This community provides outputs related to the European Research Data Landscape study. The study was commissioned by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission (specific contract No LC-01592199), and carried out by Visionary Analytics, Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) and the European Future Innovation System (EFIS) Centre.

The general objective of this study is to provide a detailed characterisation of the research data ecosystem in the European context, covering the EU Member States, Horizon 2020 Associated Countries (AC) and the UK. This is achieved through a set of Specific Objectives covering the following:

• To collect data on data production and consumption by fields of science;
• To collect and analyse information on data deposition practices, depending on the data typology and volume;
• To collect data on the level of maturity with respect to FAIR data implementation by scientific discipline and relevant sub-disciplines;
• To assess the responsiveness and readiness of research data repositories in terms of the implementation of FAIR principles, including certifications.