Proposals (Pre Phase-A)                                                           
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- Determine Projects that require PDS support                                     
- Pre-Proposal Briefing Phase                                                     
    - Provide support to Project planners                                         
      + Meetings                                                                  
      + Brief planners on PDS requirements/design/timing                          
      + Provide examples from previous Projects                                   
      + Provide relevant documentation                                            
      + Provide cost model                                                        
                                                                                  
Concept Study (Phase A)                                                           
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- Scope PDS involvement                                                           
- Projection of required PDS resources                                            
       - Competed - On team                                                       
       - Competed - Not on team                                                   
       - Non-competed                                                             
- PDS Orientation Phase                                                           
      + Brief planners on detailed PDS requirements/design/timing                 
      + Provide examples of labels, ICDs (Interface Control Document)/SISs        
        (Software Interface Specification), Archive Plans (AP), etc. from         
        previous Projects for use in next phase                                   
                                                                                  
Preliminary Design (Phase B)                                                      
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- MOU (Memo of Understanding) support                                             
      + Provide initial draft                                                     
      + Work details with Project & PDS Mgt                                       
- DMP (Data Management Plan) support                                              
      + Review all drafts                                                         
      + Provide feedback relative to PDS requirements                             
      + Negotiate variances                                                       
- Archive Plan (AP) support                                                       
      + Review all drafts                                                         
      + Provide feedback relative to PDS requirements                             
      + Negotiate variances                                                       
- Project PDR (Preliminary Design Review) Support                                 
                                                                                  
PDS Project Support During Build & Test (Phases C & D)                            
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- DMP support                                                                     
      + Review preliminary versions & final DMP                                   
      + Provide feedback relative to PDS requirements                             
      + Negotiate variances                                                       
      + Recommend signature of PDS Mgr                                            
- Archive Plan support                                                            
      + Review preliminary versions & final AP                                    
      + Provide feedback relative to PDS requirements                             
      + Negotiate variances                                                       
      + Recommend signature of PDS Mgr                                            
- Preliminary ICD/SIS support                                                     
      + Review all drafts                                                         
      + Provide feedback relative to PDS requirements                             
      + Negotiate variances                                                       
- Support relevant Project meetings                                               
      + Project science meetings                                                  
      + Data Archive Working Groups/Mission Interface                             
- ICD/SIS support                                                                 
      + Review preliminary versions & final documents                             
      + Provide feedback relative to PDS requirements                             
      + Negotiate variances                                                       
      + Sign for PDS                                                              
- Project PDR (Preliminary Design Review) Support                                 
- Early product design support                                                    
      + Preliminary validation of early labels                                    
      + Keyword negotiation/support                                               
      + Support of Project required Standards changes                             
      + Support design of project procedures, methods & product-creation software 
      + Support technical sessions for management council meetings                
      + Initiate/coordinate technical telecons where required                     
      + Support scientific conferences                                            
      + Acquire and validate early (or sample) labels                             
      + Drive and support creation of early data sets and associated catalog files
      + Ingest early catalog files in order to initiate data set tracking process 
         - If this is the narrow meaning of loading the catalog                   
         - If one has to also actually get & validate cat files                   
      + Drive and support creation of early supporting catalog information        
        (mission, instrument, etc.)                                               
- Correlative function                                                            
      + Using overview of all PDS supported projects & methods, provide           
         direction to projects to facilitate:                                     
            + Reduction of project software development through adaptation of     
               similar programs developed within PDS or other projects            
            + Encourage use of similar data structures, processing and delivery   
               methods to improve efficiency of data product flow to PDS          
            + Arrange communication with experts within the PDS and PDS supported 
               projects during design process                                     
            + Transmit lessons learned where appropriate                          
- Provide updates for PDS Standards & other critical documents                    
      + Standards                                                                 
      + PDS Lifecycle                                                             
      + Proposers Archive Guide                                                   
      + Validation Matrix                                                         
                                                                                  
Operations (Phase E) support                                                      
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- Update/Approve ICD/SIS                                                          
      + Review updated versions                                                   
      + Provide feedback relative to PDS requirements                             
      + Negotiate variances                                                       
      + Sign for PDS                                                              
- Support relevant Project meetings                                               
      + Project science meetings                                                  
      + Data Archive Working Groups/Mission Interface                             
      + Attend internal Node reviews                                              
- PDS Compliant Archive Volume Validation                                         
      - Validate each volume                                                      
            + Inspect for required contents and volume structure                  
            + Inspect for non-allowed content                                     
            + Read files in the ROOT directory for accuracy (AAREADME, VOLDESC,   
              and ERRATA)                                                         
            + Ensure volume contains no endorsements or "advertising"             
            + Ensure any proprietary formats or articles have been cleared with   
               the appropriate institution                                        
            + Inspect contents of each directory; ensure *info.txt files          
               accurately describe directory                                      
            + Read catalog files for comprehension                                
            + Review  catalog files for compliance with content requirements      
            + Check that all document files can be read; ensure that there is     
               an ASCII version of each document                                  
            + If a Local Data Dictionary is used, ensure that the Data            
              Dictionary files are present                                        
            + Ensure INDEX files are present and contain the required columns     
            + Ensure data product labels contain at least the minimum set of      
               required elements                                                  
            + Prepare catalog files for ingestion (re-format if necessary)        
            + Ensure each catalog file will pass the PDS Catalog Referential      
               Integrity                                                          
            + Validate any software provided                                      
            + Run PDS validation tools and analyze output                         
            + Verify that data can be displayed using PDS tools                   
      - Provide feedback to data provider                                         
      - Negotiate corrections                                                     
      - Verify volume is updated as negotiated                                    
- Peer Review                                                                     
      - Initiate and support the creation of a Peer Review (PR)                   
            + Support formation of PR panel                                       
            + Support logistics, if local                                         
            + Provide final comments on product from CN perspective               
            + Attend PR (travel or telecon)                                       
      - Track and support lien resolution as defined by PR                        
 - Ingestion                                                                      
      - Ingest catalog data into PDS catalog                                      
      - Track and update Archive Status in catalog                                
      - Send copy of archived product to deer archive (NSSDC)                     
      - Place products in on-line archive                                         
- Product Tracking/Scheduling                                                     
      - Interact with nodes/projects to determine status of PDS products          
      - Update and present tracking of products through lifecycle                 
            - Tracking web sites                                                  
            - Generate reports                                                    
      - Determine critical paths in product generation, and monitor closely       
                                                                                  
Maintenance Phase                                                                 
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- Support Maintennance of archived products                                       
      - Implement updates to catalogs as new information becomes available        
        - updating the catalog files                                              
        - making the new information available                                    
      - Repair any problems discovered after archival                             
        - technical-scientific problems                                           
        - standards issue                                                         
      - Amend metadata as the model changes                                       
- Support Restorations                                                            
      - Provide expert support to operations during restoration/media refresh     
- Provide support to operations in locating requested products                    
     - Support to scientists                                                      
     - Support to other missions in development                                   
- Media migration and refresh                                                     
                                                                                  
Support tools                                                                     
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- Volume verification                                                             
- Product generation (PDS label generation)                                       
- Label validation                                                                
- Project-to-archive workflows.                                                   
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
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