Which National Program are you affiliated with?,Other (please specify),What is your field of research?,"Have you uploaded your data into a repository(s)? If not, please proceed to question 8.","Do you have a preferred repository(s)? If so, could you please provide it below?",Other (please specify)3,"Were all steps to meet your preferred repository(s) requirements user friendly? If not, please specify challenge.",Other (please specify)4,Is it clearly outlined whether your preferred repository(s) provides a Persistent Identifier (DOI)? Was providing a DOI an important quality for selection of the repository?,Other (please specify)5,"Does your preferred repository have specific requirements? (File formats, controlled vocabularies, metadata standards, etc.)",Other (please specify)6,Do you need help finding a repository?,Would you like more training on how to select/evaluate a repository?,Other (please specify)
NP #211,,Sediment transportation,No,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,
NP #211,,Hydrology,Yes,Yes,NAL,Yes,,Somewhat clear,,No,,No,No,
NP #215,,Research Geneticist,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,"soil and environmental sciences, animal waste management",No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,Agricultural sustainability and intensification,Yes,No,,No,,Somewhat clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,crop water use and evapotranspiration,Yes,Yes,Ameriflux - https://ameriflux.lbl.gov/,Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #211,,Irrigation Management,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,Plant Ecology,Yes,Yes,Dryad,Yes,,Very clear,,Other (please specify),Don't recall,No,Yes,
NP #215,,Range Science,Yes,No,,Yes,,Other (please specify),There are two questions here... 1) not so clear.  2) providing a DOI was not an important quality for the selection of the repository.,Other (please specify),"I don't have a preferred repository.  I don't recall that any of the repositories I've used in the past had the requirements you give as examples, but if they did, it wasn't in any way an arduous task to comply with.  My preferred file format is CSV with several lines of comments at the top where metadata describing the data are provided.",No,Other (please specify),"I don't think it would hurt any.  Even if I know of a repository, it's nice to know about alternatives and the pros and cons of these alternatives."
NP #216,,"Long-term organic systems research in high-value, high-input vegetable and strawberry production systems",Yes,No,I've published the data in the  Data in Brief journal and then uploaded it to the Ag Data Commons,Yes,,Other (please specify),Don't recall,Yes,,No,Yes,
NP #216,,Livestock in Agroecosystems,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,Agroecology; cropping systems agronomy,No,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,
NP #215,,Genetic and breeding,Yes,Yes,Github,Other (please specify),data storage length,Not so clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,Rangeland Ecology,Yes,,It varies based on the dataset.,Other (please specify),Most of this has been done by other colleagues.,Other (please specify),Done by other colleagues but I have DOIs for some datasets. I am unsure of the exact process though.,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Water quantity and quality modeling,Yes,Yes,dryad,Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #215,,Plant Physiology,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Watershed science,No,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,
NP #212,,Soil Science,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #104,,water resources,No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #211,,Soil Science,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,water resources,Yes,No,,Other (please specify),There were too many options for non standard entries.,Very clear,,Yes,,No,Yes,
NP #211,,"Dams, flood control, physical modeling, sensor networks, model development",No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,Sustainable Ag Production Systems,Yes,No,,Yes,,Somewhat clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
Other (please specify),"NP 212 (20%), NP216 (80%)",Molecular Ecology,Yes,No,"It depends on the data, NCBI is appropriate for genetic sequence.",Yes,,Not so clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,Crop management impact on crop productive and soil health,Yes,No,,Other (please specify),Hard to access did not match my current data organization,Not so clear,,No,,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,Soil science,Yes,No,,No,,Not at all clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Erosion,No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #216,,"agricultural systems, economics",Yes,Yes,AgCROS,Other (please specify),no longer supported,Somewhat clear,,Yes,,Yes,Other (please specify),We should be developing our own repository
NP #301,,Plant breeding/genetics,Yes,Yes,Dryad,Yes,,Very clear,,No,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,Microbiology,Yes,No,,Other (please specify),I don't recall,Other (please specify),I did not check for DOI,Other (please specify),I don't have a preferred repository,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,sustainable livestock systems,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,"Soil carbon and greenhouse gas emissions, long-term cropping system and soil properties",Yes,Yes,"Long-term plots, GRACEnet, AgCROS",,,Other (please specify),I would like to know how to start depositing long-term data for fields and obtain DOI.,Yes,,Yes,Other (please specify),I need to get some direction how to start and obtain DOI for the long-term we have.
