[REVISION] Chapter: 5 - Data Gathered with Small Moving Platforms

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• EML Best Practices guide
• Dataset Design For Special Cases
• Domain Specific Guides

Chapter and Revision Information

**Chapter Number: 5
**Chapter Title: Data Gathered with Small Moving Platforms
Current Version/Commit: 3f27c1f
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Reviewer(s): John, Sven, Sarah
Review Date: 8 Sept 2025

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Minor Issues

• Repository There is now a larger array of drone data repositories including ESRI, {GeoNadir](https://geonadir.com/), Globhe etc. that should be listed and discussed. Some of them seem to be primarily commercial, with costs that may make them unsuitable for scientific use or FAIR. Need to take a closer look to see which might be worthy of a recommendation. A poll of IMs as to which they/researchers at their site recommend might be useful here for collective wisdom.

• Metadata For Moving Platform Data Packages at EDI: Ideally, flight/mission logs should be provided in ASCII/CSV forms as well as binary so they are not solely in proprietary formats that may become difficult to read

• Metadata For Moving Platform Data Packages at EDI: Information on spatial accuracy and how it was determined is extremely important in determining the fitness for use. It was not clear where it was expected, since it was mention briefly in several places. Should it be in Methods, Geographic Information or in a separate heading, due to its importance. We recommend it be emphasized under the “at minimum” section at the top due to its importance as well as included in the specific sections below.

Missing Content

• Consideration should be paid to privacy concerns, and in particular CARE principles, when publishing imagery over potentially sensitive areas (indigenous-rights holders, urban areas etc).

Structure and Formatting

• The list in the metadata section (methods, instrumentation, software..) has a little duplication with respect to the data addressed.

Style

• some quotes not rendering, e.g ?drones,?