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Geo Big Data Open Platform
Abstract
Country | South Korea |
Start date | 2018 |
Annual Budget | n/a |
Responsible organisation(s) | Academic cooperation |
Target group(s) | Researchers, academic institutions, and the broader geoscience community |
Policy instrument type | digital infrastructure designed to guide the collection, sharing, and utilization of environmental research data. |
KIGAM developed this platform to support data-driven research and facilitate the sharing of geoscience data generated from national R&D projects. The platform offers over 3,000 high-quality research datasets and access to more than 130,000 research reports and papers as of March 2023.
The KIGAM's Geoscience Data Center was established in 2018 and has been developing the Geo Big Data Platform since then.
To enhance the accessibility and usability of geoscience data, promoting transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration in the geoscience community
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