Metadata and Provenance Management [chapter]

Ewa Deelman, Bruce Berriman, Ann Chervenak, Oscar Corcho, Paul Groth, Luc Moreau
2009 Scientific Data Management  
Scientists today collect, analyze, and generate TeraBytes and PetaBytes of data. These data are often shared and further processed and analyzed among collaborators. In order to facilitate sharing and data interpretations, data need to carry with it metadata about how the data was collected or generated, and provenance information about how the data was processed. This chapter describes metadata and provenance in the context of the data lifecycle. It also gives an overview of the approaches to
more » ... tadata and provenance management, followed by examples of how applications use metadata and provenance in their scientific processes.
doi:10.1201/9781420069815-c12 fatcat:sewet6dssbf2zanfbahwozuc6q