[2b2k] Tagging big data
March 4th, 2011 by davidw
According to an article in Science Insider by Dennis Normile, a group formed at a symposium sponsored by the Board on Global Science and Technology, of the National Research Council, an arm of the U.S. National Academies [that’s all they’ve got??] is proposing making it easier to find big scientific data sets by using a standard tag, along with a standard way of conveying the basic info about the nature of the set, and its terms of use. “The group hopes to come up with a protocol within a year that researchers creating large data sets will voluntarily adopt. The group may also seek the endorsement of the Internet Engineering Task Force…”
Seems like the data stack of the Internet Operating System is starting to be more organized and sharable this initiative is a step in that direction.
Make decision is hard too. That’s enough information about Dennis Normile.