CODATA-Germany is the German National Committee of CODATA, the Committee on Data of the International Science Council (ISC). CODATA promotes global collaboration to advance Open Science and to improve the availability and usability of data for all areas of research.

The main objectives of CODATA Germany are:

• Networking of individuals and institutions in the widest sense for information, communication and cooperation on national as well as on international level.
• Elaborating strategic aims for development of scientific aspects of databases and information systems under special consideration of promoting dialogue between commerce, science and administration.
• Promoting knowledge exchange especially by organizing events dealing with the technical, scientific, administrative and organizational development on all fields that are relevant to scientific data and information systems.

CODATA-Germany is an association (e.V.) registered in Berlin, Germany (see Terms of Reference) chaired by the following board:

• 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) with session "OGC/ISO Coverages: Concepts, Tools, Experiences" technically co-sponsored by OGC and CODATA-Germany
• Climate Risk Management, Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development webinar, January 12, 2021
• UN WSIS2020 World Summit on Information Society Forum Special Virtual Session "Global Programs and Conventions: Coherence and Mutual Synergies from Holistic Information Management", July 17, 2020 (session, abstracts and panelists)
• WSIS2020 Special Session Global Programs and Conventions: Coherence and Mutual Synergies from Holistic Information Management (CODATA-Germany), Monday, 6 April 2020 (Geneva, ITU Premises) -- shifted due to COVID-19
• Int. Interdisc. Conference on Risk Information Management, Risk Models, and Applications (RIMMA2020), Berlin, Germany
• International Interdisciplinary Conference on Geoinformation and Sustainable Development (InterCarto-InterGIS24), July 24-28, 2018, Bonn, Germany
• International Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH2017), August 30 - September 1, 2017, Berlin, Germany
• Hearing, UN Sendai Rahmenwerk für Katastrophenvorsorge - Informationsstrategie für Integratives und Organisationsübergreifendes Management, 12. Februar 2016, Bonn, Germany
• Int. Interdisc. Conference on Risk Information Management, Risk Models, and Applications (RIMMA2016), June 27-29, 2016, Berlin, Germany
• International Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH2015), October 28-30, 2015, Berlin, Germany
• Int. Interdisc. Workshop on Risk Information Management, Risk Models, and Applications (RIMMA2014), November 17/18, 2014, Berlin, Germany
• Int. Conf. On Geo- and Environmental Information and Communication (CEGeoIC), February 6-8, 2013, Bogota, Colombia
• CODATA International Conference and General Assembly, Taipei (Taiwan), Oct. 28 – Nov 2, 2012
• Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH2012), organized by CODATA-Germany, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (France), 2012
• RISK Models and Applications 2012. CODATA-Germany Lecture Notes In Information Sciences
• RMA Int. CODATA Symposium on Risk Models and Application, Berlin, Germany, August 26/27, 2010
• RMA Int. CODATA Symposium on Risk Models and Application, Kiev, UA, Oct.5, 2008
• LCL International CODATA Symposium on LandCover Logic, Bonn, Nov. 28/29, 2007

LNIS is a scientific book series edited by Horst Kremers and published by CODATA-Germany.

• Horst Kremers, Vladimir S. Tikunov (eds.): LNIS Vol. 9: Geoinformation and Sustainable Development, 2020, ISBN 978-3-00-062981-5
• LNIS Vol. 9: Geoinformation and Sustainable Development. 2019
• LNIS Vol. 8: Risk Information Management, Risk Models and Applications, Selected Papers. 2017, ISBN 978-3-00-056177-1 (order form)
• LNIS Vol. 7: Risk Information Management, Risk Models and Applications (RIMMA). ISBN 978-3-00-048844-3 (order form)
• LNIS Vol. 6: Proc. International Conference on Environmental Information and Communication (CEGeoIC2013). Berlin, 2013, ISBN 978-3-00-040771-0 (order form)
• LNIS Vol. 5: Horst Kremers, Alberto Susini (eds.): Risk Models and Application 2012, Berlin, 2012, ISBN 978-3-00--036336-8 (order form)
• LNIS Vol. 4: Horst Kremers, Alberto Susini (eds.): Risk Models and Application 2010. Berlin, 2010 (order form)
• LNIS Vol. 3: Proc. International CODATA Symposium on LandCover Logic, Bonn, Germany, Nov. 28/29, 2007, ISBN 978-3-00-023310-4 (order form)
• LNIS Vol. 2: Proc. 2nd International CODATA Symposium on Generalization of Information, Geneva (Carouge), 2007, ISBN 978-3-00-022382-2 (order form)
• LNIS Vol. 1: Proc. International CODATA Symposium on Generalization of Information. ISBN 3-00-016253-4 (order form)

Related Publications

• Research Data Good Scientific Practice (Alliance of German Science Organizations)

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