Geoscience data publication: Practices and perspectives on enabling the FAIR guiding principles

Danie Kinkade, Adam Shepherd
2021 Geoscience Data Journal  
Over a century ago, the scientific research community first acknowledged the importance and value data hold beyond their original, intended use (Cajal, 1999) . Geoscience data hold particular value, representing snapshots of Earth systems that are unique in both space and time, and as such are often irreplaceable. These data serve as records of the past and present, necessary to understand current, and predict future states, rates and processes of global systems. But the
doi:10.1002/gdj3.120 fatcat:4cykgwyibbdezfkjstiybgldwq