NFDI4Earth recognises the crucial role of data centers in bridging disciplinary divides within Earth System Sciences (ESS) and beyond. This session, proposed by co-applicants of the NFDI4Earth (www.nfdi4earth.de), aims to leverage the ITS program group's focus on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches. Contributions from both data center providers and researchers to explore data center challenges in interoperability and opportunities within ESS are welcome.
The session will explore how data centers can facilitate collaboration and address complex challenges by:
Integrating Disciplines: Explore interdisciplinary data fusion and stakeholder engagement for data management.
Addressing Socially Relevant Problems: Address how data centers can aid transdisciplinary research on sustainability challenges and utilize data from public authorities for interdisciplinary ESS research and public engagement.
We encourage proposals from researchers and data center experts addressing:
I) Innovative Data Fusion: How can data centers seamlessly integrate diverse ESS data to tackle societal challenges?
II) Engaging Communities: How can data centers integrate stakeholder knowledge (academia, policymakers, public) for problem-solving?
III) Sustainability & Public Engagement: What opportunities exist for data centers to contribute to transdisciplinary research on sustainability challenges (e.g., climate change and impacts, biodiversity loss and safeguarding food security) and foster public engagement with ESS issues through citizen science data?
IV) Operation & Sustainability Models: How can we manage the diversity of ESS data centers and foster cooperation and interoperability?
Expected Outcomes:
Identify diverse interdisciplinary data management approaches in ESS.
Recommend enhanced collaboration between data centers, researchers, and stakeholders.
Develop strategies for leveraging data centers to support transdisciplinary research addressing societal challenges.
Create a roadmap for integrating stakeholder needs into NFD4Earth data center practices.