Review of Geoscience Data and Data Governance: In preparation for the formulation of a Mongolian National Geological Survey  

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Car, N.J. | Milton, K.

Abstract

In May 2016, Geoscience Australia entered into a Sub-Proposal of the Australia Mongolia Extractives Program (AMEP) [1]. The Sub-proposal was titled 'Review of the Geoscience data and data management government for the future NGS Database and Delivery Section' [2]. This work was originally proposed in the Mongolia Scoping Study written by Bridget Ayling and Aki Nakamura [9]. The Scoping Study identified the creation of a National Geological Survey (NGS) and a National Geoscientific Database as key recommendations. This report builds on [9]¿s Priority 2 (the creation of a National Geoscientific Database) by providing an assessment of existing geoscientific data governance and process. It identifies areas where international standards and best¿practice could be applied to increase efficiency and effectiveness in the use of geoscientific data. It also proposes a roadmap to address identified gaps in data governance and technology. The findings of this report are as follows: * There are several Mongolian Government organisations who collect and hold geoscientific data, mainly within the Ministry of Mining but also outside it (Environmental Information Centre within the Ministry of Environment and Greening); * There are well established and governed processes for the collection of some scientific reports, and the delivery of some forms of maps, mostly in hard copy; * There are gaps in the government policy framework regarding spatial data management and delivery and also departmental aggregated data generally; * There is uncertainty around the governance of the future NGS and whether it will incorporate or sit beside existing geoscientific agencies. On the basis of these findings, the report includes the following recommendations which are articulated in full detail in Section 10: Recommendation 1: Data Governance Policy The Mongolian Government should formally identify custodians of existing geoscientific data holdings and define rights and obligations of custodianship. Recommendation 2: Data Exchange Policy The Mongolian Government should develop a formal data exchange policy for geoscientific data. Recommendation 3: Catalogue Development The Mongolian Government should develop and publish a data catalogue listing the data holdings of all relevant agencies, including information on the data custodian and access policy. This catalogue should adopt key international standards for metadata and online catalogue delivery. The catalogue may initially be for internal government use only but should eventually be made public, even if all of the data within it is not directly accessible. The metadata for all datasets should be listed in the catalogue, even when the data is not made available. Recommendation 4: Digital delivery for data products The Mongolian Government should develop IT infrastructure to support data exchange and distribution to support making the data listed in the data catalogues available digitally. Not all of the catalogue¿s data will either be available digitally or freely. Recommendation 5: Adopt a roadmap to prepare for a future National Geological Survey The Mongolian Government should adopt a roadmap to implement Recommendations 1 - 4 and prepare for the establishment of an NGS with NGS structural decisions based on the progress of implementing Recommendations 1 - 4. Recommendation 6: Continued Cooperation with Geoscience Australia The Mongolian Government and Geoscience Australia should continue to share information and approaches on the management and delivery of geoscientific information. This is likely to benefit both institutions.

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• Mongolia

( Discipline )

• Data Management

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• RM-ODP analysis

• Published_Internal

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2016-09-30T00:00:00

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2016-06-25T00:00:00

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A report from Geoscience Australia to the Mongolian government sponsored by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Australia Mongolia Extraction Programme aid funding.

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geoscientificInformation

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This is a stand-alone report but references to previous GA reports relating to it are given in the References section.

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[-90, 90, -180, 180]

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