Metadata Formats

Problem

Update: no longer relevant

Knowledge about datasets is also known as metadata, such as column data types, ordering, scale. Note that the term also refers to data about individual data items (e.g., author of a book).

Aim

Search and compare metadata formats and outline their applicability for Visual Analytics.

Other information

Starting point(s) for research:

NetCDF (Network Common Data Form)
Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) model
Data Documentation Initiative (DDI)

Contact

• Alexander Rind