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Na u e-inclusi e Designs Fo Reconciling O sho e Renewables Wi h Ocean P o ec ion
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Deli e able
iden i ie
D.1.1
Deli e able Ti le
Da a managemen plan
Deli e able’s DOI
10.5281/zenodo.15051601
Au ho , Ins i u ion
Vi iane Gi a din, NIVA
Ma a Moyano, NIVA
Re iewed by
Kim Lei ik, NIVA
Deli e able URL
h ps://zenodo.o g/ eco ds/15051601
How o ci e
Gi a din, V., & Moyano, M. (2025). NiD4Ocean Da a Managemen Plan. Zenodo.
h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.15054133
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NiD4OCEAN, Na u e-inclusi e Designs o Reconciling O sho e Renewables wi h Ocean P o ec ion (G an
Ag eemen : 101156861) p ojec is unded by he Eu opean Union unde he Ho izon Eu ope p og amme
(g an ag eemen no. 101156861). Views and opinions exp essed a e howe e hose o he au ho s only
and do no necessa ily e lec hose o he Eu opean Union. Nei he he Eu opean Union no he g an ing
au ho i y can be held esponsible o hem.
Table o Con en s
1. Abou he deli e able ............................................................................................... 4
2. Lis o ac onyms abb e ia ions, and de ini ions ......................................................... 4
3. In oduc ion .............................................................................................................. 5
4. Da a summa y .......................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Pu pose o he da a collec ion/gene a ion and i s ela ion o he objec i es o he p ojec ...................... 7
4.2 Use o exis ing da a .................................................................................................................................. 7
4.3 Expec ed da a size ........................................................................................................................................ 7
4.4 Da a o igin/p o enance ............................................................................................................................... 7
4.5 Da a u ili y .................................................................................................................................................... 7
5.1 Summa y o Table 1: .................................................................................................................................... 8
5. FAIR da a ................................................................................................................ 14
5.1 Making da a indable, including p o isions o me ada a ......................................................................... 14
5.2 Pe sis en and unique iden i ie s ........................................................................................................... 14
5.3 Naming con en ions .............................................................................................................................. 14
Ve sioning ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
5.5 Making da a openly accessible .................................................................................................................. 15
5.6 In e ope abili y .......................................................................................................................................... 16
5.7 Re-use o da a (licensing) ........................................................................................................................... 16
6. O he esea ch ou pu s ........................................................................................... 16
7. Alloca ion o Resou ces ........................................................................................... 17
8. Da a secu i y ........................................................................................................... 17
9. E hical p inciples unde Ho izon Eu ope .................................................................. 17
10. In ellec ual P ope y Righ s (IPR) unde Ho izon Eu ope .......................................... 17
11. O he issues ............................................................................................................ 17
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1. Abou he deli e able
The Da a Managemen Plan (DMP) is an o icial p ojec deli e able (D1) wi h i s ini ial e sion (D1.1)
due in mon h 6 (Ma ch 2025). This DMP will be in de elopmen h oughou he p ojec and will
desc ibe he da ase s p oduced h ough he NiD4OCEAN p ojec . Open da a will be a ailable a
NiD4OCEAN's communi y on Zenodo a ailable a h ps://zenodo.o g/communi ies/nid4ocean. Da a
a e expec ed o be p oduced s a ing om M5, wi h egula upda es un il M34.
The Da a Managemen Plan (DMP) will be e iewed and upda ed egula ly wi h inpu om all pa ne s
in ol ed in D1. A inal e sion will be eleased in he las yea o he p ojec , using A gos DMP wi h he
buil -in Ho izon Eu ope empla e o ensu e compliance wi h FAIR p inciples and Open Science
equi emen s.
A gos DMP is an online ool ha helps c ea e, manage, and sha e Da a Managemen Plans in line
wi h unding guidelines and bes p ac ices.
The cu en e sion o he DMP desc ibes he implemen a ion o Open Access, and da a
managemen p inciples in he NiD4OCEAN's p ojec . In addi ion, he DMP will ou line he access
igh s o conso ium pa icipan s o da a held by o he conso ium membe s in acco dance o join ly
ag eed ules (Conso ium ag eemen ).
NiD4OCEAN complies o he p inciples o Open Science acco ding o he Ho izon Eu ope Model
G an Ag eemen (MGA - e sion 1.2) cu en a ailable ia URL h ps://ec.eu opa.eu/in o/ unding-
ende s/oppo uni ies/docs/2021-2027/common/ag -con /gene al-mga_ho izon-eu a om_en.pd .
2. Lis o ac onyms abb e ia ions, and de ini ions
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DMP
Da a Managemen Plan
D
Deli e able
EC
Eu opean Commission
M
Mon h
G een open Access
Sel -a chi ing (g een open access) means ha a
published a icle o he inal pee - e iewed
manusc ip is a chi ed (deposi ed) in an online
eposi o y be o e, alongside o a e i s
publica ion. In some cases, he au ho can
choose o delay access o he a icle (emba go
pe iod).
