非洲以外的ROCEEH数据库 (ROAD):一个大规模的研究数据库,是人类进化研究中不可或缺的工具
Andrew W Kandel1, Christian Sommer1, Zara Kanaeva1
1The Role of Culture in Early Expansions of Humans, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Tübingen, Germany.
PloS one
|August 1, 2023
概括
非洲以外的ROCEEH数据库 (ROAD) 整合了各种数据来研究人类进化. 这种大数据工具通过将空间和时间信息联系起来,使人类扩张的新见解成为可能,从而促进科学发现.
科学领域:
- 古人类学和人类进化
- 科学研究中的大数据
- 考古学和古生物学数据整合数据集成
背景情况:
- 大规模的数据库对于理解人类进化中的长期模式至关重要.
- 文化在人类早期扩张中的作用 (ROCEEH) 研究中心专注于人类的起源和过去三百万年的扩张.
- 现有的数据往往是孤立的,阻碍了跨学科的研究.
研究的目的:
- 描述ROCEEH非洲以外数据库 (ROAD) 的发展和功能.
- 为了说明大数据如何被利用,在人类进化研究中产生新的假设.
- 为了证明ROAD集成和重复使用各种科学数据的能力.
主要方法:
- 开发一个基于网络的应用程序,ROCEEH非洲以外的数据库 (ROAD).
- 在时间框架内整合地理,考古学,古人类学,古生物学和古植物学数据.
- 实现动态空间和时间数据链接,标准化词汇和可互操作的数据格式.
主要成果:
- ROAD成功地整合了异质数据,使动态的空间和时间分析成为可能.
- 该数据库有助于在新的研究环境中重复使用旧数据.
- 用户可以通过可视化探索数据,并下载结构化信息进行定量分析.
结论:
- ROAD是一个创新的工具,将社会科学和自然科学连接起来,用于人类进化研究.
- 通过使历史数据可重复使用,ROAD成为人类进化和古地理研究人员不可或缺的资源.
- 数据在空间和时间上的动态链接允许科学调查的新途径.
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