Our mission
Our mission is establishing the NFDI4Earth as a connecting node for the German research data management (RDM) infrastructures in the Earth System Sciences (ESS). Here, we closely work together with the Coordination Office, in particular on cultural change activtities (M 4.2). We provide two products/services:
We act as a central communication hub between the various NFDI4Earth task areas, other NFDI consortia, universities, research facilities, authorities, RDM initiatives, or funding agencies involved in the promotion of FAIR (geo)spatial research data and their management. We further address cross-cutting topics and facilitate the cross-disciplinary sharing of FAIR data.
We compile a comprehensive, easy to understand, accessible and transparent documentation of the NFDI4Earth products, architecture, structure, and services. Users can find all relevant information on how to use the NFDI4Earth products in this LHB. The LHB is tightly connected to the knowledge hub (M3.2) and provides relevant and easy to use technical information. The LHB further offers service providers the opportunity to present their tools, databases, tutorials, or best practice information on a central platform to increase their visibility. We are actively running the Editorial Board to oversee and support the development of the Living Handbook.
D3.3.1 & D3.3.2 Establish/participate in an NFDI-network to identify and continually work, update and expand on cross-cutting RDM topics through regular workshops.
D3.3.4 & D3.3.5 Establish relations with other national stakeholders in the NFDI4Earth
context and work towards a common infrastructure for RDM in Germany
(Research Data Commons) through regular workshops