SyMBA: A Generic Data and Metadata Archive for Multi-Omics Experiments
Developers: A.L. Lister, F. Gibson, M. Pocock, A. Wipat
Official project page: Project: SyMBA: Storing experimental knowledge in a FuGE-compliant archive
Download: SyMBA
SyMBA is an archive that facilitates metadata integration and data storage. It stores knowledge about experimental data in a computationally-amenable and user-friendly way.
It is designed to prevent deletion, loss, or accidental modification of primary data and metadata, while providing convenient manual and computational access for standards-compliant publication, sharing and analysis.
Metadata is stored in a single format, irrespective of the type of data it describes. SyMBA presents users with a simple, unified view of their data and metadata, while utilizing the richly-descriptive Functional Genomics Experiment Object Model (FuGE-OM) behind the scenes.
What you get:- A browsable view of experimental data and metadata
- The ability to compare aspects of studies such as controls and treatments
- A unified and simple web interface for data capture
- Programmatic access via web services and the STK
- Improved data organisation via the use of FuGE
- The source code is available under the LGPL from http://symba.sourceforge.net
- For evaluation of the SyMBA web interface, a test installation is available (Username: MickeyM, Password: MousePass)
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