Repository details
WASCAL Scientific Research Data Catalog
Name of repository
WASCAL Scientific Research Data Catalog
Additional name(s)
- WASCAL SDI
- WADI - Data Portal
- West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use Data Discovery Portal
- WASCAL spatial data infrastructure
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
Within WASCAL a large number of heterogeneous data are collected. These data are mainly coming from different initiated research activities within WASCAL (Core Research Program, Graduate School Program) from the hydrological-meteorological, remote sensing, biodiversity and socio economic observation networks within WASCAL, and from the activities of the WASCAL Competence Center in Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso.
Contact(s)
- administrative: info@wascal.org
Keyword(s)
Repository size
754 datasets
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
- institutional
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Institutions (3)
Additional name(s)
- Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt
- BMFTR
- formerly: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- WASCAL
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Database licenses (1)
Database License
Data access (2)
Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- registration
Data licenses (2)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- institutional membership
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- other
Versioning
yes
Application programming interfaces (1)
Type
other
Url
documentation
Metadata standards (1)
Metadata standard
Remarks
Remarks
WASCAL is governed by a Governing Board that includes one member of each of the ten WASCAL partner countries and Germany. WASCAL partner countries: Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sénégal, Togo
Entry date
2015-04-09
Last update
2025-07-21
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