Our objective in M2.1 is to create a portal for NFDI4Earth’s resources that is both accessible and user-friendly. To achieve this, we prioritized the user perspective from the very beginning of OneStop4All’s development and continue to gather feedback for constant improvement.
The OneStop4All is the central web-based access point to all NFDI4Earth resources and services. Its comprehensive search functionality enables the user to discover and access Earth System Science data, tools, services, training materials, and more from a wide variety of sources. Topics reach from research data management over data science approaches within and across sub-disciplines to assessing the FAIRness of data and repositories. The OneStop4All search leverages the NFDI4Earth Knowledge Hub as its semantic metadata backbone and also provides guidance on how to contribute as a data or software provider. The portal includes a direct connection to the NFDI4Earth User Support Network to provide answers to all questions that could not be satisfied by the currently included resources.
The OneStop4All was co-developed between M2.1 and M4.3. M2.1 is responsible for the user perspective and M4.3 provides the technical implementation (more information on the OneStop4All features can be found on the M4.3 ).
The
OneStop4All portal was developed using a user-centered design approach to
ensure it meets the needs of a diverse user base. Proto-personas were created
to represent key user types, and user stories were gathered in collaboration
with researchers and service providers. Based on these, realistic user
scenarios were developed to guide design decisions.
Throughout the process, feedback was continuously collected through workshops,
hands-on sessions, and task-based testing. This input was used to iteratively
refine the portal and align it with user expectations.