EOSC Node | EUDAT
The EUDAT EOSC Node is a pan-European e-Infrastructure enabling data sharing across domains and borders. The Node aims to provide collaborative workspaces for projects, infrastructures, and communities, offering FAIR-by-design data management services and interoperable resources.
The EUDAT EOSC Node operates the B2Service suite, a set of services supporting research data management, and contributes to the EOSC interoperability framework and cross-node scientific workflows.
To provide a FAIR-enabling data management collaborative workspace complementing EOSC EU Node and other EOSC Nodes with services (publication, curation, preservation, and replication) and infrastructure (storage, and access to compute), sustained by a business model.
FAIR data
The EUDAT EOSC Node provides FAIR datasets via B2SHARE, B2FIND, B2DROP, B2HANDLE, B2SAFE. These services are interoperable with the EOSC Federation, and support metadata, PIDs, long-term archiving, and replication.
Scientific use cases
Imaging data workflows on Galaxy
This science case on imaging data workflows on Galaxy demonstrates how a federated, open-access computational platform can transform the way imaging data are processed, shared, and reused across diverse scientific domains.
The use case leverages the Galaxy platform to integrate data from a wide range of imaging-based research fields—such as life sciences (microscopy), astrophysics (telescope data), climate science (satellite data), and marine science (underwater imagery)—into a unified analysis environment. The goal is to demonstrate that Galaxy can be integrated into the EOSC Federation’s common infrastructure to serve many disciplines simultaneously, allowing researchers to share workflows, reuse methods, and access powerful computational tools without needing specialised technical expertise.
Other use cases
- Federating File Sync & Share services (B2DROP, SURF Research Drive, EOSC EU Node EFSS) with OpenCloudMesh API.
- Enabling access to EFSS across cloud computing (mounting B2DROP in EOSC EU Node/SURF VMs, Galaxy).
- Supporting publishing within the EOSC Federation (publishing datasets via B2SHARE, Zenodo, Dataverse, with DOIs/Handles).
Status
Candidate EOSC Node (build-up phase)
Deliverables
- EUDAT node architecture (EOSC Symposium 2025)
- Description of the scientific use-cases and demonstrators (May 2025)
- EUDAT node – Mock-up (EOSC Symposium 2025)
- EUDAT node – Proof of Concept (May 2026)
- Integration with scientific workflow demonstrators (1-2 multi node use cases) (EOSC Symposium 2025)
- EUDAT node – production roll-out (September 2026)
Technical status
Completed
- Federated AAI (B2ACCESS, AARC-compliant, EOSC-compatible)
- Service monitoring (EOSC-compatible)
- Helpdesk (integrated with EUDAT support)
- Management system (FitSM-aligned, policies in place)
Ongoing
- Onboarded service catalogues (B2suite)
- Application workflow management (scientific workflows with Galaxy)
Planned
- Service and research product accounting
- Order management
Interactions with other EOSC Nodes
The EUDAT EOSC Node collaborates with the following EOSC Nodes on multi-node use cases aiming to provide core data management services to the EOSC Federation.
How to access the Node
Rules of Participation
The RoP policy is aligned with EOSC Federation policies, while services adopt:
- GDPR;
- Incident reporting;
- FitSM standards; and
- FAIR principles.
Most services are offered based on a freemium business models (e.g., B2DROP).
Access points
Via EUDAT B2services suite (B2DROP, B2SHARE, B2FIND, B2HANDLE, B2SAFE, B2ACCESS), interoperable with EOSC AAI.
Node capabilities
Federated services
- B2 suite (B2DROP, B2SHARE, B2FIND, B2HANDLE, B2SAFE, B2ACCESS)
Data repositories
- B2SHARE
- Zenodo integration
Compute and storage
- Petabyte-scale storage
- Federated compute connections
VRE
- Galaxy integrations
File sync-and-share
- B2DROP
- Federated EFSS
Other
- PIDs
- Monitoring
- Compliance tools
- Gitlab
- Collaborative tools
Coordinating organisation
Node organisation
Coordinator
Yann Le Franc (EUDAT Ltd)
Management WG
For decisions on operations, governance, and business models.
Technical WG
For technical and architectural choices; and implementation of the node workplan.
Working Groups are coordinated by the EUDAT Secretariat
Contributing organisations
EUDAT members, including more than 20 organisations across 17 countries.
