Research Infrastructures and Facilities Database - EurOcean
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Comprehensive list of all existing facilities in Europe which are dedicated to marine sciences broad range of activities. It provides the first level of knowledge and characteristics for each facility, as well as the links and contact to access the further details provided by the operator.
For who this database is intended for all stakeholders - scientists, engineers, policy makers, private companies, universities - for their respective needs, either as user or as operator, or as designer, or as funder. How to use it search criteria plus an iterative map allow any targeted search of information for every type of request. For more information on how to use it please consult the Search Tips Area.
The landscape of marine research infrastructure is complex, a choice of descriptors was done to provide as much as possible a clear and consistent vision, to provide all relevant information for this “discovery” level of the facilities. All explanations necessary to understand each descriptor are given in the Technical Notes.
This database took in consideration the most recent overviews available. However, the landscape is constantly evolving, new infrastructures appear, others have significant up-gradings, some became out of service, characteristics change,... The approach of a database continuously updated is a necessity and a procedure is proposed to allow all to contribute, see the functions Insert, update or Contact EurOcean.