Challenges in data integration
Jan Philipp Dietrich
dietrich@pik-potsdam.de
How GLASSNET might be able to help?
Data Accessibility
unlicensed data of unknown structure and location
semantic interoperable open access data
GLASSNET recommendations
Technical Accessibility
download via static URL
same URL = same data
new data = new URL
use of easy machine-readable formats
no PDF, XLXS, ...
License
use of standard licences
apply a license and share it with the data
use open licenses
Source: Mimi and Eunice | CC-BY-SA Nina Paley
Source: Mimi and Eunice | CC-BY-SA Nina Paley
GLASSNET could recommend licences to avoid incompatibilities
(copyleft/non-copyleft)
Metadata
supply metadata,
e.g. citation information, version,...
GLASSNET could make metadata recommendations
provide metadata in a human- and machine-readable form
Advanced steps
Share data processing workflows
shared ontologies (agree on vocabulary to describe data sets)
shared platform for data discovery (make it easier to discover what it available)
Further Reading
Challenges in data integration and ideas how GLASSNET might be able to help
By Jan Dietrich