GDPR
Gene al Da a P o ec ion Regula ion
NBS
Na u e-based solu ion
NiDs
Na u e-inclusi e designs
WP
Wo k package
3. In oduc ion
NiD4OCEAN will ad ance he eme ging ield o na u e-inclusi e designs, NiDs, (and na u e-based
solu ions, NBS, in gene al) o o sho e enewables by p o iding e ec i e, no el, con ex -dependen
solu ions o indus y, manage s, and policymake s. An Inno a ion Challenge Se ies will be de eloped
o p omo e no el NiDs and NBS o each eco egion's wind and loa ing sola s uc u es (add essing
issues such as design, ma e ial choice, noise, and laying cables). Each eco egion will use a
ansdisciplina y app oach o de elop con ex -dependen me ics and impac assessmen
amewo ks o e alua e he bene i s and isks o selec ed NiDs o o sho e wind. Mo eo e , da a and
moni o ing equi emen s o e alua ing he pe o mance o NiDs will be iden i ied o be la e
inco po a ed in o ecommenda ions owa ds s anda ds. An e idence-based decision-suppo ool
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will be co-c ea ed wi h indus y and manage s o p o ide cla i y on he selec ion p ocess o NiDs in
o sho e wind a ms. Finally, a co-c ea ed policy oolki o he equi emen s o o sho e wind
de elopmen o comply wi h biodi e si y p o ec ion and es o a ion a ge s will be deli e ed.
NiD4OCEAN s i es o aise awa eness ac oss s akeholde s on he need o p io i ize win-win
solu ions o biodi e si y and deca boniza ion.
NiD4OCEAN ollows he EC's Open Science policy, and applies he FAIR p inciples o all p ojec
ou pu s, as well as o he collec ed p ima y da a as desc ibed in he DMP. As s a ed in DG Resea ch
& Inno a ion's s udy on Open Science (OS) and In ellec ual P ope y Righ s (2022)
1
, he p inciple o
“as open as possible and as closed as necessa y” mus be unde s ood in he sense ha "OS
ca ego ically does no mean indisc imina e openness, bu he de aul ule is ha any eason o
making i closed should be made e iden and ha he limi s based on he na u e o he in o ma ion
al eady se e as a easonable scena io.” (p. 8, Open Science and IPR. How can hey be e in e ac ?
Repo o S udy, 2022). Whe eas a icles ha e es ablished bes p ac ices o balancing IPR and OA,
esea ch da a ha e some di e en nuances o conside as da a o ac s alone do no ha e IP
p o ec ion such as copy igh , howe e da abases do. In o de o employ he abili y o make da ase s
in e -ope able and a ailable o e-use, he IPR s a egy mus ensu e ha p ope consen s a e in
place.
1
A ailable a : h ps:// esea ch-and-inno a ion.ec.eu opa.eu/knowledge-publica ions- ools-and-da a/publica ions/all-
publica ions/open-science-and-in ellec ual-p ope y- igh s_en
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4. Da a summa y
4.1 Pu pose o he da a collec ion/gene a ion and i s ela ion o he objec i es
o he p ojec
The p ima y goal o da a gene a ion and e-use in NiD4OCEAN is o assess he ecological and
ope a ional impac o NiDs in o sho e wind and loa ing sola en i onmen s. The collec ed and e-
used da a will con ibu e o impac assessmen s, policy ecommenda ions, and decision-suppo
ools.
4.2 Use o exis ing da a
The p ojec may e-use exis ing da ase s whe e ele an o es ablish baselines and enhance he
analysis o na u e-inclusi e designs (NiDs). Any e-used da a will be app op ia ely ci ed o
acknowledge he o iginal sou ces.
4.3 Expec ed da a size
The exac size o he da a o be gene a ed o e-used is no ye de e mined. Howe e , he size o each
da ase will be speci ied once a ailable and documen ed acco dingly in he DMP
4.4 Da a o igin/p o enance
A high-le el summa y o he cu en ly expec ed da ase s om he di e en WPs a e summa ized in
Table 1. This lis will be upda ed du ing he li e ime o his DMP, and i migh be subdi ided in o
da ase s om speci ic deli e ables. Fo his ini ial e sion i is indica i e o impo an da ase s o be
p oduced.
4.5 Da a u ili y
The da a may be use ul o scien is s, indus y, policy make s and socie y.
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5.1 Summa y o Table 1:
Da ase Name: Da ase iden i ie
Da ase Type: Type/ca ego y o da a
Expec ed Da a Type: File o ma s and s uc u e
Deli e able: Miles one o ou pu associa ed wi h he da ase
Pa ne Responsible: Responsible pa ne o managing he da ase
Expec ed Deli e y Da e: Expec ed Deli e y in p ojec mon hs (M)
Dissemina ion Le el: Visibili y and access le el o he da ase
- Public: In ended o open access by he gene al public. These da ase s will be uploaded o
Zenodo, ensu ing long- e m a ailabili y. Access may be subjec o an emba go pe iod,
depending on he iming o ela ed scien i ic publica ions.
- Res ic ed: Access is limi ed due o con iden iali y ag eemen s, e hical conside a ions, o legal
cons ain s. These da ase s a e a ailable only o designa ed pa ne s.
