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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/vldb/ShoshaniOW84,
author = {Arie Shoshani and
Frank Olken and
Harry K. T. Wong},
editor = {Umeshwar Dayal and
Gunter Schlageter and
Lim Huat Seng},
title = {Characteristics of Scientific Databases},
booktitle = {Tenth International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, August
27-31, 1984, Singapore, Proceedings},
publisher = {Morgan Kaufmann},
year = {1984},
isbn = {0-934613-16-8},
pages = {147-160},
ee = {db/conf/vldb/ShoshaniOW84.html},
crossref = {DBLP:conf/vldb/84},
bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}
The purpose of this paper is to examine the kinds of data and usage of scientific databases and to identify common characteristics among the diierent disciplines. Most scientific databases do not use general purpose database management systems (DBMSs). The main reason is that they have data structures and usage patterns that cannot be easily accommodated by existing DBMSs. It is the purpose of this paper to identify the special database management needs of scientific databases, and to point out directions for further research specifically oriented to these needs.
We discuss the different types of scientific databases, and list the properties identified for them. Examples applications are then analyzed with respect to the types of data and their characteristics, and summarized in two tables. Conclusions are drawn as to the preferable data management methods needed in support of scientific databases.
Copyright © 1984 by the VLDB Endowment. Permission to copy without fee all or part of this material is granted provided that the copies are not made or distributed for direct commercial advantage, the VLDB copyright notice and the title of the publication and its date appear, and notice is given that copying is by the permission of the Very Large Data Base Endowment. To copy otherwise, or to republish, requires a fee and/or special permission from the Endowment.
