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 description: "Discover Open Science at VLIZ, where we're making science more efficient, reliable, and transparent. Learn about our mission, values, and core principles. Join us in our journey!"
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+cover: /assets/media/img/datacenter/Fisheries_4.jpg
 title: "DATA VLIZ"
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   - title: "Data submission"
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-"<h2 style='text-align: center !important;'>Gateway to Marine Knowledge: Data Sharing and Preservation at the Flanders Marine Institute.</h2>
+"<h2 style='text-align: center !important;'>Gateway to Marine Knowledge: Data Sharing and Preservation at the Flanders Marine Institute
+</h2>
 
 <p>
   
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Count Up Animation</title>
+    <style>
+        body {
+            display: flex;
+            flex-direction: column;
+            align-items: center;
+            justify-content: flex-start; /* Align items at the top */
+            min-height: 100vh; /* Ensure minimum height for the viewport */
+            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
+            background-color: #f0f0f0;
+            padding: 20px;
+            box-sizing: border-box;
+            margin: 0; /* Remove default body margin */
+        }
+        .counter-container {
+            display: flex;
+            align-items: center; /* Center items vertically */
+            font-size: 24px; /* Adjust text size as needed */
+            margin-bottom: 10px; /* Reduced space below the counter text */
+        }
+        #counter {
+            font-size: 48px; /* Make the counter larger */
+            margin-right: 10px; /* Space between counter and text */
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+    <div class="counter-container">
+        <h1 id="counter">0</h1>
+        <span>Datasets Available</span>
+    </div>
+
+         <p>Join a thriving community of <strong>26,783 individuals</strong> and <strong>9,547 institutes</strong>, driving innovation across <strong>3,940 projects</strong>. At Flanders Marine Institute, we harness the power of data to foster collaboration and unlock new insights.</p>
+
+
+    <script>
+        function startCounting(targetNumber, duration) {
+            const counterDisplay = document.getElementById('counter');
+            let count = 0; // Start from 0
+            const incrementTime = Math.floor(duration / targetNumber); // Time for each increment
+
+            const interval = setInterval(() => {
+                if (count < targetNumber) {
+                    count++;
+                    counterDisplay.textContent = count; // Update the display
+                } else {
+                    clearInterval(interval); // Stop the counting when reaching the target
+                }
+            }, incrementTime);
+        }
+
+        // Call the function to start counting automatically
+        window.onload = () => {
+            startCounting(5836, 3000); // Change parameters as needed
+        };
+    </script>
+
+</body>
+</html>
+
+
+
 
 <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-6">
-        <h3>Access to over 130,000 unique data sets</h3>
-        The VLIZ data center is a national and international point of contact for quality and reliable marine and estuarine data. The VLIZ Marine Data Center (VMDC) provides services, technologies, tools, training and support to scientists, policy, blue economy and citizens. Data is made accessible in an efficient and open manner. The VMDC is accredited as an IODE National Oceanographic Data Center.
+        <h4>Access to over 270,084 unique publications</h4>
+        The VLIZ Marine Data Centre or VMDC is a national and international point of contact for quality and reliable marine and estuarine data. The VMDC provides services, technologies, tools, training and support to scientists, policy, blue economy and citizens. Data is made accessible in an efficient and open manner. The VMDC is accredited as an IODE National Oceanographic Data Center.
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   .button {
     display: inline-block;
@@ -75,9 +144,8 @@ special_collections:
 <p><a href="/submit" class="button"><strong>Submit your data</strong></a></p>
 
 
-
         
-        <h3>What does VMDC do?</h3>
+        <h4>What does VMDC do?</h4>
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         <p><a href="/about">Learn more about us</a></p>
     </div>
@@ -91,3 +159,5 @@ special_collections:
     title="Special collections"
     items=page.special_collections
 %}
+
+
diff --git a/submit.md b/submit.md
index 5d96c8a..9d06185 100644
--- a/submit.md
+++ b/submit.md
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 ### Submission Options:
 
-At VLIZ, we offer **two** robust options for storing your data: the **Marine Data Archive** (MDA) and **MarineInfo**. Each option serves different purposes, so you can choose the one that best aligns with your data management goals. Read on to explore the features of each.
+At VLIZ, we offer **two** robust options for storing your data: 
+-  **Marine Data Archive (MDA)**
+- **MarineInfo** 
+
+Each option serves different purposes, so you can choose the one that best aligns with your data management goals. Read on to explore the features of each.
 ## [MDA](https://marinedataarchive.org/)
 
 [Marine Data Archive](https://marinedataarchive.org/) or MDA is an online marine repository designed to independently archive data files with comprehensive documentation. Whether you're an individual researcher, part of a consortium, or affiliated with an institute, the MDA offers versatile solutions for managing your data.
@@ -69,11 +73,9 @@ The MDA underwent a significant upgrade in 2016 with the release of version 1.0,
 
 ## [MarineInfo](https://marineinfo.org/)
 
-MarineInfo is the system that provides catalogues on data, people, institutes, publications, and projects. The database aims to centralise all data regarding the names, education, professional background, affiliation, publications, projects and datasets of scientists. In this way, VLIZ creates a hub that can contribute to and facilitate scientific research. This database also contains professional e-mail addresses and phone numbers to improve the dataflow within the scientific community. VLIZ gathers the information via direct contact, from third-party sources or open sources. This data is stored indefinitely or until a request is made to VLIZ to remove a record.
+MarineInfo is the system that provides catalogues on data, people, institutes, publications, and projects. Also part of [IMIS](https://www.vliz.be/en/imis?page=webservices), in essence MarineInfo and IMIS can be thought of as the same. MarineInfo is a database to search and store your metadata records. The database aims to centralise all data regarding the names, education, professional background, affiliation, publications, projects and datasets of scientists. In this way, VLIZ creates a hub that can contribute to and facilitate scientific research. This database also contains professional e-mail addresses and phone numbers to improve the dataflow within the scientific community. VLIZ gathers the information via direct contact, from third-party sources or open sources. This data is stored indefinitely or until a request is made to VLIZ to remove a record.
 
-Next to the public part of IMIS, this system is also used for internal VLIZ activities such as VLIZ memberships, subscriptions to paper publications, etc. This information is limited to address and membership type and is only accessible within the internal VLIZ network.
 
-All IMIS visits and searches are registered and tracked for statistical and bug-fixing purposes, and for IMIS users (i.e. those with a login) their edits are additionally registered and tracked. Search data are stored to provide a better experience for the user and are rendered anonymous as soon as possible.
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