Esploro datasets in Google Dataset Search
Making Esploro datasets discoverable in the Google Dataset Search is a high priority for positioning Esploro as a robust data repository solution. A prominent research program has deposited several of their datasets in Esploro. At a recent meeting, the PI indicated that not having their Esploro datasets discoverable in the Google Datasets Search was a significant disadvantage when compared to other data repositories like PANGAEA.
Schema.org tags are required for inclusion in Google Datasets, these tags should be added to Esploro assets.
Sara Scheib
shared this idea
Metadata tags were added in the May 2023 release to help discovery and indexing by Google.
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Dr Maria de Montserrat Rodriguez-Marquez
commented
Can you tell us what tags where added?
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Brian Westra commented
Schema.org tags are aligned with FAIR principles, e.g., making records Findable. Since FAIR principles are strongly emphasized by our research funders, it is imperative that Esploro have this capacity if we are to continue using it for our research data.