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| • | Data
from many researchers (i.e. distributed; |
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| greater
than 100 contributors) |
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| • | Open
access – read only by everyone |
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| • | Restricted
access supported |
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| • | Quality
control on-going |
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| • | Emphasis
on access to data and information as |
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| early
as possible |
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| • | Data
sets most useful when used with other data |
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