FAIR Data Resources


FAIR Bioimage Data Starterpack

Accelerate your journey to FAIR data with our free, curated resources, tools and guidelines, which are designed for the bioimaging community. Simply download the resources or start using them online right away.

Find the perfect home for your data: Image repository decision tree

For guidance in the selection of appropriate repositories, we have created an overview of available repositories for different types of image data, including their scope and requirements. This decision tree guides you through questions about your data and directs you to the correct repository.

Data deposition recipe in the FAIRcookbook

One of the critical aspects of data sharing is data deposition, which is often not as straightforward as it needs to be for rapid data exchange. We have therefore created a step-by-step process for depositing bioimage data in the BioImage Archive.

Data deposition follow-along workshop

To make depositing data to the BioImage Archive even more approachable, our self-paced workshop based on a real example dataset from the Archive will familiarise you with the process, enabling you to deposit your own data with confidence and speed up future submissions.

snippet from DMP template

Research data management plan template

Euro-BioImaging strongly encourages its users to prepare a Data Management Plan (DMP). To assist with this, we have developed a comprehensive template with tailored questions for bioimaging research projects, available as a fillable PDF.

Catalogue of FAIR image data resources

We have compiled a Fairsharing catalogue of FAIR, public image data resources including repositories, policies and standards that Euro-BioImaging recommends and supports.

FAIR tool development

Euro-BioImaging provides technical support by developing tools and workflows for preclinical data and for working with the next-generation file format OME-Zarr, which facilitate FAIR image data management and analysis.

FAIR Publications

FAIR image data ecosystem

To capture the current position of the imaging community in its journey towards FAIR data and ongoing initiatives we have written the article 'Building a FAIR image data ecosystem for microscopy communities' in the journal Histochemistry and Cell Biology (HCB).

Six facets of FAIR bioimage data (data generation, data management, data analysis, data sharing, data reuse and FAIR dissemination)

Enabling Global Image Data Sharing

Read about the urgent need for a robust ecosystem for sharing image data in life sciences research, and how to get there in the publication "Enabling Global Image Data Sharing in the Life Sciences" in Nature Methods by an ad-hoc international working group, including members of Euro-BioImaging.

Your questions answered

We have compiled an extensive list of questions and answers covering all our data services. You’ll find everything you need to get started right there. If your question isn’t answered, please don’t hesitate to contact us.