RIAF -- a Repository Infrastructure that Accommodates Files

Abstract

RIAF is a repository infrastructure to accommodate files. It enables to hold the data with the FAIR principles. RIAF is designed to enable provenance and reproducibility of the research data in the early part of the data life cycle, i. e. prior to publication. It further is designed to enable checks on metadata relevant to research data management as defined e. g. in a machine actionable data management plan (maDMP). In our concept most data is stored in a repository and can be easily distributed. This allows the data genesis in a private environment (e. g. aircraft, campaigns, ...) without network access and later share the data using a central server instance. The primary focus is to work as an in-house solution to handle digital assets. For this purpose we use open source software in a composability design (Unix philosophy).