Becoming a Contributing Data Partner Profile Form

Data Provision

Please provide the contact details for the organisation that will be providing data to the GA Contributing Hub.

Organisation Name:

Organisation Representative (contact name):

Named Representatives Role within the organisation:

Please outline any processes or checks that are undertaken in advance of providing the data to the GA Contributing Hub for publication. 

Process Names:

Types of checks that are completed:

Please provide an estimate of the data volumes that you are expecting to submit:

Year 1 (GB)

Year 2 (GB)

Year 3 (GB)

Please identify your selected pathway for data submission:

Options: 

1. Contributing Hub Regional AWS connection

2. Provision of hard media (hard drive) for addition to the hub

3. Another alternative pathway 

If options 3, please provide a brief outline of your proposed submission method:

Data Distribution and Data Access

Please provide an outline of your understanding of how the data will be accessed  

Do you have an identified user for the data? If so, can you provide more information relating to its use? 

We would like to understand who will be using the data, what kind of processes it will be supporting (research/government/industry) and we would like to know if there are specific timelines that you are trying to achieve with its publication. 

Please confirm that the data will be able to be released under a creative commons licence v 4.0

In preparing the data for display and delivery through the GA data portal, there may be minor variations in the way it is displayed. Please acknowledge that you are aware, and consent to these variations.

* Please note, all data sets will be provided through a pre-production interface for viewing prior to release.

Data Storage

Please advise whether the submitting organisation, or another organisation will be preserving a copy of the data for the purposes of disaster recovery?

Data Business Risk Management

GA, as the persistent data custodian, will take responsibility for the quality and continuity of the products that are derived from the data provided by the contributing organisation to the GA Contributing Hub. 

Please confirm that, as the persistent data owner, that your organisation will take responsibility for the quality of the original data provided to the GA Contributing Hub?

Data Management Requirements and Responsibilities

GA will be assuming the role of custodian both in operational terms and for all citations. Please confirm that you agree to Geoscience Australia being cited as the data custodian for all data submitted?

The submitting organisation will be cited as the data owner as a default. Please provide the details of any other parties that should be cited in the distribution of this data: