Central Support Services for the federated NFDI4Earth Community

Our Mission

The focus of Measure 4.3 is on the technical implementation and provision of the services developed in the other task areas for the NFDI4Earth community. Thus, we manage and support the federated implementation of the NFDI4Earth-developed services. The content of the services is provided by our neighboring measures, which requires close cooperation with them regarding the conceptualization, development and operation.

NFDI4Earth runs four services to support the NFDI4Earth community and its tasks:

OneStop4All

The OneStop4All is the central discovery and access portal of NFDI4Earth. It enables you to find and access datasets, learning materials, analysis tools/software, and services, and search across multiple ESS sub domains and repositories, as well as discover reusable software and practices.

In NFDI4Earth, we co-designed and implemented the service, and support Measure 2.1 with tools to monitor user feedback.

Key Features of the current OneStop4All version are:

Unified search: The OneStop4All offers a search interface for researchers to find and access various data, tools, services and other resources related to Earth System Sciences. See: https://onestop4all.nfdi4earth.de

Data discovery: The portal provides a comprehensive catalog of (distributed) data, including metadata, datasets, and data products, making it easier for researchers to discover and access data.

Guided repository search Tour: The OneStop4All offers a wizard that guides researchers through the process of finding a suitable repository for their needs. With over 100 Earth System Sciences repositories to choose from, the wizard can also be used as tool for data stewards to guide their researchers.

Tool and service discovery: The portal also provides a catalog of tools and services, including software, workflows, and other resources, that can be used for data analysis, modeling, and visualization.

Community engagement: The portal facilitates community engagement and collaboration by providing a platform for researchers to share their work 

User Support Network

The NFDI4Earth User Support Network is your personalized helpdesk and expert support service for FAIR and open research in Earth System Science (ESS). 

To support our distributed helpdesk team, we provide them with an infrastructure supporting the distributed nature of the User Support Network. The central part is the TUD ticket system to manage user requests, their processing and responses.

EduTrain Portal

The EduTrain portal is a learning management system for Open Educational Resources (OERs) tailored to the needs of the Earth System Science (ESS) community. The technial platform serving the management and provision of education and learning materials developed and provided within the Measure 1.3 are operated and adopted by our team.

Support and Coordination of Software Developments

NFDI4Earth Software Developer Team consists of experienced software developers from all Task Areas, embedded in diverse institutions and networks across Germany. We thus coordinate the implementation of procedures and tools to ensure the quality and sustainability of the software developed within NFDI4Earth.

Our Reports

Team (ordered alphabetically)

Anna Brauer
Technische Universität Dresden

Robert Brylka
Senckenberg
Gesellschaft für Naturforschung

Auriol Degbelo
Technische Universität Dresden

Jonas Grieb
Senckenberg
Gesellschaft für Naturforschung

Christin Henzen
Technische Universität Dresden

Simon Jirka
52°North

Ralf Klammer
Technische Universität Dresden (ZIH)

Markus Konkol
52°North

Ralph Müller-Pfefferkorn
Technische Universität Dresden (ZIH)

Tom Niers
Technische Universität Dresden

Arne Vogt
52°North

Claus Weiland
Senckenberg
Gesellschaft für Naturforschung

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