Cruise Planning From a Research Data Management Perspective: Mission Management with O2A Registry

Every campaign aboard a research vessel is facing unique challenges and uncertainties, nonetheless the chances for standardization and harmonization in data flows are manyfold to come FAIR (meta)data a bit closer. Hence, we consequently make use of the mission management system of O2A REGISTRY to i) create sets of shipborne standard items, ii) (semi-)automatize the cruise preparation from a data management perspective, iii) benefit from PIDs of items for subsequent systems and processes, iv) create a self-service for principle investigators and their equipment. Here we present our experiences from the introduction for a selection of vessels, what controlled vocabularies have to do with it, and why everyday work with DSHIP can be challenging.