FAQ
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Contents
- 1 What is this thing?
- 2 How is LinkedEarth different from NCDC or PANGAEA?
- 3 Say I want to share my data here. Do I have to put it up on NCDC as well ?
- 4 Why should I get involved? What's in it for me?
- 5 Who makes decisions here? How do I know that my voice will be listened to?
- 6 How do I upload data to the wiki?
- 7 How do I download data from the wiki?
What is this thing?
This is a wiki, a collaborative platform to generate collective knowledge. It is associated with, and supported by, the LinkedEarth project.
How is LinkedEarth different from NCDC or PANGAEA?
LinkedEarth is funded by the US National Science Foundation's EarthCube program
Why should I get involved? What's in it for me?
grassroots effort
Who makes decisions here? How do I know that my voice will be listened to?
How do I upload data to the wiki?
The plan is for this to happen via a multi-step, well-explained process here on the wiki. But we're not quite there yet (ETA: October 2016). Currently the easiest route is through LiPD. That is, if you have a file in the latest LiPD format, it can be instantly uploaded to the wiki. How do you get your data into LiPD, you ask? An Excel template, coupled with a nifty Python parser, allow to do that relatively easily. But this 'will get better. Trust us, we are not employing cutting-edge AI to wind up using pathetic, proprietary Excel.
How do I download data from the wiki?
We have a button for that! On the top of each dataset page, you will see a "Download LiPD" button. If you feel strongly that other file formats should be supported, contact us and we'll look into it.
