Updates from HMC Hub Matter
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The Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC) is transforming the Helmholtz Association’s distributed research data ecosystem into a FAIR data space. Here we present the latest developments from Hub Matter including training courses, the Dashboard for Open and FAIR data in Helmholtz, use cases, the EM Glossary and the Helmholtz Knowledge Graph.
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Highlight Highlight https://nubes.helmholtz-berlin.de/f/576928966 In order to make everyone's work as easy as possible, we have prepared the following layouts, which can be selected very easily and quickly (Select Home > Layout). All layouts are available as a 3-column or 4-column layout variant and are created in this order for each variant: •Basic •Basic with Logo Placeholder •Hub AST •Hub Earth and Environment •Hub Energy •Hub Health •Hub Information •Hub Matter •HMC Office •HMC Projects For more information (i.e. how to select and apply a Layout, how to install and add Theme Colours etc, please read the TEMPLATE READ ME here: https://nubes.helmholtz-berlin.de/f/576928966 Important: To make sure everything works well, please download this Template so that you can use PowerPoint instead of working directly in the Cloud. General Data Policies •Data policy development and consultation provided to 6 of 7 centers in Matter CDIF-4-XAS Recent deliverables include: •an overview of x-ray absorption spectroscopy standards: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14920225 •a mapping of these standards to CDIF https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17421916 OSCARS We support the OSCARS funded PaN Competence Centre which provides support to photon and neutron facilities on open science topics. Helmholtz Knowledge Graph Helmholtz Knowledge Graph (Helmholtz KG) aims to connect Helmholtz digital assets and infrastructure so information is easier to find and reuse. KG 2.0 will be deployed early 2026 with over 3.6 million records. Training courses Interested in learning how you can upgrade your data? Our courses run regularly, registration is free, and they are designed for Matter. Electron Microscopy Glossary Interested in electron microscopy? Join our community glossary and meet others in the field, integrate our OWL artifact, or browse our web explorer. Dashboard for Open and FAIR data metrics •17 centers connected to the dashboard •>50k linked data publications found via Scholix links •>95 publishers (repositories) identified Data-driven Infrastructure Counselling •Metadata consulting to data infrastructures in 13 Helmholtz centers in 2025. •Monitoring of Helmholtz data in external infrastructures e.g. openAIRE •Identification of missing and erroneous metadata •Direct feedback loop with providers both inside and outside Helmholtz. •Impact: increased global visibility of Helmholtz (meta)data Scientific Use Cases We work across Matter on FAIR data showcases enabling us to identify infrastructure gaps. Consulting External Initiatives Oonagh Brendike-Mannix,1,2 Gerrit Günther,1,2 Markus Kubin,1,2 Özlem Özkan,1,2 Gabriel Preuß,1,2 Mojeeb Rahman Sedeqi1,2 Updates from HMC Hub Matter 1 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie 2 Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration Contact: [email protected] Services Write to our HelpdeskJoin the conversation on mattermost.hzdr.de/hmc-public Training Get in touch! Up Next Follow us on LinkedIn Talk to us in our Open Office Screenshots from EM Glossary Web Explorer taken in Q1-2025 HMC Conference 2026 1. Synchrotron beamline in commissioning: http://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2021-WEBL05 2. Decommissioned particle physics experiment: https://jacow.org/icalepcs2023/papers/we3bco09.pdf 3. Digital twins of synchrotron beamline: http://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THMBCMO17 4. Particle physics experiment in commissioning: http://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THPDP101 5. Sample environment metadata integration together with http://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THMBCMO10 Annual number of linked data publications for 17 Helmholtz centers, collected with the data harvesting pipeline of the HMC Dashboard on Open and FAIR data in Helmholtz (data from 24/06/2025).