Data Producer Guide

This guide provides recommendations for preparing and submitting data for inclusion in VEDA instances. Follow the sections below to get your dataset ready for ingestion.

VEDA Instances

Data prepared using this guide can be integrated into the following VEDA-powered platforms:

• U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center
  
• MAAP (Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform)
  
• Disasters Learning Portal
  
• Earth Information Center
  
• Water Insight
  
• Air Quality (AIR4US)

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Contents

Data Preparation

Guidance on recommended file formats (COG, Zarr, NetCDF, GeoParquet), optimal file sizes, chunking strategies, and compression best practices.

Providing Data

Information on where to host your data, storage location guidelines, open data requirements, and how to include proper data citation.

Data Inclusion Workflow

Step-by-step workflow for both data producers and the ODSI/DSE team—from data preparation and upload through ingestion, optimization, and QA/QC.