Publishing Reference Data

The concept

Throught the RDM, users can publish their uploaded reference data to make it available to others.

As a reminder, there are two modalities in which data can be shared:

• A restricted dataset: users decide to share their dataset only with the WorldCereal consortium, but NOT with the general public. This way, the consortium can use this dataset to improve their default cropland and crop type models for your area of interest! Sharing reference data in this way, is treated on this page.
  
  

• A fully public dataset: users share their dataset with the entire community, meaning anybody can view, download and use this dataset in their crop mapping applications. The procedure for this is explained in the section below.
  
  

WorldCereal supports the general movement towards data sharing and open science. Please check the below link to learn more about WorldCereal’s view on opening reference data to society (https://esa-worldcereal.org/en/situ-data-global-crop-mapping).

Practical implications

Before an uploaded dataset can be published, it undergoes thorough checks by a WorldCereal data moderator.

The moderator:
- checks whether all required metadata has been completed
- computes and assigns a confidence score to the entire dataset based on a quality assessment accounting for spatial, temporal and thematic accuracy

Confidence scores are computed based on a pre-defined protocol, depending on the type of the dataset. This protocol can be consulted here: Confidence score calculations

Workflow is Under Development!

We are currently working on a guided workflow within the RDM to facilitate data publication.
In the meantime, if you would like to share your data with the consortium or public, please get in touch through ewoc-rdm@iiasa.ac.at