NDLI: A Web-Enabled Approach for Generating Data Processors

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Patel, J. Okamoto, S. Dascalu, S.M. Harris, F.C.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV, USA (Patel, J.; Okamoto, S.; Dascalu, S.M.; Harris, F.C.)
Abstract	Researchers in environmental sciences work with datasets that have a large variety of data structures and file formats. Consequently, for data and model interoperability, it is essential to have the right tools for converting from a given data structure to another, and from a specific file format to another. In this paper, we propose an original web-enabled approach for generating data processors capable of handling a multitude of data operations, including numerous data conversion and processing activities. The proposed approach emphasizes end-user, direct manipulation-based definition of data processors and automated code generation of their associated code, thus freeing the scientists from specialized and often tedious programming tasks. This, in turn, translates into an increased efficiency of the scientific research work. Details of the proposed approach and its supporting web-based software tool are presented in this paper, together with an application example in which an input dataset in the CSV format is converted into an output dataset in the XML format. The applicability of the proposed approach goes beyond the domain of environmental sciences, for which it was initially created, as it can be used in many other areas of research that emphasize data-intensive exploration and processing.
Starting Page	71
Ending Page	76
File Size	317430
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780769549675
e-ISBN	9780769549675
DOI	10.1109/ITNG.2013.19
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-04-15
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Program processors data and model interoperability Data structures data processors Data models web-enabled software tool graphical interface Software tools Interoperability Meteorology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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