@article{fdi:010079116, title = {{B}uilding the information system of the {F}rench {C}ritical {Z}one {O}bservatories network : {T}heia/{OZCAR}-{IS}}, author = {{B}raud, {I}. and {C}haffard, {V}{\'e}ronique and {C}oussot, {C}harly and {G}alle, {S}ylvie and {J}uen, {P}. and {A}lexandre, {H}. and {B}aillion, {P}. and {B}attais, {A}. and {B}oudevillain, {B}. and {B}ranger, {F}. and {B}rissebrat, {G}. and {C}ailletaud, {R}. and {C}ochonneau, {G}{\'e}rard and {D}ecoupes, {R}. and {D}esconnets, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {D}ubreuil, {A}. and {F}abre, {J}. and {G}abillard, {S}. and {G}erard, {M}. {F}. and {G}rellet, {S}. and {H}errmann, {A}. and {L}aarman, {O}. and {L}ajeunesse, {E}. and {L}e {H}enaff, {G}. and {L}obry, {O}. and {M}auclerc, {A}. and {P}aroissien, {J}. {B}. and {P}ierret, {M}. {C}. and {S}ilvera, {N}orbert and {S}quividant, {H}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {F}rench {C}ritical {Z}one research infrastructure, {OZCAR}-{RI}, gathers 20 observatories sampling various compartments of the critical zone, each having developed their own data management and distribution systems. {A} common information system ({T}heia/{OZCAR} {IS}) was built to make theirin situobservation {FAIR} (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). {T}he {IS} architecture was designed after consultation of the users, data producers and {IT} teams involved in data management. {A} common data model based on various metadata standards was defined to create information fluxes between observatories' {IS}s and the {T}heia/{OZCAR} {IS}. {C}ontrolled vocabularies were defined to develop a data discovery web portal offering a faceted search with various criteria, including variables names and categories that were harmonized in a thesaurus published on the web. {T}his paper describes the {IS} architecture, the pivot data model and open-source solutions used to implement data discovery, and future steps to implement data downloading and interoperability services.}, keywords = {data portal ; {FAIR} data ; {OZCAR}-{RI} ; information system ; land surface ; critical zone ; in situ observations ; {FRANCE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal = {J}ournal des {S}ciences {H}ydrologiques}, volume = {67}, numero = {16}, pages = {2401--2419}, ISSN = {0262-6667}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1080/02626667.2020.1764568}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079116}, }