On the communication of scientific data: The Full-Metadata Format

In this paper, we introduce a scientific format for text-based data files, which facilitates storing and communicating tabular data sets. The so-called Full-Metadata Format builds on the widely used INI-standard and is based on four principles: readable self-documentation, flexible structure, fail-s...

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Main Authors: Riede, M, Schueppel, R, Sylvester-Hvid, K, Kühne, M, Röttger, M, Zimmermann, K, Liehr, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010