Using desk research, a survey, and follow up interviews, we aim to generate a preliminary UK research data landscape. This includes what data is being generated, how and where this data is stored, who can access that data and the experiences, barriers and challenges faced by the data creators and those that provide services to store and distribute this data. The outputs from this project will go on to inform the National Federated Compute Services (NFCS) to help them develop a road map as to how UKRI funded compute services might be federated, including data sources and sinks, to best benefit the research community.