Building a global genomics observatory: Using GEOME (the Genomic Observatories Metadatabase) to expedite and improve deposition and retrieval of genetic data and metadata for biodiversity research

Genetic data represent a relatively new frontier for our understanding of global biodiversity. Ideally, such data should include both organismal DNA‐based genotypes and the ecological context where the organisms were sampled. Yet most tools and standards for data deposition focus exclusively either on genetic or ecological attributes. The Genomic Observatories Metadatabase (GEOME: geome‐db.org) provides an intuitive solution for maintaining links between genetic data sets stored by the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC) and their associated ecological metadata. GEOME facilitates the deposition of raw genetic data to INSDCs sequence read archive (SRA) while maintaining persistent links to standards‐compliant ecological metadata held in the GEOME database. This approach facilitates findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable data archival practices. Moreover, GEOME enables data management solutions for large collaborative groups and expedites batch retrieval of genetic data from the SRA. The article that follows describes how GEOME can enable genuinely open data workflows for researchers in the field of molecular ecology.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Riginos, Cynthia, Crandall, Eric D., Liggins, Libby, Gaither, Michelle R., Ewing, Rodney B., Meyer, Christopher, Andrews, Kimberly R., Euclide, Peter T., Titus, Benjamin M., Therkildsen, Nina Overgaard, Salces-Castellano, Antonia, Stewart, Lucy C., Toonen, Robert J., Deck, John
Other Authors:	National Evolutionary Synthesis Center
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	John Wiley & Sons 2020-11-01
Subjects:	Bioinformatics, Ecoinformatics, FAIR principles, Genomic, Open data, Reproducible research,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/224253 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100006271 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000936 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001554 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004629
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