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1. Identify potential requirement for adoption of a standard OR identify currently used standard, convention, or common practice that could be of benefit to NASA Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS). Note that an ESDS standard must be supported by at least two representative implementations and significant operational experience before it can be approved.

2. Go to Earth Science Data Systems Standards Process Group (SPG) Web Site to become familiar with the ESDS standards and the standards process. Recommended reading includes:

a. ESDS-RFC-001 Charter of the ESDS SPG,
b. ESDS-RFC-002 ESDS Standards Process, and
c. ESDS-RFC-003 Instructions to RFC Authors.

3. Contact the ESDS RFC Editor and explain potential submission. The Editor can provide guidance on how relevant the proposed standard may be to ESDS, and on the type and amount of information needed to document it in an RFC.

4. Download the RFC template, which provides a basic outline and proper formatting for the RFC. Note that ESDS-RFC-003 Instructions to Authors provides an explanation of each required RFC section and may be used as an example.

5. Complete the RFC and submit it to the ESDS RFC Editor, in both PDF and original forms. This may require several iterations with the RFC Editor.

6. Evidence of at least one representative implementation must be provided as supporting material to the original RFC submission. Any additional supporting materials (e.g., evidence of additional implementation(s) and operational experience) should be supplied as soon as they are available.

7. Work with RFC Editor to support completion of the Standards Process, as described in ESDS-RFC-002.


Note: An itemized list of desired SPG standards criteria are documented here