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ArticleScientific data2026

The INGV data registry as a curated metadata infrastructure for Earth Science data stewardship.

Mario Locati, Salvatore Mazza, Placido Montalto, Vincenzo Romano, Valentino Lauciani, Roberto Vallone, Stefano Cacciaguerra

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Article in Scientific data, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mario LocatiIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione di Milano, Milan, 20133, Italy. mario.locati@ingv.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2185-3267
Salvatore MazzaIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Osservatorio Nazionale Terremoti, Rome, 00143, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0432-7660
Placido MontaltoIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Osservatorio Etneo, Catania, 95125, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5023-0558
Vincenzo RomanoIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione di Roma 2, Rome, 00143, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7532-4507
Valentino LaucianiIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Osservatorio Nazionale Terremoti, Rome, 00143, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9672-7428
Roberto ValloneIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione di Roma 1, Rome, 00143, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1208-9412
Stefano CacciaguerraIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, 40127, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0605-6799

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy's primary institution for geophysics and volcanology, produces vast, heterogeneous geophysical and volcanological datasets. To enhance these assets under Open Science mandates, we implemented the INGV Data Registry: a centralized, curated metadata infrastructure. This metadata-only system is designed to decouple data description from physical storage, providing a scalable solution for distributed data environments. The Registry operates as a dynamic ecosystem that manages hundreds of records, each assigned to a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and mapped to international standards. This article examines the implementation and impact of the Registry as a critical infrastructure that supports the FAIR data principles. We demonstrate how a three-tiered validation workflow, combined with the integration of Persistent Identifiers (ORCIDs, RORs), ensures high-quality, interoperable metadata. By providing a single discovery point for INGV's distributed data assets, the Registry offers a model for data stewardship in large research organizations, accelerating scientific discovery and decoupling data availability from traditional publication cycles. The underlying metadata dataset is publicly available and formally citable.

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PMID41786763
PMCPMC13083941

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