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Get an overview of the purpose and power of the 91É«ÇéƬ Data Archive — a secure, long-term storage solution for your valuable research data. Explore how it supports your research, ensures compliance, and keeps your data safe for the future.

What is the 91É«ÇéƬ Data Archive?

The 91É«ÇéƬ Data Archive provides long-term data management and storage options for 91É«ÇéƬ research staff and students. As a 91É«ÇéƬ researcher, the Data Archive will give you free access to securely archive all your research data and share it with your team. The Data Archive is designed to help 91É«ÇéƬ researchers comply with theÌýÌýand theÌý.

The intent of the Data Archive is to support researchers to archive their research data and retrieve it when necessary. The 91É«ÇéƬ Data Archive has been set up as the University's institutional archive store for archival purposes. As such, uploaded files cannot beÌýdeleted.
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What do I need to access the Data Archive?
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  • An active 91É«ÇéƬ zID and zPass. To verify your zID/zPass visit theÌý.
  • AnÌýapprovedÌýÌý() (see theÌýRDMP and Data ArchiveÌýpage for more information).
  • Research dataÌýidentified and preparedÌýfor upload into the Data Archive.
  • Access levelsÌýappropriate to the tasks you wish to undertake within the Data Archive.
  • Access to the 91É«ÇéƬ Network, either on a 91É«ÇéƬ campus or by using theÌýÌý
  • If you areÌýdownloading data, you need toÌýmigrate that data onlineÌýbefore you start the download, seeÌýour guideÌýfor how to do this.

How do I access the Data Archive?

There are a three ways to access the Data Archive:

All researchers are able toÌýupload,Ìýdownload,Ìýshare,ÌýlocateÌýandÌýreviewÌýtheir research data using theÌýÌý(see theÌýWeb application guideÌýfor further information). The other options, for researchers with specific needs, include using a SFTP Client (see theÌýSFTP client guideÌýfor further information), and a Command line Script (see theÌýCommand line script guideÌýfor further information).

The size of your data and frequency of data creation will influence how you interact with the Data Archive. Please use the table below to determine which method aligns with your needs:
Data size
Number of Files
Best solution

Under 50 gigabytes (GB)

Under 1000

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See the Web application guide.

Under 50 gigabytes (GB)

Over 1000

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See theÌýWeb application guide
Note: considerÌýcompressingÌýyour dataset before uploading or using SFTP (see theÌýSFTP client guide).

Over 50 gigabytes (GB)

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SFTP Client.
See theÌýSFTP client guide.

Regular or automated upload of data

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SFTP ClientÌýorÌýCommand line script.
See theÌýSFTP client guideÌýand theÌýCommand line script guide.

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Core elements of the Data Archive application

Navigate through Data Archive

Viewing data in Asset Finder

Asset Finder

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    Double click to open yourÌýCollectionsÌý(folder) - the label/name of your Collections will correspond to theÌýÌýProject IDÌý- when in Asset Finder.

Asset Map

  • Location based data display for data with geospatial metadata
  • Location based data discovery for data with geospatial metadata
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    Need help

    Check the FAQ for more information.

Metadata Library

  • Create and update metadata document definitions with a simple graphical tool
  • Define and edit metadata documents
  • Add metadata (in addition to that automatically extracted when uploading) during upload, or to data already in the Data Archive.Ìý

Dictionaries

  • Create and maintain arbitrary look-up lists (dictionaries), consisting of terms and associated definitions
  • Metadata documents can refer to specific dictionaries

Searching the Data Archive:

Locating data inside the Data Archive is achieved in a variety of ways.