01492nas a2200133   4500008004100000020000900041245006800050210006700118260003600185520102200221100001901243700001801262856007801280       2012                        eng d  aD3.100aComparison of Technical Basis of Biodiversity e-Infrastructures0 aComparison of Technical Basis of Biodiversity eInfrastructures  bCardiff Universityc2012/10/31/3 a<p>Deliverable D3.1 &ldquo;Technical Interoperability Specifications&rdquo;, prepared on the basis of available information at the time of writing, is the output of CReATIVE-B task T3.1, which aims to &ldquo;Compare the technical basis of e-infrastructures (for biodiversity research)&rdquo;. It provides a synopsis comparison of the technical approaches of the e-infrastructures analysed within the scope of the project and elaborates the interoperability analysis by defining it and making a quantitative comparison of the technical facts gathered thus far. It reflects as accurately as possible the technical findings, structured along dimensions of interoperability that match the functional areas and layers of the research infrastructures being analysed. Deliverable D3.1 aims at shedding light on existing similarities and differences between participating research infrastructures thus forming a solid information and knowledge basis for future interoperability guidelines developments in D3.2 and D3.3.</p>
1 aHardisty, Alex1 aManset, David  uhttp://creative-b.eu/documents/10826/9f2f2ed9-f6b6-443a-a06d-fd3c46875a8402331nas a2200109   4500008004100000245007200041210006900113260002800182520189400210100002402104856009302128       2013                        eng d00aTowards a Roadmap for Biodiversity and Ecosystem research in Europe0 aTowards a Roadmap for Biodiversity and Ecosystem research in Eur  aBrusselsc2013/03/19/203 a<p>a. Toward a research infrastructure RoadmapThe European Commission expressed its interest to receive within two months a preliminary Roadmap for research infrastructures supporting research on biodiversity, ecosystem and ecosystem services. The initial conclusions of the workshop as presented in this document provide a basis for a more elaborated document. The involved European infrastructures and their associated Integrated Activities are invited to suggest persons to serve as editors of this roadmap document. Depending on the disciplinary profiles of the suggested persons, it may be necessary to identify expertise from missing areas. The proposed editing team resulting from this consultation is expected to include 6 to maximum 10 persons trusted by the community to expand this this report to a Roadmap within two months, while allowing others to contribute through an on-line forum or other mechanisms. The participants of the workshop will have the opportunity to comment on the proposed team. Depending on time, experts on specific topics may want to meet together to discuss in more detail common priorities to be included in the emerging Roadmap. As for example the working group that discussed e-infrastructure in the workshop agreed to organize another workshop to analyse einfrastructure gaps. b. Structuring the research infrastructure community The editing team above will be invited to also consider how a more permanent structure dealing with updating the common Roadmap for research infrastructures could be established. Initial options as were recommended in the workshop of 19 and 20 March 2013 are presented in paragraph 3.5 of this report. Any further plans might be discussed in an appropriate session of the upcoming INTECOL conference (18-23 August 2013)9 and the planned European Biodiversity Informatics Conference (first week of September 2013).</p>
1 aEuropean Commission  uhttp://ec.europa.eu/research/infrastructures/pdf/workshop_april_2013/workshop-report.pdf