Intro#
The FAIR Data Station is a web application that allows you to create and manage metadata in a FAIR manner. The application is based on the ISA metadata framework and uses the ISA structure to generate RDF datasets. It consists of the following elements:
Metadata Configurator#
The metadata configurator allows you to create a metadata template in a FAIR manner. The different levels implemented are Investigation, Study, Observation Unit, Sample, Assay.
Validate Metadata#
After creating a metadata template you can validate your metadata against the template using the FAIR Data Station ingestion engine. After successful validation an RDF dataset is generated that can be used for more automated downstream processses and analysis.
BioProjects Export#
The European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) is a repository for raw data from sequencing experiments. The BioProject Export functionality allows you to download the metadata from the ENA in a FAIR manner. The metadata can be downloaded and structured into the Excel template files that you are able to generate using the Metadata Configurator.
ENA Submission#
To publish your data in the ENA you can use the FAIR Data Station to generate the required metadata and data files. The generated files (XML format) can be uploaded to the ENA submission portal.
Terms Overview#
The Terms Overview allows you to browse the terms used in the FAIR Data Station. The terms are grouped by type and can be searched using the search boxes available.
iRODS Login#
Log in through iRODS to see data that is accessible to your account. The header will change to iRODS Logout.
iRODS Browser#
The browser allows you to browse the data available in the iRODS or Yoda data storage system. In Yoda there is also the option to reorganise your data using the metadata template.
iRODS Usage#
To gain more insights into how much storage you are consuming you can go to the Disk Usage overview. This overview shows you the total amount of storage used in the iRODS and Yoda data storage systems.
iRODS Organise#
The metadata organiser allows you to inspect and process the metadata files of your investigation. Organising your investigation in this manner is intended for data stewards.
iRODS Archive#
In the archiving view, you can request data to be archived. It has a search functionality to find data above a certain size. You can select the data you want to archive and submit the request. The archived data will be moved to a different storage location, which is more cost-effective for long-term storage.
iRODS Logout#
The iRODS Logout button allows you to log out of the iRODS system. After logging out, the header will change back to iRODS Login.