DataPLANT’s mission is to lead the digital transformation in plant science by advancing from traditional publications to innovative data-driven formats like Annotated Research Contexts (ARC).
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RDM-as-a-Service
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DataPLANT builds user-friendly services that simplify data annotation and metadata management for plant scientists. By leveraging existing IT infrastructure, it aims to make the process as seamless and efficient as possible.
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DataPLANT develops research data management concepts and provides them as resources for the plant research community.
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DataPLANT is an initiative for the plant community in Germany and beyond.
We thrive to be open in everything we do and to give all stakeholders the opportunity to contribute to building a German research data infrastructure in plant science. To get involved, there are several possibilities:
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DataPLANT, NFDI4Biodiversity and NFDI4Microbiota intensify their collaboration as Biodata Interest Group
Wed Oct 02 2024
The consortia DataPLANT, NFDI4Biodiversity and NFDI4Microbiota have taken a significant step towards closer cooperation by signing a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The aim is...
PhytOakmeter and DataPLANT sign Memorandum of Understanding
Mon Sep 30 2024
The DFG and SNF funded project PhytOakmeter (FOR 5571) joins forces with DataPLANT to make their research data FAIR - Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed to formalize the common goal of establishing a data framework for plant research in compliance with the FAIR data principles and contributing to open science.
DataPLANT participates in the 3. Open Science Festival
Wed Sep 18 2024
The 3rd Open Science Festival Germany took place at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz from 17-18 September 2024 under the motto Meet, Share, Inspire, Care. It was aimed equally at newcomers, interested parties and experts with the aim to facilitate encounters and dialogue in a wide variety of formats. DataPLANT was actively participating with a market booth together with other NFDI consortia to present The German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI)...
IPK Gatersleben joins DataPLANT as participating institution
Thu Sep 05 2024
Following its community centered strategy DataPLANT took in a new participant broadening its base and now including a non-university research institution in the field of plant biology. The research goals of the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) are directed towards an efficient and sustainable supply of food, energy and raw materials and thus towards meeting global challenges. At the IPK...
DataPLANT expands the target community and access to servcies through collaboration
Fri Aug 30 2024
Initiated with NFDI4Biodiversity in April 2024, DataPLANT seeks new ways to further developments, including the expansion of the target community beyond the initial core of plant research. Thus, multiple life sciences consortia started to discuss forms of collaborations on various levels. Growing cross-consortia synergies will supplant redundancies. A joint group of DataPLANT, NFDI4Biodiversity, and NFDI4Microbiota started to...
DataPLANT renewal proposal submitted
Tue Aug 13 2024
After several months of preparation, we submitted the DataPLANT proposal for the second funding phase. A big thank you to everyone for their professional and intellectual input, as well as to the writing team for their commitment and perseverance! The fundamental goal of DataPLANT is to foster community participation and engagement by providing support that facilitates research data management (RDM) and FAIR compliance for researchers. It aims to bridge the gap...