The GA Local hub is committed to providing services to the community by leading organisations to become local hubs, or for those organisations that are unable to do so, by establishing these organisations as contributing data partners.
Part of the process of becoming a contributing data partner is to complete the Contributing Data Partner Profile Form to begin the conversation about submitting data into the GA local hub.
All potential contributing data partners are assessed through this form and follow up conversations by representatives from the executive board organisations. The assessment process is outlined below, however its goal is to:
Ensure that the GA Local Hub does not become a dumping ground for data simply as a cost savings to another organisation (but an expense to GA).
Ensure that the data being provided is of interest to the AusSeabed community and falls within the area and type defined in the AusSeabed Strategy
Ensure that there is an awareness of the cumulative cost of storing and distributing the smaller packets of data over time.