Enhancing cross-domain data access in georesources and bridging EPOS and ECCSEL Research Infrastructures: contribution from Geo-INQUIRE project

The Geo-INQUIRE (Geosphere INfrastructure for QUestions into Integrated Research project - www.geo-inquire.eu) aims to foster the curiosity-driven research about solid Earth. Monitoring dynamic processes within the geosphere requires facilitated access to data, data products and services in a wide range of geoscientific disciplines.

A particular focus on georesources is addressed by using two operational research infrastructures, EPOS (European Plate Observing System) and ECCSEL (European Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory Infrastructure) with innovative activities to extend and enrich the existing underlying thematic data services. While EPOS provides virtual access to data and information over large territories in Europe and worldwide, ECCSEL primarily produces local experimental datasets at lab facilities level in Europe. Four thematic communities teamed up to concretise the cross-domain scientific activities, both from the data provider and end user sides: EPOS -geology, induced seismicity, geodesy- and ECCSEL -permanent CO₂ storage, temporary subsurface feedstock storage (H₂ and derivates, heat, air, CO₂), geothermal energy-.

Halfway through the project implementation, the collaborative work of the stakeholders results in strengthening the respective data contents and management structures enabling their connections. In France, the induced seismicity fact sheets recorded in the CDGP (Data Centre for Deep Geothermal Energy) are now better documented with geological maps and boreholes as well as geodesy and petrophysical properties. The anthropogenic hazards events capitalised and disseminated through the EPISODES platform offer access to episodes and information about boreholes located in their vicinity, being both the source of seismicity and monitoring locations. This enhanced virtual access to these induced events will soon be available on the EPOS data portal. The bridge between EPOS and ECCSEL research infrastructures is now enabled through the integration of a first set of boreholes and experimental data of two platforms in Norway and Italy to be accessible on the EPOS data portal through the national borehole database e-nodes.

The presentation will also expose how this cross-domain data access is enabled through semantic and technical interoperability in line with the FAIR principles to guarantee an efficient and reliable access to research contents.