Common use of Freely available data Clause in Contracts

Freely available data. The Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) is the WMO programme for monitoring the cryosphere. It is establishing a core network of surface observation sites, the CryoNet, which covers all parts of the cryosphere (ice sheets, ice shelves, glaciers, permafrost, snow, sea ice, river/lake ice) and also contributes to the standardization of best practices and easy access to data. The CryoNet is built from existing stations. A station has to fulfil a set of requirements to be accepted as a CryoNet station:  cryosphere measurements should be representative of the surrounding region,  the responsible agency must be committed to sustain long-term operations,  metadata should be kept up-to-date and made available for the GCW Portal,  instruments, methods and QC should follow GCW regulations and best practices,  data must be made freely available, in near real-time when possible. Figure 3.4.1 Location of Arctic CryoNet stations The GCW network also includes a number of contributing stations that do not fulfil all the CryoNet requirements. These stations may, however, provide valuable data and help close the gap related to the sparse coverage of data in the Arctic. The GCW Data Portal is so far a pre-operational service. It consists of metadata from a number of data centres, but the actual data are still provided through the interfaces supported by the originating data centre.

Freely available data. The Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) is the WMO programme for monitoring the cryosphere. It is establishing a core network of surface observation sites, the CryoNet, which covers all parts of the cryosphere (ice sheets, ice shelves, glaciers, permafrost, snow, sea ice, river/lake ice) and also contributes to the standardization of best practices and easy access to data. The CryoNet is built from existing stations. A station has to fulfil a set of requirements to be accepted as a CryoNet station:  • cryosphere measurements should be representative of the surrounding region,  • the responsible agency must be committed to sustain long-term operations,  • metadata should be kept up-to-date and made available for the GCW Portal,  • instruments, methods and QC should follow GCW regulations and best practices,  • data must be made freely available, in near real-time when possible. Figure 3.4.1 Location of Arctic CryoNet stations The GCW network also includes a number of contributing stations that do not fulfil all the CryoNet requirements. These stations may, however, provide valuable data and help close the gap related to the sparse coverage of data in the Arctic. The GCW Data Portal is so far a pre-operational service. It consists of metadata from a number of data centres, but the actual data are still provided through the interfaces supported by the originating data centre.