ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e93508
Deliverable D4.8 Data Management Plan
expand article infoAlexandra Korcheva, Anna Sapundzhieva, Ignasi Bartomeus§
‡ Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria§ Doñana Biological Station, Seville, Spain
Open Access
Abstract

The SHOWCASE DMP is structured into five sections, which aim to establish the scope and terms of use of research data within the project in accordance with the Horizon 2020 requirements of data management.

The first section provides an introduction to the plan, which outlines the main data management practices that SHOWCASE would implement throughout the five-year project duration, as well as aspects of sustainable management of results and data after the conclusion of the project period.

The second section of the document provides an overview of the commitments that SHOWCASE has made in relation to handling data in a controlled and transparent way, and ensuring an open access to research data and results in line with the EU’s Open Research Data Pilot and FAIR data management.

The third section describes the details of data management within the project, focusing on different aspects of the process - from data collection, through data processing, to storage and access provision. The section features information on personal data protection in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as a break-down of the research data usage into project work packages. Recommendations for relevant data management practices are described in the section.

The fourth section includes an overview of the specific data management details for the project work packages. The specific data formats and data management requirements of work packages are described.

The fifth section of the DMP features concluding remarks on the data management strategy adopted by the project, and it outlines future updates and additions to the plan, which are going to be presented at a later stage of the project’s development.

Keywords
Socio-ecological systems, Biodiversity conservation, Biodiversity indicators, Agroecology, Biodiversity monitoring