<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">FYI-<div><br><div>Karen Klima, USGS Enterprise Web Program Manager in the GIO office, sent this to me. Pretty impressive!</div><div>If you don't want to bother opening the attachment, the relevant link in it is</div><div><a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/08/earthquakes-are-huge-on-datago.html">http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/08/earthquakes-are-huge-on-datago.html</a></div><div><br><div>
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<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Karen S Klima <<a href="mailto:kklima@usgs.gov">kklima@usgs.gov</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">September 1, 2010 2:17:02 PM MDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Thomas A Hermann <<a href="mailto:thomas_hermann@usgs.gov">thomas_hermann@usgs.gov</a>>, Carl Zulick <<a href="mailto:czulick@usgs.gov">czulick@usgs.gov</a>>, Edward J McFaul <<a href="mailto:jmcfaul@usgs.gov">jmcfaul@usgs.gov</a>>, Gary T Fisher <<a href="mailto:gtfisher@usgs.gov">gtfisher@usgs.gov</a>>, Katherine Lins <<a href="mailto:klins@usgs.gov">klins@usgs.gov</a>>, Kelly L Bradley <<a href="mailto:kbradley@usgs.gov">kbradley@usgs.gov</a>>, <a href="mailto:kwood@usgs.gov">kwood@usgs.gov</a>, Peter S Murdoch <<a href="mailto:pmurdoch@usgs.gov">pmurdoch@usgs.gov</a>>, <a href="mailto:dgovoni@usgs.gov">dgovoni@usgs.gov</a>, Raymond C Obuch <<a href="mailto:obuch@usgs.gov">obuch@usgs.gov</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Lisa A Wald <<a href="mailto:lisa@usgs.gov">lisa@usgs.gov</a>>, Kevin T Gallagher <<a href="mailto:kgallagher@usgs.gov">kgallagher@usgs.gov</a>>, Linda C Gundersen <<a href="mailto:lgundersen@usgs.gov">lgundersen@usgs.gov</a>>, Michael P McDermott/DO/USGS/DOI <CN=Michael_P_McDermott/OU=DO/OU=USGS/O=DOI%USGS>, <a href="mailto:efrazier@usgs.gov">efrazier@usgs.gov</a>, Jill McCarthy <<a href="mailto:jmccarthy@usgs.gov">jmccarthy@usgs.gov</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>USGS Earthquake data makes <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> news!</b><br></span></div><br><div><br><br><br>To: USGS <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> Points of Contact<br>cc: Kevin Gallagher, Linda Gundersen, Mike McDermott, Rich Frazier, Lisa<br>Wald, Jill McCarthy<br><br>Recently a prominent Federal Web 2.0 blog (O’Reilly Radar) identified the<br>top 10 most downloaded datasets on <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a>. This article was subsequently<br>the headline for the recent Federal <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> News Brief (attached) which is<br>widely disseminated across the Federal Government to Open Government,<br><a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a>, and Web 2.0 professionals. Taking the top spot for all Federal<br>Datasets on <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> was a USGS dataset (Worldwide M1 + Earthquakes, Past 7<br>Days).<br><br>Congratulations to all involved in making this happen. This is a great news<br>story for USGS and demonstrates to the entire Federal Government the value<br>of our scientific research. Additionally, The O’Reilly blog reached out to<br>potential application developers to identify new apps that may have been<br>recently developed as a result of this dataset. The ability to reach new<br>markets and non-traditional communities that may be tapping into and<br>leveraging our science is one of the benefits of this effort. We hope that<br>this new market channel is able to further foster innovative new research<br>relationships further improving the quality of our science.<br><br>This is a great news story for Earthquakes, USGS, and Open Government.<br>Kevin Gallagher's email below recently established the current USGS interim<br><a href="http://data.gov">data.gov</a> process. Let's continue to identify data candidates for <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a>.<br><br>Great job to all!<br><br>Karen Klima<br><br><br><br>(See attached file: Datadotgov news brief 082610.doc)<br><br><br>_________________________<br>Karen S. Klima<br>Enterprise Web Program Manager<br>Geospatial Information Office<br>U.S. Geological Survey<br>159 National Center<br>Room 2C122<br>Reston, VA 20192<br>e-mail: <a href="mailto:kklima@usgs.gov">kklima@usgs.gov</a><br>phone: 703-626-4959<br>fax: 703-648-6821<br>________________________<br><br><br><br> From: Kevin T Gallagher@Please Do Not Reply To This Email <br><br> To: Lotus Mail Postmaster/OPS/USGS/DOI@USGS <br><br> Date: 06/03/2010 01:59 PM <br><br> Subject All Employee Email ( All -- USGS <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> Interim Publishing <br> : Process and Guidelines ) <br><br> Sent USGS Template Development <br> by: <br><br><br><br><br><br><br>In Reply Refer To:<br>Mail Stop 159<br><br> June 3, 2010<br><br><br>To: All USGS Employees<br><br><br>From: Kevin Gallagher /signed/<br> Associate Director for Geospatial Information and Chief<br>Information Officer<br><br>Subject: USGS <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> Interim Publishing Process and Guidelines<br><br><br>Under President Obama’s Open Government Initiative, <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> was<br>established so that Federal data could be accessed rapidly in forms that<br>the public can readily find and use. <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> delivers data published by<br>the Executive Branch of the Federal Government and hopes to enable<br>innovation, new discoveries, and the “knowledge economy”. <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> access<br>to USGS data provides opportunities to communities -- not traditionally<br>associated with or aware of USGS products and services -- to conduct<br>valuable research and analyses, combine data into new and interesting ways,<br>and build novel applications, services, or derivative information products.<br><br><br>The attached USGS Interim <a href="http://Data.Gov">Data.Gov</a> Publishing Process and Guidelines<br>outline the approach by which USGS will select and publish data in<br><a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a>. Some of the highlights of the guidelines include:<br><br><br>· Criteria to ensure compliance with Federal laws and the OMB’s Open<br>Government Directive;<br><br><br>· Guidance for identifying “high value” datasets for submission;<br><br><br>· Procedures for submitting and approving dataset metadata for<br>inclusion in <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a>; and<br><br><br>· Best practices for maintenance of dataset and metadata once<br>submitted and accepted.<br><br><br>The Interim USGS Publishing Process and Guidelines will ensure that USGS<br>datasets published in <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> are consistent with the Secretary’s<br>priorities, the USGS Science Strategy, and our Fundamental Science<br>Practices. Additionally, an initial network of USGS Data Access<br>Coordinators has been established to assist offices and data owners with<br>submitting datasets to <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a>. These Coordinators will serve on the USGS<br><a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a> Advisory Group, along with the USGS <a href="http://Data.Gov">Data.Gov</a> points of contacts<br>and representative(s) from the Council on Data Integration.<br><br><br>We encourage programs to review the guidelines and make every effort to<br>identify and submit datasets to <a href="http://Data.gov">Data.gov</a>. You can find the guidelines and<br>related information on the USGS Intranet Website at<br><a href="http://internal.usgs.gov/gio/datagov">http://internal.usgs.gov/gio/datagov</a>. For more information or assistance<br>in publishing your dataset, you can start by contacting the USGS service<br>desk at <a href="mailto:servicedesk@usgs.gov">servicedesk@usgs.gov</a><br><br><br>[attachment "Interim Publishing Process and Guidelines (12 May 10).doc"<br>deleted by Karen S Klima/GIO/USGS/DOI]<br><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>