Semantic Provenance for eScience: Managing the Deluge of Scientific Data

Provenance information in eScience is metadata that's critical to effectively manage the exponentially increasing volumes of scientific data from industrial-scale experiment protocols. Semantic provenance, based on domain-specific provenance ontologies, lets software applications unambiguously...

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Published in:IEEE internet computing 2008-07, Vol.12 (4), p.46-54
Main Authors: Sahoo, S.S., Sheth, A., Henson, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Application software
Applied sciences
Cities and towns
Computer industry
Computer programs
Computer science
control theory
systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
cyberinfrastructure
Engines
eScience
Exact sciences and technology
Information management
Information systems. Data bases
Internet
Marketing
Memory organisation. Data processing
Metadata
Ontologies
Proteomics
Protocol (computers)
Protocols
provenance
semantic provenance
Semantics
Software
Software tools
Spade
Throughput
Workflow
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Summary:Provenance information in eScience is metadata that's critical to effectively manage the exponentially increasing volumes of scientific data from industrial-scale experiment protocols. Semantic provenance, based on domain-specific provenance ontologies, lets software applications unambiguously interpret data in the correct context. The semantic provenance framework for eScience data comprises expressive provenance information and domain-specific provenance ontologies and applies this information to data management. The authors' "two degrees of separation" approach advocates the creation of high-quality provenance information using specialized services. In contrast to workflow engines generating provenance information as a core functionality, the specialized provenance services are integrated into a scientific workflow on demand. This article describes an implementation of the semantic provenance framework for glycoproteomics.
ISSN:1089-7801
1941-0131
DOI:10.1109/MIC.2008.86