Using a units ontology to annotate pre-existing metadata

Abstract Automated processing of environmental data is hindered by the wide array of unit representations provided in the metadata of digital datasets. For example, gm/m2, g/m2, gm-2, g/m^2, g.m-2 and gramPerMeterSquared are all representations of a single complex unit that might be human-readable b...

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Main Authors: John H. Porter, Margaret O’Brien, Marina Frants, Stevan Earl, Mary Martin, Christine M. Laney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Data
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04587-8