理工作提供透明的方法与流程框架。项目竣工后，本数据管理计划将留存一份易于获取的数据资源档案，包含所用数据资源以及数据存储、预期访问、共享与复用指南等辅助信息。

下努克萨克水预算项目的目标之一，是让这类“可用技术信息”尽可能覆盖技术人员、政策制定者与普通公众等各类用户群体。项目相关数据、分析结果与文档将通过WRIA 1流域管理项目官网http://wria1project.org对外发布。本信息仅供WRIA 1联合委员会及合作伙伴使用，以助力实现WRIA 1流域管理计划既定目标与优先事项。

下努克萨克水预算的模型输出将按子流域（汇水区）与点位（节点）进行汇总。总体而言，由于土地利用随时间发生变化，且径流与气候数据的可用情况亦有变动，任何流域的水预算均需定期更新。针对气候、径流、地下水位、土壤与土地覆被以及用水等特定技术模块编制的评审包中，将提供有关数据源的更多详细信息。

目的：
本项目旨在整合与WRIA 1及特定的下努克萨克子流域相关的各类现有数据，更新既有数据集并生成全新数据集。这些数据既可用作Topnet水管理（WM）模型的各类水文、气候与地貌模块的输入，也可用于支撑WRIA 1区域内的其他建模工作。Topnet模型所用的多数公开数据由第三方维护发布，例如美国地质调查局（USGS）的数字高程模型（DEM）与径流数据、SSURGO土壤数据、华盛顿大学网格化气象数据。我们将对现有数据进行预处理，将其转换为可适配Topnet模型输入的格式。随后，我们会将Topnet模型输出的ASCII文本文件进行后处理，并与空间数据结合，生成可用于绘制水信息空间分布地图与示意图的地理信息系统（GIS）数据。本项目产出的其他成果还包括方法文档、WRIA 1联合委员会职员团队在评审与意见征集阶段提供的输入内容，以及为公众参与项目和征集公众意见所开发的沟通工具。

为维持有序的数据开发与分发体系，下努克萨克水预算项目的协作方应熟悉本文件所述的数据管理标准，以及与数据生成和分发相关的以下事项：
1. 元数据与数据格式标准
2. 短期存储与数据管理计划（即文件格式、本地存储与备份流程及安全措施）
3. 法律与伦理问题（即知识产权、研究参与者的保密事宜）
4. 访问政策与条款（即数据向他人开放的方式、所需的任何限制条件）
5. 长期归档与保存条款（即建立新的数据档案或利用现有档案）
6. 指定的数据管理职责（即负责确保数据管理工作、监督数据管理计划合规性的人员）

本资源为LNWB第3章数据流程合集资源的子集。