(Short note for the) Database containing harmonized datasets: FAIRWAY Project Deliverable 3.3

This document presents the development of the database as due for FAIRWAY project deliverable 3.3 (DL3.3) as well as the main features of this database. This database, which was a part of WP3 task 3, was used to calculate indicators selected in the previous task. The database development has mainly been driven by existing datasets coming from each of the case studies of the FAIRWAY project. The database contains near 390,000 rows of data from the 13 case study sites, about >65 parameters and >500 sub-parameters. One of the challenges throughout the task of database development has been to find ways to harmonize as much as possible the datasets obtained from those various sources.

This document first describes the database in terms of its general structure (Chapter 3), development process (Chapter 4), and detailed structure (Chapter 5). Possible uses of the database are then mentioned along with examples of some interesting data series and instructions on using the database efficiently. Finally, the major problems and limitations encountered throughout this work are discussed.