GDPR: Con ain pe sonal o sensi i e in o ma ion, complying wi h da a p o ec ion laws, including
GDPR equi emen s o consen , anonymiza ion, and secu i y.
- N/A: Does no con ain pe sonal o sensi i e in o ma ion
- Yes: da ase complies wi h GDPR s anda ds o p i acy and p o ec ion o pe sonal da a.
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Table 1 – O e iew o expec ed da ase s
Da ase name
Da ase
desc ip ion
Da ase ype
Expec ed da a
o ma
Deli e able
Pa ne
esponsible
Expec ed
deli e y
Dissemina ion
le el
GDPR
Complian ?
O e iew NiDs
O e iew o all
ou NiDs
Ca ego ical
Recommended:
.cs
Accep able:
.xls/.xlsx/.mdb/.a
ccdb .db /.ods
D2.1
Noo dzee
M5
Public
N/A
Policy ele an
species da ase
inal lis o policy-
ele an species,
o ganized by
s udy zone (one
shee pe zone).
I includes
species names,
conse a ion
s a us and hei
ai s sensi i e o
OWF impac s
and NID
measu es.
Ca ego ical
Recommended:
.cs
Accep able:
.xls/.xlsx/.mdb/.a
ccdb .db /.ods
D2.2
ICM-CSIC
M24
Public
N/A
Policy ele an
habi a da ase
inal lis o policy-
ele an habi a s
and
communi ies,
o ganized by
s udy zone (one
shee pe zone).
I includes
species names,
conse a ion
s a us and hei
ai s sensi i e o
OWF impac s
Ca ego ical
Recommended:
.cs
Accep able:
.xls/.xlsx/.mdb/.a
ccdb .db /.ods
D2.2
ICM-CSIC
M24
Public
N/A
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The da a eposi o y Zenodo, clus e ed wi h he Eu opean Open Science Cloud (EOSC) will be used o
a chi e esea ch da a, o he mo e speci ic eposi o ies can be conside ed. Sel -a chi ing o so-
called 'g een' Open Access will be applied h ough de elopmen o an in e nal eposi o y. This will
be based on needs by conso ium membe s and s akeholde s.
5.6 In e ope abili y
To make publica ion da a in e ope able NiD4OCEAN will ocus on using accessible and b oadly
accep ed o ma s, o example, h ough p o iding abula da a in CSV o ma wi h s anda dized
encoding.
5.7 Re-use o da a (licensing)
NiD4Ocean’s ecommenda ions is o a ach a Commons Licences (CC BY o CC0) o deposi ed
publica ion da a o enable hi d pa ies o access, mine, exploi , ep oduce and especially
dissemina e ou esul s.
6. O he esea ch ou pu s
Beyond da ase s, his p ojec migh p oduce a a ie y o esea ch ou pu s, including so wa e
sc ip s, p o ocols, and me hodologies. Any cus om code de eloped du ing he p ojec will be sha ed
h ough open eposi o ies like Gi Hub and a chi ed in Zenodo wi h a sui able open-sou ce license
(e.g., MIT, GPL). Publica ions esul ing om he p ojec will be deposi ed in Zenodo in line wi h
Ho izon Eu ope’s Open Science guidelines.
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7. Alloca ion o Resou ces
We ha e alloca ed speci ic esou ces o ensu e p ope da a managemen h oughou he p ojec .
This includes budge p o isions o da a s o age, p ocessing, and open-access publishing ees.
Long- e m da a p ese a ion will be co e ed unde he p ojec 's Open Science budge . The p ojec
p o ides secu e s o age in as uc u e, and dedica ed da a manage , along wi h da ase
esponsibles ha will o e see compliance wi h FAIR p inciples and DMP implemen a ion. I
addi ional cos s a ise, we will explo e ins i u ional suppo o ele an unding mechanisms.
8. Da a secu i y
All p ojec da a will be s o ed on secu e ins i u ional se e s wi h con olled access. I any sensi i e
o pe sonal da a is gene a ed, i will be enc yp ed and handled in ull compliance wi h GDPR and
ins i u ional policies. Access will be es ic ed o au ho ized eam membe s, wi h au hen ica ion and
logging measu es in place o ensu e secu i y. Regula backups will be main ained in mul iple
loca ions o p e en da a loss. I cloud s o age is used, i will be limi ed o p o ide s ha ully comply
wi h EU da a p o ec ion egula ions.
9. E hical p inciples unde Ho izon Eu ope
Please e e o documen E hics & IPR s a egy .
10. In ellec ual P ope y Righ s (IPR) unde Ho izon Eu ope
Please e e o documen E hics & IPR s a egy .
11. O he issues
A his s age, we do no an icipa e any legal, e hical, o echnical issues a ec ing da a managemen .
Howe e , should any challenges a ise, we will add ess hem in consul a ion wi h ins i u ional and
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unding body ep esen a i es. The DMP will be ea ed as a li ing documen , upda ed as needed o e lec
any changes in p ojec scope, new policies, o un o eseen de elopmen s.
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