Scientific Data

Introduction

 The scope of the Scientific Data SIG is to:

• Define what should be considered as Scientific Data and Metadata in the framework of the ARIADNE project.
• Report on the availability and usage of related Scientific Datasets, tools and services among the partners of ARIADNE and in the archaeological community in general.
• Identify the major categories/types of Scientific Data of interest in the archaeological research. Select the categories/types that the group will focus its work on.
• Define the user requirements of archaeological researchers for the integration of scientific datasets in their research.
• Explore the existence and current level of scientific data and systems integration for the archaeological research and identify requirements for future development. Discuss the required integration of the metadata content within the ARIADNE infrastructure.
• Ascertain what standards (if any) are currently in place to foster interoperability and propose possible improvements or discuss the development of new standards where necessary. Make a survey of existing relevant infrastructure projects and incorporate their results, adapting them if necessary to the scope of the ARIADNE project. Discuss special demands for certain datasets with significant interest and address them (if necessary) in more detail.
• Describe/suggest tools and services that are needed or will enable the efficient usage of scientific datasets for the support of the archaeological research.
• Establish guidelines for best practices and training requirements for current and future researchers for the recording, documentation and utilization of scientific datasets in archaeology in general and more specifically within the context of the ARIADNE project.
•  Identify future requirements, problems and potential of archaeological scientific datasets over the next 5 and 10 years.