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# About EarthCODE
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# ESA Open Science
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Modern Earth system science faces complex challenges that demand collaborative, transparent, and reproducible approaches. At the heart of this transformation is the convergence of **FAIR principles** (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability), **Open Science**, and Open Innovation—all of which create unprecedented opportunities for scalable, cross-sector research and decision-making.
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To effectively address pressing societal challenges, researchers must be able to work across the entire science lifecycle. This requires modern, powerful, and interoperable infrastructure that can support diverse Earth Observation (EO) data types, facilitate data-intensive workflows, and enable trusted knowledge generation. This infrastructure for open science empower scientists to (1) Access and process satellite and in-situ data in collaborative cloud environments, (2) Develop and publish reusable code and workflows, (3) Validate outputs and share reproducible results, and (4) Collaborate across institutional, disciplinary, and national boundaries.
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The **Open Science and Innovation Vision** outlined in ESA’s Earth Observation Science Strategy (2024) defines eight foundational pillars to achieve this:
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1) open research data,
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3) open access to scientific publications with data and code,
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4) standards-based discovery of scientific experiments,
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6) accessible education and training on open science,
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ESA's strategic objective is to **foster the development of a culture and practice of openness in EO science, applications and industry, and of a sustainable open innovation ecosystem.**
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EarthCODE ([earthcode.esa.int](https://earthcode.esa.int)) is ESA’s strategic initiative to bring this vision to life. Originally starting as a simple repository for datasets from ESA-funded projects, it has since grown into a comprehensive environment that supports the full open science lifecycle—from data and workflow development to publication and community engagement.
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:::tip What is Open Science? Open Science is just science done right.
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Open Science is a movement to make the entire research process more accessible and reproducible, including input data, analysis methods, results, and the dissemination and reception of those results.
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Open science principles are increasingly being embraced in Earth sciences to promote transparency, collaboration, and accessibility of research. Commonly, these principles are being applied by promoting open access publications, preprints and an open review process, sharing data and methodologies openly for verification, reproducibility and reuse, embracing open-source principles in software development to allow others to inspect, modify, and contribute to the code, encouraging collaboration among researchers through various platforms like GitHub, GitLab and other collaborative tools, sharing educational resources openly to allow for a global audience, and by promoting citizen science.
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Open Science is also creating global impact, as shown by the increasing number of resources on open science, and by the dedicated programmes and initiatives to promote open science adoption in the community (AGU, 2024), (Murphy, 2021), (P. J. Zellner et al., 2024). Policies and recommendations from international bodies (EU, 2020), (European Commission, 2021), (UNESCO, 2022), further aim to make the scientific process more transparent, accessible, and inclusive.
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This global trend comes in the age of the cloud revolution, making advanced and resource hungry processing increasingly accessible, as researchers can discover, access and process huge amounts of Earth data from EO platforms, couple their analyses with models, and run complex workflows on powerful infrastructures that can scale and are accessed on demand, from the convenience of their desk.
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The **Open Science and Innovation Vision** outlined in ESA’s Earth Observation Science Strategy (2024) defines eight foundational pillars.
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Together, Open Science and EO platforms create huge opportunities for Earth System science. Still, there is significant complexity to consider. One good example of where common principles promoted by open science are insufficient for a cloud computing scenario is making available the dataset package for a publication, in which researchers should aim to make their data accessible for download in “1-click”. Consider the case of high-resolution global datasets produced by workflows executed on platforms that accesses cloud-optimized Earth Observation and other Earth data. Not only it is cost and resource ineffective to deliver this dataset for download, but it also hinders reproducibility and use, as its sole delivery, even with the accompanying code, is insufficient without the access to the infrastructure. Sustainable Open Science must account for the new complexities and requirements of the cloud-computing research era.
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## The Roadmap
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By aligning with FAIR principles and leveraging cloud infrastructure, EarthCODE promotes transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration in Earth System Science. the EarthCODE **roadmap** helps clarify how this transformation has unfolded—and where the platform is heading next:
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<h3>Foundations</h3>
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<p>EarthCODE began as a simple repository for storing and sharing datasets from ESA-funded Earth Observation projects. This created a foundation for structured data access and visibility.</p>
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<h3>Phase 2 – FAIR Metadata and Open Science Catalog</h3>
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<p>The Open Science Catalog was introduced, enabling standardized metadata using STAC. This made datasets more discoverable, interoperable, and aligned with FAIR and Open Science principles.</p>
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<h3>Phase 3 – Platforms Integration and Workflows (Current Phase)</h3>
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<p>Support for open science infrastructure, reproducible workflows, experiments, and integrated platforms was added. Researchers can now develop, run, and document science projects across the full lifecycle.</p>
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<h3>Phase 4 – Open Access and Community Engagement</h3>
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<p>EarthCODE will open to the broader scientific community with tools for publishing, citation, and open access. A growing library of reusable code and workflows will support collaboration.</p>
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<h3>Phase 5 – Advanced Tools and Cross-Platform Science</h3>
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<p>The platform will integrate new services and advanced capabilities, including automation, machine learning, and complex analyses. Focus will shift toward reproducibility across platforms.</p>
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<h3>Ongoing – Continuous Expansion</h3>
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<p>EarthCODE will continue to grow with new tools, datasets, and community-driven features, reinforcing its mission to support open, FAIR, and impactful Earth science.</p>
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ESA’s vision for [EO Open Science and Innovation](doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13819557) provides a structured framework to embed FAIR and Open Science practices across its Earth Observation activities.
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EarthCODE ([earthcode.esa.int](https://earthcode.esa.int)) is part of this larger panorama of strategic initiatives. Through its ecosystem of tools and platforms, it aims to transform FAIR and Open principles from an aspiration to routine practice for Earth Science activities funded through its programme and beyond.

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