Data 101

Data101

R. Bertelmann, Dr. K. Elger – Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ

Tuesday, September 29, 2015
GFZ, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam
Building A27, GeoLab

Science without data is unimaginable, especially in Earth Sciences. In the digital era, data sharing and re-use of data that is publicly available is getting more and more important. Our Data101 workshop will introduce in the broad field of research data beginning with a general introduction to data to what you have to keep in mind when you share your data with your colleagues all the way to data sharing beyond the working group or institution. The second part will focus on data publication. Among others, we will address questions like What is a data repository and where do I find them? What can I expect from a metadata portal? What are the different formats for data publication? …all the way to How important is the description of my data? and Why do I need metadata standards?

The course is open for all interested people, previous knowledge is not required.