labxml

This project is aimed at the set-up of a data management structure for large facilities in fluid dynamics. It is part of the Hydralab Integrated Initiative supported by the European Commission (2006-2009).

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Data management has been always an important problem for experimentalists. Researchers still rely heavily on personal note-books and data storage from various instruments, often in proprietary formats. Powerful software has been developed for handling the large amount of data obtained in particle physics, leading to the development of the World Wide Web. Observatories in meteorology and astronomy also rely on highly developed data base systems. In fluid dynamics research, data handling techniques are scattered among many laboratories with little coordination. We believe that HYDRALAB is a good place to improve this situation, sharing the expertise of some Hydralab partners who participate in the European data standard networks HarmonIT, MarineXML and ARION related to marine sciences.
The more specific goals are:
-To be able to set-up data basis of laboratory experiments, from where a reasonably competent scientist can navigate to the bit of interest, see how it was produced and use it sensibly.
-To be able to generate this data basis automatically by a process of computerized quality control, from the project to publication.

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