Metadatabase
More than other research projects, BioFresh largely relies on the quality and quantity of the data that will be included into the BioFresh data portal. BioFresh will make use of all kind of freshwater biodiversity data and will provide free and universal access to information that has been collected within numerous European and worldwide research initiatives, projects and campaigns.
General information that describes each of the background databases of the BioFresh data portal will be stored in a so-called metadatabase. This includes information about the data provider and the related intellectual property issues, as well as characterising parameters as regional coverage and spatial extend. To supplement the BioFresh science workpackages the general metadata were complemented with information about environmental and climate related parameters.
Regarding the collection of the relevant information a metadata questionnaire was developed. To prioritise data entry, fields are marked as mandatory/conditional, recommended or optional. In terms of clearness and user friendliness fold-out sections, checkboxes, selection lists as well as tooltips for further data field explanations are on hand.
Publishing data via the BioFresh metadatabase creates high visibility of your dataset as scientists and the interested public can discover useful datasets for analysis and for starting collaborations via the metadata query tool with multiple options to choose or a full text search on the database.
If you are interested in submitting your metadata to the BioFresh metadatabase, please do not hesitate to contact Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber (BOKU) or write to data@freshwaterbiodiversity.eu.
