RDM and Open Science at UFZ
Paul Remmler 
Ronny Gey
November 26, 2024
RDM Dev
Data Management Portal (DMP)
- https://www.intranet.ufz.de/dmp
- https://www.ufz.de/drp/en/
- also UFZ Data Repository
- Software as Quality Control
- quality control of time series data
- https://git.ufz.de/rdm-software/saqc
- Sensor Management System
- Management of metadata of platforms, sensors and measurement configurations by stations and campaigns
- https://codebase.helmholtz.cloud/hub-terra/sms
- Time series management system (storage, dashboards, analysis, annotation, and processing)
- https://helmholtz.software/software/timeio
- manage, share and visualize standardized spatial data
- https://helmholtz.software/software/spatialio
- Andreas presentation part
RDM Deploy/Services
Data Management Portal
Wombat
- WebApps Organized by a MOdular Built Architecture
- based on GitLab and Docker
- Workflow Management System
- https://knime.ufz.de/
- create, explore, and share your data through beautiful, flexible dashboards
- https://grafana.web-intern.app.ufz.de/
ChaSaM (tbd)
- Chemical Sample Management
RDM Trainings 2024/25
RDM Documentation
https://rdm.pages.ufz.de/guidelines/
RDM Consulting
- wkdv-support@ufz.de
- Wombat: deploy WebApps
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- DMP: Configuration, Upload, Archive, DOI
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- Data/Software: Licensing issues, FAIR
- Data Management Plans
- Find the right storage solution (years end phenomenom)
RDM Board and Policy Work
- UFZ RDM Policy
- RDM Board (Steering Commitee)
- reps of each TB + Management + IT
- Data Representatives
RDM Dissemination and Outreach
- department visits (today!!!111)
- HIGRADE, Science Days, SaxFDM, Uni LE
Open Science
Open Science - Policies
- Helmholtz Open Science Policy
- no official Open Science commitment by the UFZ but…
- UFZ RDM Policy
- (UFZ Research Software Policy)
Open Science - Practice
- Open Access
- Open Data
- Open (Source) Software
- Open Methodology
- Open Educational Ressources?
- UFZ is not about teaching, but yeah, make your stuff available
- Open Peer Review?
- No leverage at UFZ.
Open Access
- Responsible: UFZ Library
- Article Processing Charges (APCs)
- https://www.ufz.de/index.php?de=36297
Open Data
- FAIR is not Open
- sensitive data
- open licenses (CC BY)
- RDM Policy 10(2):
Wherever possible, research data (including relevant metadata) should be made publicly available with the associated scientific publication as early as possible. The following must be taken into account: intellectual property rights, data protection rights, legal regulations, in particular the protection of personal data, ethical aspects, scientific interests, contractual agreements with cooperation partners and, where applicable, utilization interests.
Open (Source) Software
- Data without Software is just numbers
- open source licenses
- (UFZ Research Software Policy):
Research software should be made accessible to a large and ideally public circle of users.
From the beginning, the possibility of transparent development to ensure quality must be examined.
Open Science Involvement of UFZies
Pre
Thorough explanation of all licenses across platforms (licenses on GitHub are different than licenses in Zenodo).
- data (CC BY) vs software (whatever) licenses
- GitHub => Software, Zenodo => multi purpose
Tutorial on how to create metadata
- Next training: Fundamentals of Scientific Metadata
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Now?
