The core partner data centres that are integrated in NorDataNet are listed in https://www.nordatanet.no/en/node/69. In addition to this NorDataNet harvests information on relevant datasets from a number of other data centres. The data centre responsible for the data presented is usually (but not always) listed in the discovery metadata. In essence NorDataNet is an aggregating service that combines information from a number of existing data centres.
Citation of data and service
If you use data retrieved through this portal, please acknowledge our funding source:
Research Council of Norway, project number 245967/F50, Norwegian Scientific Data Network.
Always remember to cite data when used!
Citation information for individual datasets is often provided in the metadata. However, not all datasets have this information embedded in the discovery metadata. On a general basis a citation of a dataset include the same components as any other citation:
author, title,
year of publication,
publisher (for data this is often the archive where it is housed),
edition or version,
access information (a URL or persistent identifier, e.g. DOI if provided)
All partner repositories of NorDataNet support Digital Object Identifiers (DOI), but not all datasets are minted. Whether or not minted depends often on source of the data (e.g. operational data are often yet not minted). However, all data centres support persistent identifiers according to local systems. The information required to properly cite a dataset is normally provided in the discovery metadata the datasets.
Brief user guide
The Data Access Portal has information in 3 columns. An outline of the content in these columns is provided above. When first entering the search interface, all potential datasets are listed. Datasets are indicated in the map and results tabulation elements which are located in the middle column. The order of results can be modified using the "Sort by" option in the left column. On top of this column is normally relevant guidance information to user presented as collapsible elements.
If the user want to refine the search, this can be done by constraining the bounding box search. This is done in the map - the listing of datasets is automatically updated. Date constraints can be added in the left column. For these to take effect, the user has to push the button marked search. In the left column it is also possible to specific text elements to search for in the datasets. Again pushing the button marked "Search" is necessary for these to take action. Complex search patterns can be constructed using logical operators identified in the drop down menu with and phrases embedded in quotation marks. Prefixing a phrase with '-' negates the phrase (i.e. should not occur in the results). Searches are case insensitive.
Other elements indicated in the left and right columns are facet searches, i.e. these are keywords that are found in the datasets and all datasets that contain these specific keywords in the appropriate metadata elements are listed together. Further refinement can be done using full text, date or bounding box constraints. Individuals, organisations and data centres involved in generating or curating the datasets are listed in the facets in the right column. The combination of search fields (including facets) is based on a logical "AND" combination of the fields, i.e. all conditions are fulfilled for the results provided.
Obsolete: This dataset description refers to a printed publication with no specific data attached. Analyses data were presented on a web site that no longer exists, http://geonet.npolar.no. For geological map data from Svalbard, see https://doi.org/10.21334/npolar.2016.616f7504.
Surveillance and protection of geological sites in highly trafficated areas on Svalbard.Preliminary data of terrain damages and valuable localities, also information about pollution. A report is written on commission from the Department for Environment Protection in Norway. Are to be used by Sysselmannen at Svalbard. Audun Hjelle is responsible for the geological part at NP. Problem: Economical forces has a growing pressure on Svalbard’s nature and the increasing traffic in the archipelago necessitates a general surveillance of the geologically interesting localities/ areas. It is natural to first look at the parts of Svalbard where the traffic is busiest. The important questions then become: 1) How is the condition in the most interesting localities/ areas within the heaviest utilized parts of Svalbard? 2) If damages occur or are anticipated, which are the precautions one ought to take to soften or counteract damages?Locality descriptions and geological maps. This dataset has been created for the Governor of Svalbard (Sysselmesteren). It is based on a report (in Norwegian) from the Nordic Council of Ministers: Criteria for the protection of geological elements and cultural heritage. Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard (http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A701460&dswid=3428). TemaNord publication number 2005:541, 127 pp. It was written by the Working Group on Nature, Cultural Heritage and Outdoor Activities, within the Nordic Action Plan for the Protection of the Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Arctic. W. Dallmann is a co-author of this report.
References: 1997: Endelig tilstandsrapport til Miljøverndepartementet om ferdselsbelastning på på Svalbard