Discovering Earth Science Data and Services Using NASA’s
Global Change Master Directory:
The Value for Earth Science
Teachers
Tyler Stevens
NASA’s Global Change Master Directory
ESIP Federation Summer Meeting
Teacher Workshop
July 2010

Outline of the Workshop
• Overview of the Global Change Master
Directory (GCMD)
• Demo – Search for a Data Set and Data
Service
• Demo – Metadata Authoring Tool
• Search for Earth Science Data and Services
(On Your Own)
 Discuss Results
• Write a Description of Your Educational
Resource (On Your Own)
 Discuss Results
• Feedback/Discussion/Conclusion
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Global Change Master Directory
(GCMD)
• Enable the scientific community and the public to discover and access Earth science data and services.
• Facilitate the creation of metadata to make scientific information available to the public.
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For Teachers
• Find data you can use in the classroom
 Climate Data
 Land Cover/Satellite Imagery
 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Find data services related to education
 Classroom Activities
 Lesson Plans
 Stand Alone Educational Software
 Web-based Interactive Educational
Programs
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For Teachers –
Data/Service Accessibility
• Majority of data and services are free
 Free access to information/resources for teachers
 Registration is required for some resources
• Data and services are available online and offline
 Direct online download
 Direct online access
 Order CD-ROM/DVD and/or other media
 Contact provider to receive resource
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Earth Science Topic Population
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Data Service Topic Population
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Collaborations
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Science
Keywords
&
Map/Spatial
Search
Pathways to Data and Services
Data
Service
Keywords
Full-text
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Search Data Services
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Search Refinements –
Education/Outreach
Refine by Keyword Refine by Full Text
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Search Results
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Metadata Display – Data Service
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Get Service – Classroom Activity
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Climate Diagnostics – Search
Earth Science Visualizations
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Climate Diagnostics – Search
Earth Science Visualizations
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Demo - Search for a Data Set and
Data Service
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Got Questions? Ask User Support http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/
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Example of Student Questions
Question:
I am a student and have to write a cause and effect paper on global warming and the greenhouse effect. I was just wondering if you had any information you could email me about these two things.
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Example of Student Questions
Response:
Hello, the NASA Goddard Institute for Space
Studies (GISS) offers many Science Briefs related to Climate Change that you may find interesting. Please see: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/briefs/ I would also recommend visiting the Global Change
Master Directory's Global Warming FAQ.
http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Resources/FAQs/glob_war mfaq.html. NASA's "Eyes on the Earth' web site is another excellent resource. http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/
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Help Center
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Contribute - docBUILDER
 The docBUILDER metadata authoring tool allows users to add
(or modify) data set and service descriptions.
 Contributors are able to preview and validate their document before submission.
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Contribute – Describe Data Sets
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Contribute – Describe Data
Services
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Demo - Metadata Authoring Tool
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Search for Earth Science
Data and Services (On Your Own) http://gcmd.nasa.gov
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Write a Description of Your
Educational Resource
(On Your Own)
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Feedback/Discussion/Conclusion
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Contact Information
Tyler Stevens - Data Services Coordinator
Tyler.B.Stevens@nasa.gov
Lola. M. Olsen - Project Manager
Lola.M.Olsen@nasa.gov
http://gcmd.nasa.gov
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