Distributed data : standards, governance and analyses in neurosciences
This talk will review some sociological and technical aspects associated with the standards, governance structure and data analyses of distributed data.
Metadata
2025
dtool and dserver: A flexible ecosystem for findable data
dtool is a lightweight data management tool that packages metadata with immutable data to promote accessibility, interoperability, and reproducibility; dserver makes dtool datasets findable
DataChain: Query and Version Your Cloud Storage Without Moving a File
Open-source DataChain tool adds querying, versioning, and metadata to raw files—right where they are.
Information Management at the INM-7
A linked metadata-based toolset for modelling, annotation, discoverability, and protection of information
The Helmholtz Earth and Environment DataHub - Highly Distributed Data That Thrives on Metadata
Germany-wide, highly distributed observational data of the earth, the atmosphere, and the oceans from decades are now being made available by a Helmholtz initiative through one common combined data/metadata interface and standard, which poses a number of challenges to the established scientific and technical workflows.
Using Git-annex to enhance the MediaWiki file repository system
Git-annex is a great companion to MediaWiki’s built in file repository functionality.
Extending the Brain Imaging Data Structure specification to provenance metadata
Provenance allows BIDS dataset to hold information on how they were generated.
Forgejo-aneksajo: a git-annex/DataLad forge
Apply established software development practices to your (meta-)data projects.
2024
Onedata as a Platform: Distributed Repository for Virtualizing Data and Long-term Preservation
With the proliferation of digital data, reliable storage, easy accessibility, and long-term preservation have become paramount.
DataLad beyond Git, connecting to the rest of the world
DataLad has been built on Git and git-annex as foundational pillars.