Research Data

Research data have become more and more important in recent years. Several science organisations and funding bodies in Germany, Europe, and abroad have since emphasised the importance of state of the art data curation and access to data. Many funding bodies now ask for a data management plan and publication of data as part of their research grants.

Research Data at GFZ

GFZ offers access to research data through the following data portals:

• GEOFON Global Seismic Monitor (seismology)

• Geomagnetic Observatory Niemegk (http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/portal/gfz/Struktur/Departments/Department+2/sec23/infrastructure/observatories/niemegk;jsessionid=C88789E50DFD1AC6CE2C9B186077334A) (Earth magnetic field)

• GIPP Experiments and Data Archiv (Geophyics, data from seismic and magnetotelluric measurements) 

• ICDP Scientific Drilling Database (results from scientific drilling)

• ICGEM - International Centre for Global Earth Models (geodesy and gravimetry)

• ISDC - Information System and Data Center (geodetic satellite missions)

• WSM - World Stress Map (tectonic stress vectors)

Services at GFZ

To help researchers at GFZ with data curation, data publication and compliance with data policies GFZ offers services though its Centre for Geoinformation Technology (CeGIT) and through the library.

• Centre for Geoinformation Technology (CeGIT)

   

  • Consulting on data management

  • Data management services in projects

  • Virtual research environments

  • Management of laboratory data

  • Integration of robotic instruments

• Library Wissenschaftspark Albert Einstein (http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/portal/cms/Bibliothek/Publizieren/Daten;jsessionid=C88789E50DFD1AC6CE2C9B186077334A)

   

  • Consulting on data publication

  • Publication of data as supplements to publications
  • Publication of data in the series "Scientific Technical Report Data"

These services will soon be supplemented by a data publication platform and a long-term archive for research data.

More information:

• CeGIT (http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/portal/cms/Bibliothek/Publizieren/Daten;jsessionid=C88789E50DFD1AC6CE2C9B186077334A), Dr. Jens Klump, ext. 1702
• Library (http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/portal/gfz/Struktur/Wissenschaftliche+Infrastrukturen/Bibliothek+und+Informationsdienste;jsessionid=C88789E50DFD1AC6CE2C9B186077334A), Roland Bertelmann, ext. 1650