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