TY - JOUR
T1 - Community recommendations for geochemical data, services and analytical capabilities in the 21st century
AU - Klöcking, Marthe
AU - Wyborn, Lesley
AU - Lehnert, Kerstin A.
AU - Ware, Bryant
AU - Prent, Alexander M.
AU - Profeta, Lucia
AU - Kohlmann, Fabian
AU - Noble, Wayne
AU - Bruno, Ian
AU - Lambart, Sarah
AU - Ananuer, Halimulati
AU - Barber, Nicholas D.
AU - Becker, Harry
AU - Brodbeck, Maurice
AU - Deng, Hang
AU - Deng, Kai
AU - Elger, Kirsten
AU - de Souza Franco, Gabriel
AU - Gao, Yajie
AU - Ghasera, Khalid Mohammed
AU - Hezel, Dominik C.
AU - Huang, Jingyi
AU - Kerswell, Buchanan
AU - Koch, Hilde
AU - Lanati, Anthony W.
AU - ter Maat, Geertje
AU - Martínez-Villegas, Nadia
AU - Nana Yobo, Lucien
AU - Redaa, Ahmad
AU - Schäfer, Wiebke
AU - Swing, Megan R.
AU - Taylor, Richard J.M.
AU - Traun, Marie Katrine
AU - Whelan, Jo
AU - Zhou, Tengfei
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/6/15
Y1 - 2023/6/15
N2 - The majority of geochemical and cosmochemical research is based upon observations and, in particular, upon the acquisition, processing and interpretation of analytical data from physical samples. The exponential increase in volumes and rates of data acquisition over the last century, combined with advances in instruments, analytical methods and an increasing variety of data types analysed, has necessitated the development of new ways of data curation, access and sharing. Together with novel data processing methods, these changes have enabled new scientific insights and are driving innovation in Earth and Planetary Science research. Yet, as approaches to data-intensive research develop and evolve, new challenges emerge. As large and often global data compilations increasingly form the basis for new research studies, institutional and methodological differences in data reporting are proving to be significant hurdles in synthesising data from multiple sources. Consistent data formats and data acquisition descriptions are becoming crucial to enable quality assessment, reusability and integration of results fostering confidence in available data for reuse. Here, we explore the key challenges faced by the geo- and cosmochemistry community and, by drawing comparisons from other communities, recommend possible approaches to overcome them. The first challenge is bringing together the numerous sub-disciplines within our community under a common international initiative. One key factor for this convergence is gaining endorsement from the international geochemical, cosmochemical and analytical societies and associations, journals and institutions. Increased education and outreach, spearheaded by ambassadors recruited from leading scientists across disciplines, will further contribute to raising awareness, and to uniting and mobilising the community. Appropriate incentives, recognition and credit for good data management as well as an improved, user-oriented technical infrastructure will be essential for achieving a cultural change towards an environment in which the effective use and real-time interchange of large datasets is common-place. Finally, the development of best practices for standardised data reporting and exchange, driven by expert committees, will be a crucial step towards making geo- and cosmochemical data more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable by both humans and machines (FAIR).
AB - The majority of geochemical and cosmochemical research is based upon observations and, in particular, upon the acquisition, processing and interpretation of analytical data from physical samples. The exponential increase in volumes and rates of data acquisition over the last century, combined with advances in instruments, analytical methods and an increasing variety of data types analysed, has necessitated the development of new ways of data curation, access and sharing. Together with novel data processing methods, these changes have enabled new scientific insights and are driving innovation in Earth and Planetary Science research. Yet, as approaches to data-intensive research develop and evolve, new challenges emerge. As large and often global data compilations increasingly form the basis for new research studies, institutional and methodological differences in data reporting are proving to be significant hurdles in synthesising data from multiple sources. Consistent data formats and data acquisition descriptions are becoming crucial to enable quality assessment, reusability and integration of results fostering confidence in available data for reuse. Here, we explore the key challenges faced by the geo- and cosmochemistry community and, by drawing comparisons from other communities, recommend possible approaches to overcome them. The first challenge is bringing together the numerous sub-disciplines within our community under a common international initiative. One key factor for this convergence is gaining endorsement from the international geochemical, cosmochemical and analytical societies and associations, journals and institutions. Increased education and outreach, spearheaded by ambassadors recruited from leading scientists across disciplines, will further contribute to raising awareness, and to uniting and mobilising the community. Appropriate incentives, recognition and credit for good data management as well as an improved, user-oriented technical infrastructure will be essential for achieving a cultural change towards an environment in which the effective use and real-time interchange of large datasets is common-place. Finally, the development of best practices for standardised data reporting and exchange, driven by expert committees, will be a crucial step towards making geo- and cosmochemical data more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable by both humans and machines (FAIR).
KW - Data quality
KW - Data standards
KW - FAIR data
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gca.2023.04.024
DO - 10.1016/j.gca.2023.04.024
M3 - Review article
SN - 0016-7037
VL - 351
SP - 192
EP - 205
JO - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
JF - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
ER -