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The '''Planetary Data System''' ('''PDS''') is a distributed data system that [[NASA]] uses to archive data collected by [[Solar System]] missions.

The PDS is an active archive that makes available well documented, peer reviewed planetary data to the research community.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PDS: PDS Charter|url = https://pds.nasa.gov/about/pds_charter_12102015.pdf|website = pds.nasa.gov|accessdateaccess-date = 2017-08-16}}</ref> The data comes from orbital, landed and robotic missions and ground-based support data associated with those missions. It is managed by NASA Headquarters' Planetary Sciences Division.

==PDS archiving philosophy==

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==Nodes==

The PDS is composed of 8 nodes, 6 science discipline nodes<ref>{{Cite web|title = NASA Issues New Awards for Planetary Data System|url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nasa-issues-new-awards-for-planetary-data-system-300157414.html|website = www.prnewswire.com|accessdateaccess-date = 2015-10-16}}</ref> and 2 support nodes. In addition, there are several subnodes and data nodes whose exact status tends to change over time.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

===Science discipline nodes===

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The PDS is divided into a number of science discipline "nodes" which are individually curated by planetary scientists.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

The PDS Management Council serves as the Technical Policy Board of the PDS, and provides findings for NASA with respect to planetary science data management, ensures coordination among the nodes, guarantees responsiveness to customer needs, and monitors the appropriate uses of evolving information technologies that may make PDS tasks both more efficient and more cost effective.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PDS: PDS Requirements|url = https://pds.nasa.gov/roadmap/pds_level123_requirements_20170420.pdf|website = pds.nasa.gov|accessdateaccess-date = 2017-08-16}}</ref> It is formed by the [[Principal investigator|principal investigators]] of the science discipline nodes, along with the leaders of the Technical Support Nodes, the Project Manager, and Deputy Project Manager.{{cn|date=January 2019}}

The Solar System Exploration Data Services Office at the [[Goddard Space Flight Center]] handles PDS Project Management.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PDS: PDS Organization|url = https://pds.nasa.gov/about/organization.shtml|website = pds.nasa.gov|accessdateaccess-date = 2015-10-16|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170513014603/https://pds.nasa.gov/about/organization.shtml|archive-date = 2017-05-13|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Roadmap 2017–2026==

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NASA and the PDS recently engaged in development of a Roadmap for the period 2017 to 2026. The purpose of the roadmap effort was to outline a strategy for moving forward in planetary data archiving under the auspices of a rapidly growing data volume (nearly 1 petabyte at present), new computing capabilities, tools, and facilities, and a growing community of planetary science investigators.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PDS: PDS Roadmap 2017 to 2026|url = https://pds.nasa.gov/roadmap/PlanetaryDataSystemRMS17-26_20jun17.pdf|website = pds.nasa.gov|accessdateaccess-date = 2017-08-16}}</ref>

==See also==