One of the objectives of the JERICO-S3 project is to develop an e-infrastructure that will enable users to have direct, easy access to data, tools and information that they need on coastal seas. To achieve this, developers need to understand who you are, what you are doing, what you need to do it and what the task outcomes are. To this end, JERICO-S3 launches a call for user stories that will provide developers with exactly that information.
JERICO-S3
The EU Horizon2020 project JERICO-S3 will provide a state-of-the-art, fit-for-purpose and visionary observational Research Infrastructure (RI), expertise and high-quality data on European coastal and shelf seas. The project will support world-class research, high-impact innovation and a window of European excellence worldwide.
It will be structured regionally around four Pilot Super Sites (PSS) and five Integrated Regional Sites (IRS). Through this innovative structure, JERICO-S3 is targeting a more integrative approach to better observe the coastal ecosystem, raising up the scientific excellence and developing the potential of the different sites, with consideration of the regional and local ecosystems. The preliminary development of an e-infrastructure (VRE, Virtual Research Environment) will support scientists and users by offering access to dedicated services and help progress on the design of the Research Infrastructure and its strategy for sustainability.
In JERICO-S3, the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences is represented by the Marine Forecasting Centre.
Request for user stories
To build an e-infrastructure that will enable you (stakeholders and end users) to have direct, easy access to the data, tools and information that you need, the developers need to understand how they can help you in your work. To reach such understanding, user stories are being collected.
What is meant by a User Story? A User Story is a very high level and informal record of who you are, what you are doing (job or task title/description), what you need to do it (what sort of tools, data, knowledge you need for that job or task) and what the task outcomes are. It could also mention any special needs – in quantity or quality of the data and information.
You may just have one user story, or you may have several. Please complete a form for each of your stories. Also, forward this survey to your colleagues. You could also add additional user stories on behalf of other people or your own stakeholders and end users.
The JERICO-RI, a Pan European Sustainable Research Infrastructure
JERICO-S3 follows 2 previous EU funded projects: JERICO-FP7 (2011-2014) and JERICO-NEXT (2015-2019). All were coordinated by IFREMER, and JERICO-S3 was officially launched on 1 February 2020 and kicked off in San Sebastian, Spain, on 17-21 February 2020.
The JERICO-RI is a long-term framework providing high-quality marine data, expertise and infrastructures for Europe’s coastal seas. The data are multidisciplinary, standardised, quality controlled, sustained, interoperable and free to access and use.
The vision is to improve and innovate the cooperation in coastal observatories in Europe by implementing the coastal part of a European Ocean Observing System, to cooperate with other European initiatives as ESFRI (EURO-ARGO, EMSO, EMBRC), Integrated Infrastructures (FIXO3 etc.), OCEAN OF TOMORROW sensors innovation project (SenseNET, NEXOS), the emerging European biological network (EMBRC) and EMODnet to contribute to provide services to the research community and the society.