Journal article · Preprint article
On the communication of scientific data: The Full-Metadata Format
In this paper, we introduce a scientific format for text-based data files, which facilitates storing and communicating tabular data sets. The so-called Full-Metadata Format builds on the widely used INI-standard and is based on four principles: readable self-documentation, flexible structure, fail-safe compatibility, and searchability.
As a consequence, all metadata required to interpret the tabular data are stored in the same file, allowing for the automated generation of publication-ready tables and graphs and the semantic searchability of data file collections. The Full-Metadata Format is introduced on the basis of three comprehensive examples.
The complete format and syntax are given in the appendix.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2010 |
Pages: | 651-652 |
ISSN: | 18792944 , 13869485 and 00104655 |
Types: | Journal article and Preprint article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cpc.2009.11.014 |
Data format Physical quantities Text files Units cs.DL cs.IR physics.comp-ph physics.ins-det