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The EOSC Node for the Earth system and environmental sciences (under construction)

The EOSC node’s digital gateway plays a crucial role in connecting research organizations to the broader European ecosystem. It serves as a single-entry point to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), facilitating access to open science resources and services across Europe. The DATA TERRA RI is at the heart of the data chain, filling the gap between fundamental research and field application. It also emphasizes interdisciplinary research and open collaboration.

The Data Terra Node’s major contributions to the EOSC federation:

1 A seamless access

High-quality, trusted FAIR and AI-ready multi-domain and multi-source data for the Earth, climate, environment and biodiversity system with rich metadata, semantic interoperability and provenance information.

2 Cross-domain data analysis

workflows addressing emerging urgent multidisciplinary research challenges in relation to global changes, climate adaptation, extreme events characterisation, loss of biodiversity and societal impacts enhancing the linkages with other Data-Spaces and Data-hubs in Europe and beyond.

3 A federated layer

towards the environment-oriented Research Infrastructures in coordination, as well as with other European organisations and programs such as Copernicus and Destination Earth.

DATA TERRA THEMATIC HUBS AND CROSS-CUTTING SERVICES

Data Terra is organized around several thematic hubs and cross-cutting services that cover key components of the Earth system for integrated observation, understanding, and prediction in response to global changes.

  • 5 thematic hubs

    Data Terra consists of five main data and service hubs (or poles), each dedicated to a specific compartment of the Earth system:

    • AERIS (Atmosphere): This hub focuses on atmospheric data, collecting, validating, and harmonizing data from field surveys, long-term observation sites, and satellites. It coordinates multiple data centers and laboratories that provide atmospheric data for research and commercial use.

    • FormaTerre (Solid Earth): Dedicated to solid Earth observation including geophysics and seismicity, this hub fosters the development of products and services that add value to satellite and in-situ data for solid Earth sciences.

    • ODATIS (Ocean): This ocean-specific hub provides data, software, and services for marine science research, covering all oceanic components such as circulation, physical and chemical properties, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystems, and coastal dynamics. It supports researchers through data warehouses, visualization tools, and virtual research environments.

    • THEIA (Land Surfaces): This hub handles land surfaces observation and monitoring, including ecosystem and environmental data at the national level.

    • PNDB (Biodiversity): Focuses on biodiversity data, both marine and terrestrial. It collects and manages observation, collection, and experimental data for biodiversity research and conservation.

  • 3 Cross-Cutting Services

    • DINAMIS : providing access to very high-resolution commercial satellite imagery, including mutualized programming for satellite image acquisition, mainly for public institutions and research projects.
    • French Regional Thematic animation (ART) : bring together public and private structures on a territorial basis,  with an interest in the collection, processing and interpretation of data for public action.
    • INTER-POLES :  Facilitating exchanges between managers and experts on topics that cut across data hubs.
Galaxy for Earth System and environment was implemented within the project Fair-Ease.

Use case 1 : Galaxy for the Earth System

A better understanding of global environmental challenges is essential to their mitigation. These challenges are multifaceted and require a multidisciplinary approach. Unfortunately, this work is often laborious and time-consuming for researchers, who must navigate through vast datasets that are often scattered and not interoperable. The open-source collaborative workflow platform Galaxy provides researchers and data scientists with an efficient solution for data analysis.

Read more on the FAIR-EASE project website
The Volcano Space Observatory: an example for interdisciplinary data integration

Use case 2 : Volcano Space Observatory

A new multidisciplinary web portal for monitoring volcanic activity and associated atmospheric hazards worldwide. The Volcano Space Observatory, a FAIR-EASE’s pilot, exemplifies this approach by aggregating atmospheric and Solid Earth geophysical data. The aim is to support the assessment of volcanic and atmospheric hazards in near-real time on several geographical scales for the protection of populations.

Read more on the FAIR-EASE project website

About DATA TERRA

Data Terra is a French research e-infrastructure dedicated to the integrated observation, understanding, and prediction of the Earth system, including its environmental dynamics and global changes. It was established in 2016 and brings together multiple scientific and technical communities, providing a structure for accessing and processing multi-source data, products, and services relevant to land, atmosphere, ocean, solid Earth, and biodiversity domains. Data Terra coordinates distributed digital hubs and cross-cutting services in collaboration with national, European, and international partners, and operates according to open science and FAIR principles to support both researchers and societal stakeholders.

Data Terra works with 34 partner organizations, including academic, scientific, and technical institutions, as part of its mission to coordinate Earth system data infrastructure and services. These partners encompass leading French research centers, universities, national agencies, and several international collaborators engaged in scientific observation, data management, and innovation

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