NP #305,,agroecology,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,Forage and Biomass Breeding and Production,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,aquatic ecology,No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #216,,Soil Erosion Modeling,No,No,,Other (please specify),not applicable (just started in this new position),Other (please specify),not applicable (just started in this new position),Other (please specify),not applicable (just started in this new position),Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,Irrigation and agronomy of peanut,No,No,,No,,Other (please specify),not used,Other (please specify),not used yet,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,animal science,Yes,Yes,"USDA, ARS, Agricultural Genetic Resources Preservation Research, Fort Collins",Yes,,Somewhat clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #304,,entomology / ecology,Yes,Yes,AgData,Yes,,Very clear,,Other (please specify),"depends, but not really",No,No,
NP #215,,Plant & soil ecology,Yes,Yes,"Mendeley, Dryad",Other (please specify),I have had trouble figuring out how to internally upload data to say GraceNet.,Very clear,,Yes,,No,Yes,
NP #212,,Development and analysis of agricultural field implements and agricultural tractors,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,Poisonous Plants,No,No,,Other (please specify),N/A,Other (please specify),N/A,Other (please specify),N/A,No,No,
NP #211,,Soil Science,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Agricultural Engineering,No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #216,,Digital/Precision Ag,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Remote sensing and hydrology,No,,,,,,,,,No,Other (please specify),need a data manager/scientist to perform this task
NP #212,,emissions,Yes,No,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,technologies for irrigation management,Yes,Yes,"Ag Data Commons, AgCROS",Other (please specify),Not sure how to answer.  Definitely more could be done with tools for curating data.,Very clear,,Yes,,No,Other (please specify),A survey of options would be informative.
NP #212,,Risk assessment (environmental),No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #216,,Big Data Management and Analysis Pipelines,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Cropping Systems; Soil Ecology,Yes,No,Have used Zenodo,Yes,,Very clear,,No,,Yes,Other (please specify),A list of ARS-approved repositories with links for common research cases would be helpful
NP #212,,Soil Science/Biogeochemistry,Yes,Yes,AGCROS,Yes,,Not so clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #211,,Hydrology,Yes,No,,Other (please specify),"Varies by repository, but tends to be tedious.",Other (please specify),"Don't have a preferred repository, but a DOI would be expected for reproducible research.",Yes,,No,Other (please specify),Training that would cover a flow chart on selecting a repository for a particular purpose would be useful.
NP #211,,Soil and water conservation and management,No,No,,Other (please specify),I don't know. Needed information is contained in long documents that I haven't found time to read.,Somewhat clear,,Other (please specify),I haven't uploaded data,No,Other (please specify),"No - I will ask for specific information, but provide contact list."
NP #212,,Soil Science,No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #216,,Agromony,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Irrigated crop production and water quality.,Yes,Yes,STEWARDS. The only repository that I currently use.,Other (please specify),My support scientist uses STEWARDS for our CEAP data. Two people visited our location to help setup the metadata and methods catalog. There is also a dedicated support person to assist with annual uploads.,Not so clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Hydrology and Erosion,Yes,Yes,NAL,Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #211,,Watershed Modeling,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,Plant Genetics,No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #212,,Agricultural Engineering,Yes,Yes,MDPI Preprints (Preprints.org),Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #215,,Plant Genetics,Yes,Yes,Figshare,Yes,,Very clear,,No,,No,Yes,
NP #301,,Plant Pathology,No,Yes,I prefer to consolidate all my data into supplementary tables/figures associated with the journal I publish in.,Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,No,Yes,
NP #215,,forages grasses and legumes,Yes,No,,Yes,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,soil science,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,Plant breeding,No,,,,,,,,,No,Other (please specify),Any suggestion would be welcome!
