Abstract
Abstract This paper gives a comprehensive introduction to the IOER Monitor – an open research data infrastructure (RDI) in Germany providing domain-specific multi-temporal geospatial datasets, services and visualizations for land use and land cover (LULC)-related development of settlements and open space and closely related topics. Its easy-to-use information system provides multi-scale data offers to form a discussion platform that supports spatial development assessment and evidence-based decision making. It contributes to public land-use change discourses by enhancing information offers that can be adopted by other multi-disciplinary data users - even from non-spatial domains. All data and services are freely available. IOER Monitor is committed to offering continuous services implementing FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable and re-usable) and policy-relevant inputs for transformative spatial development.
Highlights
The land is one of the limited natural resources on our Earth
This paper gives a comprehensive introduction to the Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) Monitor – an open research data infrastructure (RDI) in Germany providing domain-specific multi-temporal geospatial datasets, services and visualizations for land use and land cover (LULC)-related development of settlements and open space and closely related topics
The article aims to present a comprehensive introduction to an open research data infrastructure (RDI) which is providing domain-specific multi-temporal geospatial datasets, services and visualizations for Germany
Summary
The land is one of the limited natural resources on our Earth. Only an efficient allocation and intensity of land use can ensure our livelihood supports and. The IOER Monitor was established in 2010 as a scientific service of the IOER and has since developed over a decade into a comprehensive and sought-after research data infrastructure on the topic of land-use monitoring. It provides detailed spatial tangible information on land use in Germany, covering aspects like settlement structures, land take values, ecosystem services, spatial impacts of renewable energy fuels or landscape quality, just to mention a few. “Open Science” or “Science 4.0” is becoming a basic requirement in science practice as well as in funding Following such a trend, the innovation in digital technologies, communications and collaborative tools enable collecting, analysing, discovering and communicating essential research inputs by following a robust and plausible workflow. Some examples are several German national research data infrastructures (NFDIs), which are currently under construction, the European Open Data Cloud (EOSC), GAIA-X and the Research Data Alliance (RDA)
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