The HMC project instrugram aims to simplify and standardize the registration of proper instrument metadata and the inclusion of PIDs. This will be done with a templating system based on the already existing PIDINST scheme, to prepare complete metadata sets for various instrument types. A software component to register metadata from those templates at exchangeable target systems will be developed.

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Milestones and Activities

PIDfest - announcement

instrugram will be present at the PIDfest (27.-29.10.2026 in Leiden) - please feel free to reach out!

Requirements analysis finished

To ensure the successful implementation of the project goals, the requirements for the module under development were compiled.

HMC Conference and DataHub general meeting

At the HMC Conference in April in Heidelberg as well as at the DataHub general meeting in February in Leipzig, instrugram has been represented with a  poster.

Kick-Off Meeting

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Partners

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Sylvia Reißmann

Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Linda Baldewein

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Norbert Anselm

Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Nils Brinckmann

The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
Manuela Köllner

Runtime

01.01.2026 - 31.12.2027

Funding

This work was supported by the Initiative and Networking Fund of the Helmholtz Association under the Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration project call 2025 (INF funding code: ZT-I-PF-3-117), (‘Project title - instrugram’).