D2.4 : Report on FAIRification of Database Data

Abstract

EXA4MIND provides a flexibly-deployable platform for Extreme Data analytics with the Extreme Data Database (EDD) framework at the core. On top of the actual data stores (databases, object stores) in the EDD, the project implements a “Dataset connectivity and FAIR Support” module, supporting the assignment of metadata and persistent identifiers to data according to the FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) of research data management. This module facilitates data publication and data exchange with European Data ecosystems (EUDAT, EOSC, Data Spaces). This deliverable describes the module (including a FAIR Data Subsetting Application Programming Interface as a novel approach to FAIR data in databases) and gives examples of how datasets from EXA4MIND are published. The work described is important for implementing EXA4MIND’s Data Management Plan and for reaching project objectives related to FAIR data publication and persistent-identifier assignment.