Archive Preparation Guide With Examples and Templates

1. PDS Home Page (http://pds.nasa.gov/)

2. PDS Standards Reference (JPL Document D-7669, Part 2) - Specific PDS data preparation standards for archive quality data sets. (stdref)

3. PDS Data Dictionary - List of PDS-recognized keywords (and acceptable values where restrictions apply) (psdd.pdf)

4. PDS Nodes and Contact Information - a table of PDS personnel and related contacts. These individuals are your most useful resources - contact them early and often. (Node Contacts)

5. Example Archive Documents:

• MOU –  Example Memorandum of Understanding (MRO)
• DMAP –  Example Data Management and Archiving Plan (MGS/ODY/MER/MRO/Phoenix, Messenger, Deep Impact, New Horizons, Stardust)
• ICD –  Example document describing the detailed interface agreement between the data provider and discipline node
• CRISM Science Team / Geosciences Node
• SIS –  Example document describing volume and data product structure, content, and processing history
• Draft Huygens - SSP
• Data Product SIS template
• Archive Volume SIS template
• MACP –  Example Mission Archive Close-out Plan (MGS)

6. Example Catalog Files

• MISSION.CAT (CASSINI-HUYGENS)
• INSTHOST.CAT (CASSINI ORBITER)
• INST.CAT (CASSINI ORBITER)
• DATASET.CAT (CASSINI SATURN CIRS)
• PERSON.CAT
• REF.CAT
• TARGET.CAT

• Example IMAGE data product and data product label (Callisto)
• 7000R.IMG
• 7000R.LBL
• VICAR2.TXT
• RLINEPRX.FMT
• RTLMTAB.FMT

• Example TABLE data product and data product label
• 110kmin.tab
• 110kmin.lbl
• ODYACCIN.FMT

• Example INDEX files
• IMGINDEX.LBL
• IMGINDEX.TAB

8. Example Data Set Citation Descriptions

• Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (MER)