Scientific Data (Jun 2023)

PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science

  • Janine Felden,
  • Lars Möller,
  • Uwe Schindler,
  • Robert Huber,
  • Stefanie Schumacher,
  • Roland Koppe,
  • Michael Diepenbroek,
  • Frank Oliver Glöckner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02269-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Abstract The information system PANGAEA provides targeted support for research data management as well as long-term data archiving and publication. PANGAEA is operated as an open access library for archiving, publishing, and distributing georeferenced data from earth and environmental sciences. It focuses on observational and experimental data. Citability, comprehensive metadata descriptions, interoperability of data and metadata, a high degree of structural and semantic harmonization of the data inventory as well as the commitment of the hosting institutions ensures the long-term usability of archived data. PANGAEA is a pioneer of FAIR and open data infrastructures to enable data intensive science and an integral component of national and international science and technology activities. This paper provides an overview of the recent organisational, structural, and technological advancements in developing and operating the information system.