Datatractor: Metadata, automation, and registries for extractor interoperability in the chemical and materials sciences

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Main Authors: Evans, Matthew L., Rignanese, Gian-Marco, Elbert, David, Kraus, Peter
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Published: 2024
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author Evans, Matthew L.
Rignanese, Gian-Marco
Elbert, David
Kraus, Peter
author_facet Evans, Matthew L.
Rignanese, Gian-Marco
Elbert, David
Kraus, Peter
contents Two key issues hindering the transition towards FAIR data science are the poor discoverability and inconsistent instructions for the use of data extractor tools, i.e., how we go from raw data files created by instruments, to accessible metadata and scientific insight. If the existing format conversion tools are hard to find, install, and use, their reimplementation will lead to a duplication of effort, and an increase in the associated maintenance burden is inevitable. The Datatractor framework presented in this work addresses these issues. First, by providing a curated registry of such extractor tools their discoverability will increase. Second, by describing them using a standardised but lightweight schema, their installation and use is machine-actionable. Finally, we provide a reference implementation for such data extraction. The Datatractor framework can be used to provide a public-facing data extraction service, or be incorporated into other research data management tools providing added value.
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spellingShingle Datatractor: Metadata, automation, and registries for extractor interoperability in the chemical and materials sciences
Evans, Matthew L.
Rignanese, Gian-Marco
Elbert, David
Kraus, Peter
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Materials Science
Two key issues hindering the transition towards FAIR data science are the poor discoverability and inconsistent instructions for the use of data extractor tools, i.e., how we go from raw data files created by instruments, to accessible metadata and scientific insight. If the existing format conversion tools are hard to find, install, and use, their reimplementation will lead to a duplication of effort, and an increase in the associated maintenance burden is inevitable. The Datatractor framework presented in this work addresses these issues. First, by providing a curated registry of such extractor tools their discoverability will increase. Second, by describing them using a standardised but lightweight schema, their installation and use is machine-actionable. Finally, we provide a reference implementation for such data extraction. The Datatractor framework can be used to provide a public-facing data extraction service, or be incorporated into other research data management tools providing added value.
title Datatractor: Metadata, automation, and registries for extractor interoperability in the chemical and materials sciences
topic Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.18839