Towards interoperable research site documentation – Recommendations for information models and data provision

• Published in: Ecological informatics Vol. 60; p. 101158
• Main Authors: Wohner, Christoph, Peterseil, Johannes, Genazzio, Melissa A., Guru, Siddeswara, Hugo, Wim, Klug, Hermann
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Data harmonisation; Data models; Interoperability; Research infrastructure; Site information; Research infrastructure; Data models; Data harmonisation; Site information; Interoperability

Information related to research sites is essential when describing the context of observations. It is a key element of site-based research infrastructures (RIs) and their catalogues. This paper is dedicated to the comparison of (meta)data models describing research sites in the ecosystem domain. A s...