ExPaNDS Data Landscaping Survey

The ExPaNDS project is a collaboration between 10 national Photon and Neutron Research Infrastructures (PaN RIs) as well as EGI. The project aims to deliver standardised, interoperable, and integrated data sources and data analysis services for Photon and Neutron facilities, within the context of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). As part of its programme, it is considering how to enable and promote the generation and use of FAIR data within facilities’ processes (work package 2), and the harmonisation of tools and processes for data cataloguing and management
(work package 3).
WP2 and WP3 are conducting a landscape analysis in order to establish a baseline on the current state of the 10 participating institutions on FAIR data policies and data management practises. This activity can be compared with a similar activity which was undertaken within the PaNOSC project, which covers the transnational (ESFRI) facilities in the same domain. This baseline can then be used to steer the subsequent activity of the project and to assess its impact.
This report summarises the results of a survey of the 10 participating institutes which was undertaken in December 2019.