FAIRsharing record for: it-ioos

This FAIRsharing record describes: The Italian Integrated Ocean Observing System (IT-IOOS), initiated by the PNRR project ITINERIS, is a national initiative aiming to coordinate and harmonize national marine observations and provide a single access point to all Italian marine data. IT-IOOS integrates and harmonize data collected by various Research Infrastructures (RIs) with the aim of guaranteeing access to Italian facilities, services, and marine data and ensuring long-term monitoring of Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs), Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs), and Essential Climate Variables (ECVs). Data collected from a wide range of platforms and technologies, including moorings, floats, drifters, gliders, and research vessels, models, are harmonized and made accessible from the IT-IOOS portal. IT-IOOS adopted the FAIR principles—Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. All data are structured in a way that promotes seamless integration with other datasets. This accessibility empowers marine stakeholders to leverage the data effectively, fostering collaboration across different disciplines and enhancing the potential for innovative solutions to emerge. IT-IOOS builds upon Italy’s active involvement in Research Infrastructures (RIs), which have been established to share facilities, resources, and services to monitor the environment and ensure their long-term sustainability. RIs contributing to IT-IOOS includes the Italy's nodes and facilities of EMSO ERIC, EURO-ARGO ERIC, DANUBIUS, ICOS, JERICO, eLTER, EUROFLEETS and SIOS as well as three significant Italian infrastructures: Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, N/R Laura Bassi, and GeoSciences-MER The IT-IOOS has been designed as a distributed system to enhance the collection and sharing of oceanographic data. This design adheres to the guidelines established by the Italian Oceanographic Commission (COI), a national body of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, which has emphasized the necessity of a unique portal where all Italian marine monitoring systems, modeling results, and marine data are displayed and easily accessible. By aligning with these national and international standards, IT-IOOS strengthens Italy's capacity to contribute to global ocean observation efforts, fostering innovation and sustainability in marine science.