Data - Robodata
Data
Data
Multiple robot data formats will be supported. We're working on it - no really!- Most of the STOQS system has been installed and configured at NPS. Initial tests are satisfactory.
- Once the workflow is established, our maturity goal is that developing export/conversion code for a new robot will likely take 1-2 work days to develop.
- Once a given robot's outputs are configured, ongoing usage can be repeated as long as the robot's data-export configuration is stable.
Information Flow
Robodata information flow converts raw data into structured datasets, then provide queriable information for analysis.
Data types, metadata annotations and database structure are carefully defined.
- Robots collect well-defined track and sensor telemetry, imagery, video etc.
- Mission operators record narratives, goals, outcomes, image captions, etc.
- Conversion software reads telemetry according to metadata definitions, building a well-structured NetCDF mission file.
- STOQS server loads NetCDF into the campaign database of robot missions
- End users can query the STOQS server for filtered results, plots and visualizations.
- Operator narratives, imagery, videos and 3D models will be stored separately
Exemplar Student Database Project
Our challenge is getting multiple datasets and databases to work together in a complementary way, rather than building a "super database" or telling everyone how to do things in a single fashion.
Three NPS students performed a database course project to design and create a prototype database model demonstrating the potential collection, presentation and dissemination of meaningful data about robodata experiments. This is our template for continued design.
- Project presentation (.pptx and .pdf)
- Initial database model and database file using MySql Workbench software tool