Scientific Databases - State of the Art and Future Directions.

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/vldb/ZemankovaI94,
  author    = {Maria Zemankova and
               Yannis E. Ioannidis},
  editor    = {Jorge B. Bocca and
               Matthias Jarke and
               Carlo Zaniolo},
  title     = {Scientific Databases - State of the Art and Future Directions},
  booktitle = {VLDB'94, Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Very
               Large Data Bases, September 12-15, 1994, Santiago de Chile, Chile},
  publisher = {Morgan Kaufmann},
  year      = {1994},
  isbn      = {1-55860-153-8},
  pages     = {752-753},
  ee        = {db/conf/vldb/vldb94-752.html},
  crossref  = {DBLP:conf/vldb/94},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

Abstract

• state of the art in scientific databases research and practice.
• specific requirements in scientific data management (e.g., metadata, data calibration/validity, management of uncertainty in research hypotheses/results, designing and managing scientific experiments, and mobile/field databases).
• applicability and/or shortcomings of the current database technology in scientific or engineering domains.
• priority of information processing needs in scientific communities. (e.g., ease of access (e.g., Mosaic) vs. expressiveness of a query language (e.g., MSQL), integration of mass storage systems with database management systems, interoperability of database management systems with visualization and analysis tools, managing multi-media data, or allowing scientific collaboration).
• specific research or development issues that are very challenging for database researchers and/or can have extensive impact in conduct of research.
• strategies for forming successful interdisciplinary teams.

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