Mooney, Peter and Winstanley, Adam C.
(2009)
Managing Environmental Research Data.
Environmental Research Centre Report Series No. 13
.
Environmental Protection Agency.
ISBN 978-1-84095-266-7
Abstract
Environmental science researchers are now using and
generating ever-increasing volumes of data and
information about our natural world. It is estimated that
the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA's)
STRIVE (Science, Technology, Research and
Innovation for the Environment) research funding
programme will “involve more than 1,000 researchers
and company-based scientists over its seven-year
lifetime”1. The EPA's Environmental Research Centre
(ERC) expects that large volumes of environmental
data and information will be generated by projects
funded by STRIVE. One of the key objectives of the
STRIVE programme is to make the outcomes and data
from this research available “in a coherent and timely
manner which will ensure synergies across the wider
research agenda and early availability of these outputs
into the formulation of policy”2. Consequently, the
STRIVE programme must adopt best international
practice in environmental research data management.
Management of these environmental research data is
a core activity for the ERC with particular emphasis on
the application of appropriate data management
techniques to ensure their long-term availability and
accessibility. Environmental research data are often
irreplaceable; they are always unique particularly in the
spatial location and temporal characteristics of their
collection. They can also be extremely expensive and
difficult to collect or generate. For these reasons the
EPA and the ERC attach great importance to the
ongoing development of systems that will ensure that
maximum benefits are derived from research data
once acquired.
| Item Type: |
Book
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| Additional Information: |
This report is published as part of the Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for the
Environment (STRIVE) Programme 2007–2013. The programme is financed by the Irish
Government under the National Development Plan 2007–2013. It is administered on behalf of the
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government by the Environmental Protection
Agency which has the statutory function of co-ordinating and promoting environmental research. |
| Keywords: |
STRIVE Programme 2007-2013; Ireland; Environment; Managing research data; Environmental Protection Agency; EPA; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science |
| Item ID: |
5899 |
| Identification Number: |
ISBN: 978-1-84095-266-7 |
| Depositing User: |
Peter Mooney
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| Date Deposited: |
23 Feb 2015 15:41 |
| Publisher: |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Funders: |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
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| Use Licence: |
This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available
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