Abstract
Over recent decades large amounts of data about our Planet have become available. If this information could be easily discoverable, accessible and properly exploited, preserved and shared, it would potentially represent a wealth of information for a whole spectrum of stakeholders: from scientists and researchers to the highest level of decision and policy makers. By creating a Virtual Research Environment (VRE) using a service oriented architecture (SOA) tailored to the needs of Earth Science (ES) communities, the EVER-EST ( http://ever-est.eu ) project provides a range of both generic and domain specific data analysis and management services to support a dynamic approach to collaborative research. EVER-EST provides the means to overcome existing barriers to sharing of Earth Science data and information allowing research teams to discover, access, share and process heterogeneous data, algorithms, results and experiences within and across their communities, including those domains beyond Earth Science. The main objective of this paper is to present the EVER-EST platform in all its components describing the most relevant use cases implemented by the Virtual Research Communities (VRCs) involved in the project.
Highlights
In recent years, Earth Science communities have been facing an important change in the traditional man‐ agement of data
The EVER-EST project successfully demonstrated the concept of a Virtual Research Environment (VRE) for research lifecycle management in Earth Sciences based on a service oriented architecture that enables the
A sustainability plan has been presented to maintain the findings after the end of the project: in addition, further efforts will be focused on make the platform fully operational, to improve the services model and to engage new communities
Summary
Earth Science communities have been facing an important change in the traditional man‐ agement of data. Earth Scientists need to discover, access and exchange reliable (curated) data, and have access to suitable processing power, visualization and analytics tools. They need to share with peer scientists and communities, for validation and reuse, their methods and approaches, observations, results and – most of all ‐ the lessons they have learnt. The EVER-EST project successfully demonstrated the concept of a Virtual Research Environment (VRE) for research lifecycle management in Earth Sciences based on a service oriented architecture that enables the. The E-infrastructure enables scientists to manage the entire research life cycle of their scien‐ tific investigations, attribute and credit findings, validate claims, preserve and share research materials and results with the scientific community and the general public. ROs allow encapsulating scientific knowledge and provide a mechanism for preserving, sharing and discovering assets of reusable and reproducible research
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