Abstract
Environmental monitoring research requires access to heterogeneous information collected from different sensor sources, based on satellites, UAVs, and in-situ measurements. The wide availability of data collected by Copernicus missions generates a huge amount of data (Big Data) that needs to be organized in an adequate way and requires integration and analysis tools. Moreover, with the possibility of having large areas covered by low-cost sensors, the amount of point data can also grow enormously. Data are typically organized in different data structures, and it is often challenging to understand where the data are collected, how to use them, and how to work with different data sources simultaneously.
The DPS4ESLAB project proposed the creation of an innovative research infrastructure by implementing an IT platform capable of handling the data workflows generated by heterogeneous sources and equipped with web tools and applications to find, use, analyze and share the data stored therein.
The data platform is accessible through the web application at https://edp-portal.eurac.edu/home from which the user can reach the data catalogue, the analysis tool, and the data and mapping collaboration and sharing portal. A fourth element gathers documentation and example code in order to guide the user to use the platform at its best.
All collaborators of Eurac Research have access to the contents of the platform, and thanks to a user management system, access to the platform components is enabled for research partners and private organizations that want to benefit from the available data and tools.
The EDP is build by means of open source components and implements well established interoperability standards, therefore is federated with international organizations such as GEOSS and EOSC, as well as with the OpenDataHub.