Result description
The FAIR Data Point (FDP) is a FAIR metadata repository: both a complete documentation of the implementation and a reference implementation. FDP enables the provisioning of metadata about different types of digital objects either hosted by the repository itself or hosted elsewhere. During the project work was done to expand on the requirements of developing an FDP system, and to investigate its use in FAIR Data Stations.
The work conducted during the FAIRsFAIR project contributes to the development of a FAIR Data Point system and the broader knowledge about it in the community of repository providers. It is thus of value to the work going forward. It is available as free and open-source software and documented.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
- Collaboration
Data services that want to present metadata describing their content in DCAT2
- Research and Technology Organisations
- Academia/ Universities
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
The development of the FAIR Data Point reference implementation within the FAIRsFAIR project utilized resources from a number of different projects such as FAIR-dICT, ODEX4All, EJP-RD, FAIRsFAIR, Personal Genetic Locker, VODAN, and others. The reference implementation followed the FAIR Data Point specifications, which has produced other implementations such as Molgenis, Castor EDC and SURF’s FDP. The code developed during the FAIRsFAIR project is stored both in the GO-FAIR and in the FAIRsFAIR repositories. The reference implementation of the FDP is maintained in a GO-FAIR/DTL repository and available for reuse.
The work done by FAIRsFAIR on the reference implementation will continue through other related projects, and through other implementations of the FDP specifications that continue to emerge as more solution developers become interested in adjusting their applications to expose data in a FAIR way. The work package has already negotiated a long-term commitment for the continuous development of the FAIR Data Point from the GO-FAIR community.
Communication and cooperation between developers is a key element to the sustainability of the Reference implementation of the FAIR Data Point. This will require the creation of further working groups, such as an RDA DCAT-interoperability working group. The coordination with the stakeholders involved in building the EOSC is vital for ensuring interoperability within EOSC infrastructure. This output is related to the work on semantic interoperability and services for semantic artefacts.
