NASA LP DAAC PRODUCT LIFECYLE PLAN IN ACTION

The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) is a NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Data and Information System (EOSDIS) DAAC that supports selected EOS Community non-standard data products such as the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Global Emissivity Database (GED), and also supports NASA Earth Science programs such as Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) to contribute in providing long-term, consistent, and mature data products.

To support and deliver excellence for NASA data stewardship, and to accommodate long-tail data preservation with Community and MEaSUREs products, the LP DAAC introduces a Product Lifecycle Plan that features a phased project framework to facilitate long-term product preservation. The first phase, Inception, captures all artifacts applied by the Product Developer(s) and develops Earth Science Data Records based on product artifacts. The second phase, Active Archive, distributes, promotes and provides services for the matured products to the science community. The third and final phase, Long-term Archive, establishes a permanent preservation location for all project artifacts. This poster depicts the LP DAAC Product Lifecycle Plan in action using the LP DAAC recently released NASA WELD Version 1.5 artifacts and phased objectives.