GFBio

The DFG funded pilot project GFBio (German Federation for the Curation of Biological Data) aims to promote the exchange of knowledge between scientists, scientific collections and already existing scientific networks to secure long-term data-storage. For this purpose, a service-oriented, national data infrastructure is planned, which will build on existing structures such as Pangaea. The project will manage heterogeneous data from the fields of genetics, environmental science, ecology, geography and collection data and will accompany their organisation through project-own services such as helpdesk or workshops.

GFBio is designed in three phases, ranging from development to the operational deployment of services. The current preparatory phase focuses on the conceptualization and development of prototypes, such as those for the archive network and the service platform. Phase II will concentrate on implementation, and Phase III on consolidating the infrastructure.