Metadata models & schemas

Version 12.1 by lzehl on 2021/02/22 15:51

The openMINDS metadata models all consist of modular connectable metadata schemas. Each schema can be referenced by it's type and defines properties (including their expected value) for a set of related metadata.

Please find the HTML description for all schemas of each openMINDS metadata model in the corresponding sub-pages. A short overview for each openMINDS metadata model can be found below.

Note that all metadata models are licensed under the MIT license.

openMINDS core

The openMINDS core metadata model contains schemas that can be used to describe the general origin, resource location, and content of research products in the field of neuroscience. Currently ( Feb 2021) this metadata model comprises 37 usable schemas, grouped into five classes:

ACTORS
Affiliation
ContactInformation
Contribution
Organization
Person

DATA
ContentType
Copyright
FileBundle
FileInstance
FileRepository
Hash
License

MISCELLANEOUS
DigitalIdentifier
DigitalIdentifierSchema
Funding
QuantitativeValue
QuantitativeValueRange

PRODUCTS
Dataset
DatasetVersion
MetaDataModel
MetaDataModelVersion
Model
ModelVersion
Project
Software
SoftwareVersion

RESEARCH
ParameterSetting
Protocol
ProtocolExecution
Subject
SubjectGroup
SubjectGroupState
SubjectState
TissueSample
TissueSampleCollection
TissueSampleCollectionState
TissueSampleState

openMINDS SANDS

The openMINDS SANDS (Spatial Anchoring for Neuroscience Data Structures) metadata model contains schemas that can be used to capture the anatomical location of neuroscience data as well as to identify and highlight commonly used reference brain atlases and coordinate spaces. Currently (Feb 2021) this metadata model comprises 12 metadata schemas:

AnatomicalEntity
AnatomicalEntityRelation
Annotation
AtlasTerminology

BrainAtlas
BrainAtlasVersion
CoordinatePoint
CoordinateSpace

Electrode
ElectrodeArray
ElectrodeContact
Image

openMINDS controlledTerms - schemas

The openMINDS controlledTerms metadata model contains schemas that ensure consistent registration of well-defined terms, including linkages to existing ontological terms where applicable. Currently (Feb 2021) this metadata model comprises 38 schemas:

AgeCategory
AnatomicalAxesOrientation
BehavioralTask
BiologicalSex
CellType
ContributionType
CriteriaQualityType
DatasetType
Disease
DiseaseModel
EthicsAssessment
FileBundleGrouping

FileUsageRole
Genotype
Language
Laterality
MetaDataModelType
Modality
ModelAbstractionLevel
ModelScope
OperatingDevice
OperatingSystem
Organ
Phenotype

PreparationType
ProductAccessibility
ProgrammingLanguage
QualitativeOverlap
SoftwareApplicationCategory
SoftwareFeature
Species
Strain
Technique
TermSuggestion\*
Terminology
TissueSampleType
TypeOfUncertainty
UnitOfMeasurement

openMINDS instances

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Public

openMINDS