Approach towards a Holistic Management of Research Data in Planetary Science—Use Case Study Based on Remote Sensing Data

Abstract

In the planetary sciences, the volume of remote sensing data and derived research products has been continuously increasing over the last five decades. The amount and complexity of data require growing sophistication in data analysis, data management, and data provision targeted at a growing research community. In order to efficiently manage and facilitate the reuse of research data and to provide stable and long-term access, sustainable research data solutions are needed. We here present a prototype for structured storage, management, and visualisation of planetary research data and discuss the particular benefits, as well as challenges of such an information system for data management, for establishing data references by cross-linking information, and for improving the visibility of data products. The prototype is a co-development of two research institutes of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and is based on two components: the Earth Observation Center(EOC) Geoservice, which constitutes an infrastructure providing data storage and management capabilities, as well as an interface compliant with collaborative and web-based data access services, and the Environmental and Crisis Information Systems (UKIS), a framework for the implementation of geoscientific web applications.

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“…Two contributions in this Special Issue address this topic in more detail. In [15], Nass et al present a prototype to address the evolving need to efficiently query and manage complex data in the world of planetary remote sensing. The contribution introduces a web-based information management system and showcases its concepts and functionality.…”

“…Mapping and spectral analysis [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]; • Data processing and data products [8][9][10]; • Impact crater and feature detection [11,12]; • Pose estimation [13,14]; • Research data management and valuation [15,16].…”