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Knowledge inventory of foundational data products in planetary science

The Planetary Science Journal
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Abstract

Some of the key components of any Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure (PDSI) are the data products that end-users wish to discover, access, and interrogate. One precursor to the implementation of a PSDI is a knowledge inventory that catalogs what products are available, from which data producers, and at what initially understood data qualities. We present a knowledge inventory of foundational PSDI data products: geodetic coordinate reference frames, elevation or topography, and orthoimages or orthomosaics. Additionally, we catalog the available gravity models that serve as critical data for the assessment of spatial location, spatial accuracy, and ultimately spatial efficacy. We strengthen our previously published definitions of foundational data products to assist in solidifying a common vocabulary that will improve communication about these essential data products.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Knowledge inventory of foundational data products in planetary science
Series title The Planetary Science Journal
DOI 10.3847/psj/abcb94
Volume 2
Issue 1
Year Published 2021
Language English
Publisher IOP Science
Contributing office(s) Astrogeology Science Center
Description 18, 28 p.
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