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Erschienen in: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 10/2009

01.10.2009

The Design of a Software Environment for Organizing, Sharing, and Archiving Materials Data

verfasst von: Donald E. Boyce, Paul R. Dawson, Matthew P. Miller

Erschienen in: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A | Ausgabe 10/2009

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Abstract

A versatile system for organizing, sharing, and archiving materials data is presented. The system structure is based on a division between the primary, numeric data and their metadata; metadata are further broken into material structure information and data source information. The system was implemented in software, with the data repository and metadata database reflecting the core structure. Versatility of the system arises from its configurability and extensibility. A standard configuration is discussed, and a detailed example is used to illustrate the application of the system. The software is freely available by contacting the corresponding authors.

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Glossar
action
a predefined operation initiated by the MDE GUI for operating on selected data groups. p. 5
API
application programming interface. p. 6
data attribute
an informational variable associated with a data set or collection of data sets; the attribute may or may not have a value associated with it. p. 4
data format
a set of specifications for the structure of data files. p. 3
data group
a collection of related data sets. p. 4
data repository
the part of the MDE system involved with storing data files and their structural information. p. 2
data set
a single array of data; typically, this is a 2-D array of data values in rows and columns listed in a data file, but it can also be an abstract array, such as a regular array defined by a repeating pattern. p. 4
data source
the origin of the data sets under consideration; commonly, this would be an experiment or a simulation, but the actual definition and details are specific to a project and are configurable in the MDE system. p. 2
data source metadata
database tables that identify and describe data sources. p. 2
database view
a saved database query. p. 5
EBSD
electron backscatter diffraction. p. 6
form design
a specification used by the MDE GUI for presentation of data entry forms. p. 5
GUI
graphical user interface. p. 16
HDF5
hierarchical data format—a flexible and general data format and library developed for supercomputing applications at the University of Illinois. p. 2
ICME
integrated computational materials engineering. p. 2
material metadata
database tables that identify and describe materials. p. 2
MDE
material data environment. p. 2
MDE GUI
the software application that provides the user interface to the MDE system. p. 4
metadata
information associated with data files, describing the processes that produced them and any materials related to them. p. 2
metadata database
database for storing metadata information. p. 2
NCSA
National Center for Supercomputing Applications. p. 2
NRC
National Research Council. p. 2
NSDL
National Science Digital Library. p. 2
plug-in
an external piece of software that interfaces with and extends the capabilities of the MDE. p. 4
primary data
actual numeric data files. p. 2
repository database
the database that describes the structure of the actual numerical data sets. p. 2
repository server
the software that manages the data repository; it is automatically invoked on the computer hosting the data repository whenever data transfers are requested. p. 4
schema
a technical database term that refers to the the organization of a database; it defines the tables, the fields, and the relationships within a database. p. 3
schema design file
the input file with information describing the metadata schema and how it should be presented to the user; this file is read by the MDE GUI when it is started. p. 4
Fußnoten
1
HDF5 was developed by The HDF Group and by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Visit http://​hdf.​ncsa.​uiuc.​edu/​HDF5/​ for contributors and more information.
 
2
In HDF5, data groups may also contain other data groups.
 
3
Matlab is a registered trademark of The Mathworks, Inc., Natick, MA.
 
4
Excel is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA.
 
5
Fluent is a registered trademark of Fluent, Inc., Lebanon, NH.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
The Design of a Software Environment for Organizing, Sharing, and Archiving Materials Data
verfasst von
Donald E. Boyce
Paul R. Dawson
Matthew P. Miller
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2009
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A / Ausgabe 10/2009
Print ISSN: 1073-5623
Elektronische ISSN: 1543-1940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-9889-y

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