The benefits of Open Data with ExPaNDS

The Photon and Neutron Research Infrastructures (PaN RIs) containing free electron laser, synchrotron light and neutron sources are generating petabytes of research data each year and such vast amounts of data can be hard to share.

Researchers around the globe use the data to advance knowledge across a variety of societal challenges. These challenges can be found in energy, transport, healthcare, food safety, and sustainable living to list only a few.

ExPaNDS and PaNOSC see EOSC as an opportunity to generalise the adoption of FAIR data practices at PaN RIs that will enable data sharing, the reuse across a wider community and the provisioning of services for remote data analysis. The project will map all relevant data catalogues to ensure that scientific research communities have access to both the raw data collected that is linked to the experiments at their facility, and the relevant peer review articles produced as a direct result of their usage.

The goal of the projects and the EOSC is to make data from publicly funded research in Europe Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). Fostering FAIR Data Practices will allow other facilities and their users to benefit from the valuable data produced thanks to existing light and neutron sources to help combat 21^st century global problems. By reusing data, it is possible to plan experiments and simulations that will produce more than was originally imagined.

To find out more about the project and collaboration partners, upcoming events and detailed information on the project work packages, please visit the website: www.expands.eu, where you can also sign up to the mailing list. To know more about this vibrant project and network please check out the Twitter account: @ExPaNDs_EU.