Result description
The DD&AS service facilitates discovery and retrieval of marine datasets from federated Blue Data Infrastructures (BDIs) using a common user interface. The BDIs are leading and authoritative marine data management infrastructures in the European marine research landscape and currently comprise: EMODnet, SeaDataNet, ICOS, SOCAT, EcoTaxa, ELIXIR-ENA, EurOBIS, and EuroArgo-Argo. Data cover physics, chemistry, biology, bathymetry, and genomics. More BDIs will be federated as part of Blue-Cloud 2026, such as SIOS, EMSO, EMODnet Physics, and MGnify. The service can be used stand-alone by external users, while retrieved data can also be pushed into the Blue-Cloud Virtual Research Environment (VRE) as input for data analysis and further research.
Problem addressed
Fragmentation of data sources in the marine research community. The DD&AS provides users a common interface (GUI and API) for discovery and retrieval of a large amount of marine data as managed by multiple Blue Data Infrastructures.