NP #305,,Oilseed and alternative crop agronomy,Yes,No,,Other (please specify),"It was relatively easy, but the repository was only set up for a select group of scientists involved in the project.",Not at all clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,Soil Science,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Hydrology,Yes,Yes,STEWARDS,Other (please specify),It is not particularly user-friendly and it is limited to a set of watersheds. I hear that the data exploration and downloading can be also challenging,Not at all clear,,Yes,,Yes,Other (please specify),"On # 8, I wanted to respond no but it requires a comment, which I do not know where to enter. I know of multiple hydrologic data repositories; what I am waiting for is a consensus so that all ARS hydrologic data go to the same repository. That would make sense to me, no?"
NP #211,,Irrigated crop production,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Managed aquifer recharge,No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #212,,"Soil and manure biochemistry, nutrient management, greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions",No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,Hydrology,Yes,No,,Yes,,Very clear,,No,,No,No,
NP #216,,Human Dimensions of Sustainable Agriculture,No,No,,Other (please specify),I need to know more about IRB compliance and using repositories,,,,,Yes,Other (please specify),SPECIFIC TO QUALITATIVE IRB DATA HUMAN SUBJECTS
NP #216,,Environmental impacts of dairy and beef production,No,No,,Other (please specify),Have not tried one.,Other (please specify),No experience,Other (please specify),No experience,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,soil science; soil health; soil biology,Yes,No,,Other (please specify),Data uploads into the GRACEnet data repository were accomplished by a now retired ARS support scientist; it has been difficult to continue the upload process as support has not been forthcoming.,Not at all clear,,Other (please specify),The ACROS data repositories are variable in the types of information that can be uploaded or made available. The only file format I'm aware of with any consistency is based on the DET developed for GRACEnet and REAP.,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,Plant and Insect Genetics,Yes,Yes,GenBank,No,,Other (please specify),GenBank provides accession numbers and not DOIs,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,Soil Science,Yes,No,"when it was functional used the GRACEnet and AgCRos, but they current do not appear to be supported",No,,Not at all clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,Microbiology,Yes,No,,Yes,,Very clear,,No,,No,Yes,
Other (please specify),30% to NP211,agronomy,No,No,,Other (please specify),do not know,Very clear,,Yes,,No,Yes,
NP #216,,Agronomy and soil science,No,No,,Other (please specify),n/a,Other (please specify),n/a,Other (please specify),n/a,Yes,Yes,
NP #215,,Genetics,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Other (please specify),Is this for the new requirement that is rumored? Is this for raw data? Cleaned data?
