Biological Data Standards – A primer for data managers

While a bevy of standards exist for managers biological data to use, science departments or projects could benefit from an easy digest primer about and the value they confer. Moreover, quick visual breakdown comparing help choose those that best serve their needs. The Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is nonprofit enables supports high quality virtual in-person collaborations between cross-domain professionals on common challenges opportunities, supported by National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA), Oceanic Atmospheric (NOAA) United States Geological Survey (USGS). ESIP Biological Data Standards Cluster has been developing existing who may be unaware but need improve management, analysis, use observation data. goal this spread awareness in simple, aesthetically pleasing way. Our hope primer, shared online at conferences, will increase adoption make more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable (FAIR).