Published November 20, 2025 | Version v1
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GDI Pillar III User Journeys

Description

This document aims to give a high-level description of GDI’s most common usages and, through them, provide a broad overview of expected functionalities and basic requirements.

By reading and dissecting each user journey and story, the reader can envision the bricklaying work being done towards a pan-European health data network infrastructure, with real examples of daily research work (ranging from variant search over large populations to supporting cancer multimodal initiatives) where this network will be not only helpful but foundational.

The GDI user journey section describes the specific steps a user will take when interacting with the GDI. It gives a high-level description of GDI’s most common usages and, through them, provides a broad overview of expected functionalities and basic requirements. The user journeys map out the user’s experience, from the initial point of contact (i.e. the authentication into GDI Federation) to the final goal (i.e. data access and analysis), providing context and a deeper understanding of the considerations and challenges the user faces along the way. These user journeys are designed to be technology-agnostic, focusing on user needs rather than specific implementations. Subsequently, user stories have been derived from these user journeys, providing practical examples.

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Funding

European Commission
European Genomic Data Infrastructure (GDI) 101081813