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1. Data Life Cycle Team examined how to ensure safe handling of NewDISS­era data products as they migrate from data providers to active archive and long-term archive (LTA), even as numerous individuals and institutions take responsibility for the product during its life­cycle.
2. Levels of Service and Cost Estimation Team worked to:
   • Involve the science and applications communities in developing the minimum and recommended levels of service for core data sets and services required from ESE data management service providers.
   • Determine, from benchmarking, what data management services should cost.
   • Develop a capability to perform end-to-end cost estimates for ESE data management services.
3. Metrics Planning and Reporting Team:
   • Identified various types of institutions to be funded and appropriate funding mechanisms for participants
   • Defined an initial set of appropriate metrics collection and monitoring mechanisms for reporting (publicizing) performance (accomplishments)
   • Recommended, to Earth Science Enterprise, appropriate language for inclusion in various types of solicitations
4. Near-Term Missions Team examined the Standards and Interfaces used by ESE´s near-term systematic measurement missions to:
   • Recommend science data, metadata, and interoperability standards for application
   • Incorporate advice and experience of mission science community in making recommendations
5. Reuse and Reuse Frameworks Team was engaged in answering the following questions:
   • Should NASA/SEEDS invest in a software & component reuse effort?
   • Should NASA/SEEDS invest in developing a reference architecture?
   • If NASA/SEEDS should invest in either of these efforts (I.e. reuse and/or a reference architecture), what is the best method to assure effective and accountable community involvement, what is the best technical approach?
   • Criteria for judging (in priority order):
     • Cost savings over time
     • Increased flexibility/responsiveness to new missions, science, and applications use of NASA data.
     • Increase in effective and accountable community participation
6. Standards Processes Team defined an initial set of processes to develop or adopt and evolve and maintain standards and interfaces for data and information systems and services across the Earth Science Enterprise.
   • The Process should capitalize on the methods and experience of existing relevant data systems standards bodies (e.g. ISO, OGC) and NASA programs (e.g. EOSDIS, ESIP Federation).
   • The Study must involve the ESE user community in the definition and execution of the process.
7. Technology Infusion Team determined the processes by which technology needs are identified and technology investments are infused into the evolving SEEDS data systems. Their intent was to:
   • Leverage ESTO AIST processes
   • Involve the ESE user community
   • Designate roles of ESTO AIST and SEEDS with regard to prototyping needs