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Space research observation collection and processing metadata for AI
A space research program can publish several product levels from related observations.
NAICS 927110 · Space Research and Technology
A space research program can publish several product levels from related observations. NASA Earthdata documents processing levels and collection metadata. An original dataset exercise can test whether software preserves which collection, version and processing basis produced a derived observation. NASA Earthdata processing levels · NASA Earthdata collection schema
Create a synthetic observation with two versions and an abstract derived image. Give one version an explicit processing level and leave that field missing on a second. Ask the model to cite the matching source and describe why another comparison is incomplete.
Use invented measurements or an approved open release with terms. Exclude controlled technology, nonpublic payload records, access details and sensitive target data.
Describe a synthetic space data lineage example
Original Fiund exercise
A derived image needs a collection-version and processing link
A fictional research collection uses invented observations and abstract processing labels. It includes no satellite instrument, payload, target or controlled technical data.
| Record | Source | What it records |
|---|---|---|
| SPC1 | Practice collection C version 1 | Observation O1 value 4 units, processing label L-A; derived image IMG1 explicitly names C/V1/O1. |
| SPC2 | Practice collection C version 2 | O1 value 5 units; processing label absent. No equivalence statement to V1 supplied. |
| SPC3 | Derived image IMG2 | Filename says newer image, but source collection/version fields empty. No source map links it to V2. |
Question for the model
Which image has traceable processing metadata, and can the V1-to-V2 value difference or IMG2 filename establish a comparable processed change?
Show the reference answer and checks
SPC1 makes IMG1 traceable to C/V1/O1 and L-A. SPC2 supplies a V2 value but leaves processing metadata absent, so the numerical change from 4 to 5 cannot be characterized as a comparable processed change without that basis. SPC3's filename does not establish its collection or version. Preserve observation, processing and derivative lineage rather than assigning V2 from recency language alone.
- Inferring processing equivalence from the same observation alias and unit.
- Using a newer-image filename as the missing collection-version source map.
Fields to preserve
- Collection, version and observation
- Defines the source resource.
- Processing label and basis
- Makes comparison conditions explicit.
- Derived-image source map
- Links the output to its actual inputs.
Test another case
Supply IMG2's V1 lineage despite its newer filename. Require the model to follow the source map while leaving V2's missing processing label unresolved.
Use invented measurements and derivatives or separately approved open releases. Exclude controlled technology, payload records, access details and sensitive targets.
Discuss a contribution
Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.