DiSSCo - Distributed System of Scientific Collections

Overview

DiSSCo will enable critical new insights to address some of the world's greatest challenges, such as biodiversity loss and climate change, by providing access to linked scientific data at a scale, and with a level of precision and accuracy that has never been achieved before.“ ICEDIG

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Roadmap

DiSSCo ist divided into two phases: a preparation phase, bringing the projects to a Implementation Readiness Level, and a contruction phase for the Implementation.

DiSSCo Prepare

  • Build upon already running projects
  • Provide a framework for implementing recommendations and identifiying and filling gaps
  • Integrated way of monitoring capacity towards implemetation

A preparation document exists, describing the activities: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzerRf7I2vqWMThiRVNQRjlsbmlmbWdKeWE2aHVhWVdpWUpn

From the document:

CALL H2020-INFRADEV-2018-2020
TOPIC Preparatory Phase of new ESFRI projects
Requested budget Up to EUR 4 million
Total project budget EUR 4.5 to 5 million
Application deadline 20 March 2019
Internal deadline 08 March 2019

Consortium timeline (deadlines):

Project brief 15 October 2018
Engagement and selection of beneficiaries (partners) 15 November
First draft of Description of Work 15 December
Financial tables/contributions (negotiations finalised) 14 January 2019
Full Description of Work (WPs/Tasks) 14 January
Full proposal version 1 21 January
Internal (DiSSCo consortium) review 11 February
Full proposal version 2 22 February
External review (peer review) 01 March
Full proposal version 3 (pre-submission) 08 March

Projects already identified

  • ICEDIG
  • TDWG
  • Mobilise
  • SYNTHESIS
  • CETAF/CETAF ISTC

ICEDIG

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  • fully develop the technical specifications for DiSSCo core data model
  • technical and logistical basis for extracting images and other data from objects
  • ways to make this information discoverable
  • connect to EOSC and others
  • involve third parties
  • summarize the gained knowledge for DiSSCo RI

Make the future RI operational.

Expression of Interest (Nov. 5th deadline) for DiSSCo prepare

Dear DiSSCo NTFs and DiSSCo partners,

as promised at the NTF meeting last Friday, we herewith circulate the Expression of Interest form for the DiSSCo Prepare proposal among the DiSSCo partners.

For this initial exercise, we would like to gather the interest at the institutional level. That means that we expect each of our 115 DiSSCo partners to submit their own form if they are interested in contributing to DiSSCo Prepare.

This also means, that for countries with an established NTF, the heads of the NTF are in charge of circulating the DiSSCo Prepare brief, the form, and any additional comments from your national context as soon as possible to all your partners at the national level!

You can find the Expression of Interest Form with additional information here: https://goo.gl/forms/b3oW54zqdBTNuOp83

The project brief is available here (and is attached to this e-mail): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzerRf7I2vqWMThiRVNQRjlsbmlmbWdKeWE2aHVhWVdpWUpn

Deadline for expressing your interest is the 5th of November 2018!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@dissco.eu, or directly via karsten.goedderz@cetaf.org.

Kind regards,

Karsten Gödderz and Olaf Bánki