Research infrastructures already on the Landscape GWI are asked to update the information on their infrastructure. Signing up and updating can be done by filling in an online inventory form. Deadline for signing up and updating is 10 April 2025.
What is included in large-scale research infrastructure?
Research infrastructures include equipment or collections of instruments, archives, collections or scientific data, e-infrastructures and data infrastructures. Large-scale Research Infrastructures are scientific infrastructures that are freely accessible to researchers and have a size of at least €10 million in terms of capital investment and operational costs over a five-year period. Any research infrastructure that meets the definition for Large-scale Research Infrastructure is included on the GWI Landscape, regardless of which funding sources it is funded from.
Inclusion on the GWI Landscape gives visibility of the research infrastructure to potential users. In addition, the GWI Landscape is also important for policymakers and ministries. The national overview provides a starting point for making choices and formulating the strategy for funding research infrastructure. For example, the National Roadmap Large-scale Research Infrastructure comprises a small subset of the GWI Landscape and consists of the research infrastructure of national importance and highest priority for achieving scientific breakthroughs. The updated Landscape GWI 2025 is an important starting point for the new National Roadmap GWI, to be published in 2026.
More information about the landscape inventory and the procedure can be found on this page. Here you will also find the link to the online form and a pdf version of the questions (of the online form intended for preparation only).