NP #216,,Crop modeling and remote sensing,,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #211,,irrigation water management,No,No,,Other (please specify),have not done,Other (please specify),not done,Other (please specify),don't have one,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,"soil, air and water quality",Yes,Yes,,Other (please specify),At ARS Florence we developed an SOP to help SYs with the process of making data publicly available (P&P630).,Somewhat clear,,,,No,Other (please specify),At ARS Florence we developed an SOP and provided 1 h training to Florence and Charleston staff 0 so that SYs and support staff know how to do it and comply with P&P630
NP #215,,Ecology,Yes,Yes,Ag Data Commons,Yes,,Somewhat clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #211,,agrochemical sorption/degradation,Yes,No,,Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,ago-ecosystem modeling,Yes,Yes,AgCROSS,Other (please specify),cant upload data,Very clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #216,,Plant Physiology,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,"Natural resources chemist, water and soil quality, soil fertility and crop production",Yes,Yes,AgData Commons,Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,Plant Physiology,Yes,Yes,"NCBI Sequence Read Archive, PRIDE ProteomeXchange Consortium",Yes,,Somewhat clear,,Yes,,No,Yes,
NP #216,,Microbiology,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #211,,"soil and water science, irrigation science, micrometeorology, automation, etc.",Yes,Yes,Ag Data Commons,Other (please specify),Redacting data can be difficult - hope the new system makes this easier.,Very clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #216,,Hydrology,Yes,Yes,STEWARDS,Other (please specify),"Format changes are required to submit the data, requiring additional time and effort.",Not at all clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #212,,Soil Science,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
Other (please specify),90% with 211; 10% with 216,Systems modeling,Yes,Yes,Zenodo for public access; WISKI for unit data storage,Other (please specify),"There are very few options, but Zenodo is user-friendly while WISKI has a steeper learning curve (my database manager is in charge of WISKI databases).",Other (please specify),"There were two questions here. Yes, it was clear, and yes I needed a DOI for the journal (hence Zenodo).",Yes,,No,Yes,
NP #216,,Conservation systems,No,Yes,Ag Data Commons,Other (please specify),Have not tried yet lol,,,,,No,Yes,
NP #215,,Plant genetics,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,soil microbiology,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
Other (please specify),211 and 216,Soil science,No,,"Whatever ends up being required by CEAP, LTAR or ARS.",Other (please specify),NA,Other (please specify),Have not tried personally,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,Soil science,Yes,No,,Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
Other (please specify),NP #216 and NP #212,Soil Science,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,Ecology,Yes,Yes,Environmental Data Initiative,Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #216,,Rangeland ecology and human dimensions,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,Soil Research,No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
Other (please specify),NP 301 % NP 211,Soil Sciences,Yes,Yes,Dryad,Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,Production Research,No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #216,,Sustainability science - modeling of food systems,Yes,No,I have uploaded data as supporting information to journal articles. This is not my preferred approach.,Other (please specify),"Easy for author to upload, may not be easy for others to find, unless they read the article.",Other (please specify),"DOI for the paper (includes supporting information), but not separate DOI for the data file.",No,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,Agronomy/soils,No,,,,,,,,,No,Other (please specify),We working to develop a system within our research unit and so I do not see the need as an individual researcher.
NP #216,,Agronomy,Yes,No,,Yes,,Other (please specify),Providing the DOI was clear and it was important.  You asked two questions.,Other (please specify),there are a range of file formats accepted and metadata standards are given but there seems to be some flexibility about the approach to metadata.,No,Yes,
NP #216,,Agroecology,Yes,Yes,,Yes,,Very clear,,Yes,,No,No,
Other (please specify),50% 211 and 50% 215,Carbon and nitrogen cycling,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,soils and agronomy,Yes,No,,Other (please specify),A secondary person handled most of the actual upload. So we provided the data answere questions and reviewed.,Other (please specify),It is very clear - it seems worthwhile as it makes citing easier.,Other (please specify),Not that I'm aware of - our data is not cookie cutter and identical each time so it causes issues with making standard formats,No,Yes,
NP #216,,Soil Science,Yes,Yes,AgCROS previously - automatically transferred to NAL Ag Data commons from AgCROS,Other (please specify),"Initial set up of data entry template was work intensive, but follow-up years were very easy to add data",Very clear,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,
NP #216,,Soil Microbiology,Yes,No,,No,,Somewhat clear,,Yes,,No,No,
NP #211,,development of watershed technology,No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,Environmental microbiology and soil science,Yes,No,,No,,Not at all clear,,Yes,,No,Yes,
NP #212,,Environmental Chemistry,No,No,,Other (please specify),NA,Other (please specify),NA,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,Soil microbiology,Yes,No,,No,,Other (please specify),"Mainly uploading data to sequence archives, which provide an accession #, but not DOI",Yes,,No,Yes,
NP #301,,Cotton genetics and sustainable agriculture,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,
NP #212,,Agricultural Engineering,No,,,,,,,,,No,No,
NP #216,,"crop modeling, climate change effects, soil physics",No,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,