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Developing a data discovery and sharing infrastructure for quantitative and qualitative socio-economic data via the WISERD GeoPortal

通过 WISERD GeoPortal 开发定量和定性社会经济数据的数据发现和共享基础设施

基本信息

批准号：
ES/J020656/1
负责人：
S Orford
金额：
$ 10.21万
依托单位：
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2012
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2012 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FJ020656%2F1
关键词：
Developing data discovery sharing infrastructure

项目摘要

The Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) was established in 2008 with the aim of boosting the strength of social science research in Wales. The concept behind WISERD was to create a large group of researchers spread throughout the five main universities in Wales with the aim of drawing on collaborative inter-institutional working and wide-ranging expertise to improve the sustainability of social science research in Wales, and to produce major innovations in methods of conducting research.One of the key parts of WISERD's research agenda concerns data, which is a hugely important resource for social science research projects. WISERD recognises that, while there are a large and diverse number of datasets in Wales (and the UK) that are potentially available to social scientists, economists and analysts, there is no effective mechanism for discovering these data. As a result, potentially useful data that has been collected (often at great expense) are often under-used or not used at all for research and analysis. Given the current economic climate, it is crucial that the value of the data held in various repositories throughout Wales is optimised. In response to this, WISERD is developing computer software that will help researchers discover socio-economic research data for Wales and beyond, and in doing so encourage the re-use of existing data and help stimulate collaborative research between researchers. The software that WISERD are developing is called the 'WISERD GeoPortal' - 'Geo' because the datasets that are contained in its database can be linked to real-world locations and can be search for using a map, and 'Portal' since the interface to the software takes the form of a web portal/web site. At the heart of the WISERD GeoPortal is a large database of socio-economic datasets that have been built-up over the past three years. The database contains detailed information, or 'meta-data', describing the various datasets that exist for Wales, including government surveys, administrative data such as school records; unofficial 'grey' data such as local authority surveys and data collected as part of academic research. The web interface of the WISERD GeoPortal provides access, via a map or text search, to this 'meta-database' allowing researchers to discover what data is 'out-there' and supplying them with a wealth of information about data resources, including details on how to access their source data.This ESRC Follow-on Fund application is seeking an investment to continue the development of the WISERD Geoportal to enable it to be made more widely available to researchers and analysts in Wales and UK, and to investigate the potential for long-term development and funding opportunities. WISERD believe that the GeoPortal has the potential to become a major resource for social science research and this proposed project will aim to ensure, via a set of clearly defined objectives, that this potential is realised.The objectives of this next phase of GeoPortal development are to i) enhance the current content and functionality of the geoportal (it is still in its 'prototype' stages of development) by continuing technical development while working closely with partners and members of the potential user base; ii) establish it as an indispensible tool for researchers and analysts by creating user panels and technical working groups and engaging in training, 'marketing' and GeoPortal dissemination activities; iii) explore further methodological and technical enhancements including exchanging data with other data repositories via the Internet and improving the computing infrastructure of the Geoportal in order to improve its stability and performance; iv) develop a business plan to ensure that development of the GeoPortal is sustained into the future; v) evaluate the impact of the GeoPortal as it is rolled-out amongst end users and stakeholders.

威尔士社会经济研究、数据和方法研究所（WISERD）成立于2008年，旨在增强威尔士社会科学研究实力。 WISERD 背后的理念是在威尔士五所主要大学建立一大批研究人员，旨在利用机构间协作和广泛的专业知识来提高威尔士社会科学研究的可持续性，并在研究方法上进行重大创新。WISERD 研究议程的关键部分之一涉及数据，数据是社会科学研究项目非常重要的资源。 WISERD 认识到，虽然威尔士（和英国）有大量不同的数据集可供社会科学家、经济学家和分析师使用，但没有有效的机制来发现这些数据。因此，已收集的潜在有用数据（通常花费巨大）往往未得到充分利用或根本不用于研究和分析。鉴于当前的经济形势，优化威尔士各地各个存储库中保存的数据的价值至关重要。为此，WISERD 正在开发计算机软件，帮助研究人员发现威尔士及其他地区的社会经济研究数据，从而鼓励重复使用现有数据并帮助促进研究人员之间的合作研究。 WISERD 正在开发的软件被称为“WISERD GeoPortal”-“Geo”，因为其数据库中包含的数据集可以链接到现实世界的位置，并且可以使用地图进行搜索；而“Portal”是因为该软件的界面采用门户网站/网站的形式。 WISERD GeoPortal 的核心是过去三年建立的大型社会经济数据集数据库。该数据库包含详细信息或“元数据”，描述威尔士现有的各种数据集，包括政府调查、学校记录等行政数据；非官方的“灰色”数据，例如地方当局调查和学术研究收集的数据。 WISERD GeoPortal 的网络界面可通过地图或文本搜索访问该“元数据库”，使研究人员能够发现“现有”数据，并为他们提供有关数据资源的大量信息，包括如何访问其源数据的详细信息。该 ESRC 后续基金申请正在寻求投资，以继续开发 WISERD Geoportal，使其能够更广泛地供研究人员和分析师使用。威尔士和英国，并调查长期发展的潜力和融资机会。 WISERD 认为，GeoPortal 有潜力成为社会科学研究的主要资源，该拟议项目旨在通过一系列明确定义的目标，确保实现这一潜力。 GeoPortal 下一阶段开发的目标是 i) 通过继续技术开发，同时与潜在用户群的合作伙伴和成员密切合作，增强地理门户当前的内容和功能（仍处于“原型”开发阶段）； ii) 通过创建用户小组和技术工作组并参与培训、“营销”和 GeoPortal 传播活动，将其打造成研究人员和分析人员不可或缺的工具； iii) 探索进一步的方法和技术改进，包括通过互联网与其他数据存储库交换数据以及改进地理门户的计算基础设施，以提高其稳定性和性能； iv) 制定业务计划以确保 GeoPortal 的发展能够持续到未来； v) 评估 GeoPortal 在最终用户和利益相关者中推出时的影响。