Use of a Standard Process for Submission of Data for Archive and Preservation

The comprehensive large array-data stewardship system (CLASS) has adopted the open archival information system (OAIS) reference model to provide a framework and general guidelines in conducting its interactions with its data providers. The benefit of using OAIS is that it provides a common set of functions, processes and documents that are required to accomplish the data transfers and a common terminology to establish the scope of the effort and the respective responsibilities of the data providers and the archive. To complete this task a workgroup was formed for the development of a data submission process using recommendations for space data system standards from the consultative committee for space data systems (CCSDS) reference model. The paper will present the early prototyping activities that are underway for enhancing CLASS to support archive and distribution of earth observing system (EOS) data.