February 23, 2023 Dataset Open Access

HZDR Data Management Strategy — Top-Level Architecture

Knodel, Oliver; Gruber, Thomas; Kelling, Jeffrey; Lokamani, Mani; Müller, Stefan; Pape, David; Juckeland, Guido

This data publication contains an overview to the Top-Level Architecture of the proposed HZDR Data Management Strategy with additional description of the various systems and services. 

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) pursues a comprehensive data management strategy that is designed as an architecture of services to describe and manage scientific experiments in a sustainable manner. This strategy is based on the FAIR principles and aims to ensure the findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability of research data.
The HZDR's comprehensive data lifecycle covers all phases of the data lifecycle: from planning and collection to analysis, storage, publication and archiving. Each phase is supported by specialised services and tools that help scientists to efficiently collect, store and share their data. These services include:

• Electronic lab notebook: for the digital recording and management of lab experiments and data.
• Data management plans (RDMO): For planning and organising data management during a research project.
• (Time Series) Databases: For structured storage and retrieval of research data.
• File systems: For storing and managing files in a controlled environment.
• Publication systems (ROBIS, RODARE): For the publication and accessibility of research data and results.
• Metadata catalogue (SciCat): For describing data in a wide variety of subsystems using searchable metadata
• Repositories (Helmholtz Codebase): For archiving, version control and provision of software, special data sets and workflows. 
•  Proposal Management System (GATE): For the administration of project proposals and approvals.

The superordinate web service HELIPORT plays a central role here. HELIPORT acts as a gateway and connecting service that links all components of the Data Management Strategy and describes them in a sustainable manner. HELIPORT ensures standardised access to the various services and tools, which considerably simplifies collaboration and the exchange of data.