A modular approach to cataloguing marine science data

• DOI: 10.1007/s12145-020-00445-w
• Publication Date: 2020-02-08T21:02:41Z
• Authors: Adam Leadbetter; Will Meaney; Elizabeth Tray; Andrew Conway; Sarah Flynn; Tara Keena; Caoimhín Kelly; Rob Thomas
• Keywords: 14. Life underwater; 01 natural sciences; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

AbstractThe ability to access and search metadata for marine science data is both a key requirement for answering fundamental principles of data management (making data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) and also in meeting domain-specific, community defined standards and legislative requirements placed on data publishers. This paper describes a modular data model to answer the functional requirements developed from these drivers and illustrates how this data model can be operationalised. The ability of this solution to meet the FAIR principles is then assessed.