FAIR Metroline

Practical guidance to make your health and life sciences data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable, from planning to implementation.

Explore real-world examples and use cases for making your data FAIR

Discover tools and software to support your FAIR data journey

Follow step-by-step guidance through the FAIRification process

New to FAIR? Learn the basics of the FAIR principles before exploring scenarios and guidance.
Introduction to FAIR →

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How to make a new dataset interoperable from the start

I want to design my new dataset so it is interoperable from the start, including alignment to existing standards or reference datasets.

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I want my existing dataset to be citable in my publication

I want to make my existing dataset citable in my publication, so I need to prepare the data according to the publication constraints and make it findable.

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About FAIR Metroline

The FAIR Metroline provides step-by-step guidance, practical scenarios, and tooling recommendations to help you make your health and life sciences data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). Learn more about FAIR principles and Health-RI's FAIR data initiatives.

The platform is under active development in alignment with the Dutch National Health Data Catalogue, with ongoing contributions of scenarios and tools from UMCs and life science researchers across the Netherlands. See the list of contributors for more details.

How to contribute

The FAIR Metroline is a cooperative effort between Health-RI and its network of academic medical centers, research institutes, and healthcare organizations. We welcome contributions of new scenarios, tools, and practical guidance. Learn more about how to contribute, share your feedback, or contact us at fairservicedesk@health-ri.nl.