Video 7: A Practical Guide to FAIR Climate Data Management (Case Study)

Meet Dr John, a climate science researcher, whose valuable temperature and rainfall data were scattered and unusable. This video follows Dr John as he applies all the FAIR-aligned RDM steps from this series to transform his messy, unorganised dataset into reliable, reusable knowledge. Learn how to implement file structure, documentation, and proper licensing using a real-world example.

➡️ Video Chapters (For Navigation)
0:00 Introduction: The Problem of Unorganized Climate Data
0:34 Issues in Dr. John's Unorganized Data Set (Inconsistent IDs, Mixed Values)
1:01 RDM Step 1: Organizing and Cleaning the Raw Data Set
1:18 RDM Step 2: Creating a Clear, Reusable Folder Structure
1:26 RDM Step 3: Documentation (README and Data Dictionary)
1:54 RDM Step 4: Standardization and Interoperability (for Humans and Machines)
2:13 RDM Step 5: Creating a Data Management Plan (DMP)
2:36 RDM Step 6: Licensing the Data (CC-BY 4.0)
2:58 RDM Step 7: Storage, Backups, and Archiving (DOI Assignment)

➡️ Resources & Tools Mentioned
This video showcases key RDM tools by showing Dr. John using them to create his plan and license his data.

RDMkit
Data organisation | https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/data...
Documentation and metadata | https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/meta...
Machine actionability | https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/mach...
Data management plan | https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/data...
Licensing | https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/lice...
Data storage | https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/storage

DMPonline: https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/
An online tool used by Dr. John to draft his Data Management Plan.

Data Stewardship Wizard (DSW): https://ds-wizard.org/
Another online tool available for drafting a Data Management Plan.

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
The license Dr. John applies to his data to promote open reuse.

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